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Thomas WattsAge: 791806–1885

Name
Thomas Watts
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Watts
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Birth about 1806
 Biddenden, Kent, England

History 1809 (Age 3)
 

Note: Napoleon captures Vienna.
History 1811 (Age 5)
 

Note: Prince of Wales named Regent to act for George III, now insane.<br />Luddite riots in the North and the Midlands. Laborers attack factories and break up the machines which they fear will replace them.
History 1812 (Age 6)
 

Note: Napoleon invades Russia.<br />War of 1812 between England and the United States.
History 1814 (Age 8)
 

Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War.<br />England and allies invade France.<br />Napoleon exiled to Elba.
History 1815 (Age 9)
 

Note: Napoleon escapes Elba, begins the Hundred Days.<br />Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlantic.<br />Corn Laws passed.
History 1819 (Age 13)
 

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.
History 1820 (Age 14)
 

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death
History 1821 (Age 15)
 

Note: Napoleon dies.
MarriageMary Wickens - View family
30 August 1826 (Age 20)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Birth of a son
#1
about 1827 (Age 21)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Thomas Watts
Birth of a son
#2
about 1829 (Age 23)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - John Watts
History 1829 (Age 23)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
History 1830 (Age 24)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
Birth of a son
#3
about 1831 (Age 25)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - William Watts
History 1832 (Age 26)
 

Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000.
Birth of a daughter
#4
about 1833 (Age 27)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

daughter - Mary Watts
History 1833 (Age 27)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 28)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
History 1837 (Age 31)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
Birth of a son
#5
about 1838 (Age 32)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Edmund Watts
History 1838 (Age 32)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 33)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Birth of a daughter
#6
1840 (Age 34)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

daughter - Ann Watts
History 1840 (Age 34)
 

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.<br />Penny post started.<br />S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.<br />Grammar Schools Act.
Census 6 June 1841 (Age 35)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Fosters Green
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Thomas Watts30MAg LabY
Mary Watts35FY
Thomas Watts14MY
John Watts12MY
William Watts10MY
Mary Watts8FY
Edmund Watts3MY
Ann Watts8mFY

History 1842 (Age 36)
 

Note: Chartist Riots.<br />Copyright Act.<br />Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
Birth of a daughter
#7
about 1844 (Age 38)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

daughter - Elizabeth Watts
History 1849 (Age 43)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 44)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Census 30 March 1851 (Age 45)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Fosters Green
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM45MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM46FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS20MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS18FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattssonS13MKent, Biddenden
Ann WattsdaughterS9FKent, Biddenden
Elizabeth WattsdaughterS7FKent, Biddenden

History 1851 (Age 45)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 47)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 49)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 51)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 52)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Census 7 April 1861 (Age 55)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Fosters Green
Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM55MAg labKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM56FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS28FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsGranddaughterM7FKent, Biddenden
Susan WattsGranddaughterS4FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattsLodgerS23MAg labKent, Biddenden

History 1861 (Age 55)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
Marriage of a sonEdmund Watts - View family
between October 1861 and December 1861 (Age 55)
 Tenterden R D, Kent, England

son - Edmund Watts
daughter-in-law - Mary Crittle
History 1862 (Age 56)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
Marriage of a daughterMary Watts - View family
between October 1862 and December 1862 (Age 56)
 Tenterden R D, Kent, England

son-in-law - George Johnson
daughter - Mary Watts
History 1864 (Age 58)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
Marriage of a daughterElizabeth Watts - View family
between April 1866 and June 1866 (Age 60)
 Tenterden R D, Kent, England

son-in-law - Samuel Munday
daughter - Elizabeth Watts
History 1867 (Age 61)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.<br />Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)
History 1869 (Age 63)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 63)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 64)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
Census 2 April 1871 (Age 65)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Fosters Green
Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM65MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM66FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS40MAg LabKent, Biddenden

History 1871 (Age 65)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 70)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 71)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 73)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 74)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
Census 3 April 1881 (Age 75)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Ragley Wood
Shared note:  1881 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadS74MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeS75FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS49MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Annie LedgerGrand daughterS19FKent, Biddenden

History 1882 (Age 76)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 77)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 78)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (on the date of death)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
Death between January 1885 and March 1885 (Age 79) Age: 81
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Family with Mary Wickens - View family
himself
Thomas Watts

Birth about 1806  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between January 1885 and March 1885 (Age 79) Age: 81  Biddenden, Kent, England

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wife
Mary Wickens

Birth about 1805  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between July 1885 and September 1885 Age: 80  Biddenden, Kent, England

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Marriage: 30 August 1826 — Biddenden, Kent, England
4 months
#1 son
Thomas Watts

Birth about 1827 21 22  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#2 son
John Watts

Birth about 1829 23 24  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 son
William Watts

Birth about 1831 25 26  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between July 1913 and September 1913 Age: 82  Biddenden, Kent, England

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2 years
#4 daughter
Mary Watts

Birth about 1833 27 28  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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5 years
#5 son
Edmund Watts

Birth about 1838 32 33  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between April 1915 and June 1915 Age: 77  Tenterden R D, Kent, England

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2 years
#6 daughter
Ann Watts

Birth 1840 34 35  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#7 daughter
Elizabeth Watts

Birth about 1844 38 39  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 35)  Biddenden, Kent, England Fosters Green
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Thomas Watts30MAg LabY
Mary Watts35FY
Thomas Watts14MY
John Watts12MY
William Watts10MY
Mary Watts8FY
Edmund Watts3MY
Ann Watts8mFY

30 March 1851 (Age 45)  Biddenden, Kent, England Fosters Green
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM45MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM46FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS20MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS18FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattssonS13MKent, Biddenden
Ann WattsdaughterS9FKent, Biddenden
Elizabeth WattsdaughterS7FKent, Biddenden

7 April 1861 (Age 55)  Biddenden, Kent, England Fosters Green
Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM55MAg labKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM56FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsdaughterS28FKent, Biddenden
Mary WattsGranddaughterM7FKent, Biddenden
Susan WattsGranddaughterS4FKent, Biddenden
Edmund WattsLodgerS23MAg labKent, Biddenden

2 April 1871 (Age 65)  Biddenden, Kent, England Fosters Green
Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadM65MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeM66FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS40MAg LabKent, Biddenden

3 April 1881 (Age 75)  Biddenden, Kent, England Ragley Wood
Shared note:  1881 UK Census transcript - Thomas Watts - Biddenden

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Thomas WattsHeadS74MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Mary WattswifeS75FKent, Biddenden
William WattssonS49MAg LabKent, Biddenden
Annie LedgerGrand daughterS19FKent, Biddenden

 

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