William Sayers

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Born	1810 , Horley, Surrey, England
Died	ABT 1885 , Epsom, Surrey
Parents	Isaac Sayers (Father) Family Elizabeth Russell (Mother) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

1810

Born at Horley, Surrey, England
Age c. 5

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age c. 5

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age c. 9

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age c. 10

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age c. 15

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age c. 19

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age c. 19

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age c. 19

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age c. 20

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age c. 20

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age c. 21

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age c. 22

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age c. 23

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age c. 24

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age c. 27

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age c. 27

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age c. 30

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 31

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age c. 35

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age c. 36

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 41

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age c. 42

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age c. 44

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age c. 44

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age c. 44

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age c. 46

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age c. 46

22 Dec 1856

Father Isaac died
Age c. 47

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age c. 49

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 53

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age c. 53

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age c. 57

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age c. 59

9 Apr 1869

Mother Elizabeth died
Age c. 60

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age c. 60

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 62

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age c. 62

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 66

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age c. 67

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 69

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age c. 69

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 72

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age c. 72

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age c. 74

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age c. 75

1885

Died at Epsom, Surrey