Phoebe Banister

Phoebe Banister

Born 19 AUG 1824 , Ewhurst , Sussex
Died APR 1872 , Battle, Sussex
Parents James Banister (Father) Family
Phebe Avery (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George IV
  • Birth
    19 Aug 1824
    Born at Ewhurst , Sussex
  • Age 1
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age 4
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age 5
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age 5
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age 5
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age 6
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age 7
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age 7
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age 9
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age 9
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age 12
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 12
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 15
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age 16
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 21
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 21
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 26
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age 28
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age 29
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age 29
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age 30
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age 31
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age 32
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age 32
    20 Jun 1857
    Father James died
  • Age 35
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age 38
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age 39
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age 42
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age 45
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age 45
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age 47
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age 47
    Apr 1872
    Died at Battle, Sussex