Herbert Maynard

Herbert Maynard

Born 3 SEP 1711 , St Swithun, East Grinstead, Sussex, England
Parents Herbert Maynard (Father) Family
Mary Lucas (Mother) Family
Marriage Sarah Stear — 8 JUL 1747 at Westminster, Middlesex, England Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Anne
  • Birth
    3 Sep 1711
    Born at St Swithun, East Grinstead, Sussex, England
  • Age c. 1
    1712
    Newcomen builds the first practical steam engine
  • Age 2
    1 Aug 1714
    Accession of George I
    Reigned 1714–1727
  • Age 4
    6 Sep 1715
    First Jacobite rising
  • Age c. 10
    1721
    Robert Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister in all but name
  • Age 15
    11 Jun 1727
    Accession of George II
    Reigned 1727–1760
  • Age 16
    4 Nov 1727
    Mother Mary died
  • Age 33
    1745–1746
    Second Jacobite rising
    Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
  • Age 35
    8 Jul 1747
    Married Sarah Stear at Westminster, Middlesex, England
  • Age 37
    Nov 1748
    Son James born
  • Age 41
    Sep 1752
    Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar
    2 September was followed by 14 September.
  • Age c. 44
    1755
    Son John born
  • Age 43
    10 Aug 1755
    Daughter Ruth born
  • Age 44
    1756–1763
    Seven Years' War begins
  • Age 49
    25 Oct 1760
    Accession of George III
    Reigned 1760–1820
  • Age c. 53
    1764
    Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
  • Age 56
    26 Aug 1768
    Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
  • Age 57
    5 Jan 1769
    James Watt patents his improved steam engine
  • Age 63
    1775–1783
    American War of Independence begins
  • Age 68
    4 May 1780
    First Epsom Derby run
    On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
  • Age 77
    14 Jul 1789
    French Revolution begins