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Elizabeth ThompsonAge: 811806–1887

Name
Elizabeth Thompson
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Thompson
Married Name
Elizabeth Brooker
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Birth about 1806
 East Peckham, 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.
MarriageMichael Brooker - View family
31 March 1823 (Age 17)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

Birth of a son
#1		 about 1824 (Age 18)
 East Peckham, Kent, England

son - Michael Brooker
Birth of a daughter
#2		 about 1825 (Age 19)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

daughter - Sarah Brooker
Birth of a daughter
#3		 about 1829 (Age 23)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Mary Ann Brooker
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 daughter
#4		 about 1831 (Age 25)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Matilda Brooker
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 son
#5		 about 1833 (Age 27)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

son - John Brooker
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.
Birth of a daughter
#6		 about 1836 (Age 30)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Elizabeth Brooker
History 1837 (Age 31)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
Birth of a daughter
#7		 about 1838 (Age 32)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Eliza Brooker
History 1838 (Age 32)
 

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

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Birth of a son
#8		 about 1840 (Age 34)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

son - Henry Brooker
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)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Michael Brooker - West Peckham

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Michael Brooker45MAg LabY
Elizabeth Brooker35FY
Michael Brooker17MY
Mary Ann Brooker12FY
Matilda Brooker10FY
John Brooker8MY
Elizabeth Brooker5FY
Eliza Brooker3FY
Henry Brooker1MY

Birth of a daughter
#9		 about 1842 (Age 36)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Fanny Brooker
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 son
#10		 about 1844 (Age 38)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

son - Joseph Brooker
Birth of a daughter
#11		 about 1849 (Age 43)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Phillis Brooker
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)
 East Peckham, Kent, England

Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Michael Brooker - East Peckham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael BrookerHeadS55MAg labKent, Hadlow
Elizabeth BrookerwifeS44FKent, East Peckham
John BrookersonS17MAg labKent, West Peckham
Henry BrookersonS10MAg labKent, West Peckham
Fanny BrookerdaughterS8FScholarKent, West Peckham
Joseph BrookersonS6MScholarKent, West Peckham
Phillis BrookerdaughterS1FKent, West Peckham
Edward CrippsLodgerS16MAg labKent, West Peckham

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.
Death of a husband between April 1860 and June 1860 (Age 54)
 Malling R D, Kent, England

husband - Michael Brooker
Census 7 April 1861 (Age 55)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Elizabeth Thompson - West Peckham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Elizabeth BrookerHeadM60FKent, East Peckham
Henry BrookersonS21MAg labKent, West Peckham
Joseph BrookersonS17MAg LabKent, West Peckham
Phillis BrookerdaughterS12FKent, West Peckham

History 1861 (Age 55)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 56)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 58)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
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.
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.
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 (Age 79)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 80)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (on the date of death)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Death between January 1887 and March 1887 (Age 81) Age: 86
 Maidstone R D, Kent, England

Family with Michael Brooker - View family
husband
Michael Brooker

Birth before 22 November 1795 45 43  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death between April 1860 and June 1860 (Age 64)  Malling R D, Kent, England

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10 years
herself
Elizabeth Thompson

Birth about 1806  East Peckham, Kent, England

Death between January 1887 and March 1887 (Age 81) Age: 86  Maidstone R D, Kent, England

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Marriage: 31 March 1823 — Hadlow, Kent, England
9 months
#1 son
Michael Brooker

Birth about 1824 28 18  East Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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1 year
#2 daughter
Sarah Brooker

Birth about 1825 29 19  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#3 daughter
Mary Ann Brooker

Birth about 1829 33 23  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#4 daughter
Matilda Brooker

Birth about 1831 35 25  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#5 son
John Brooker

Birth about 1833 37 27  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#6 daughter
Elizabeth Brooker

Birth about 1836 40 30  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#7 daughter
Eliza Brooker

Birth about 1838 42 32  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#8 son
Henry Brooker

Birth about 1840 44 34  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#9 daughter
Fanny Brooker

Birth about 1842 46 36  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#10 son
Joseph Brooker

Birth about 1844 48 38  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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5 years
#11 daughter
Phillis Brooker

Birth about 1849 53 43  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 35)  West Peckham, Kent, England
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - Michael Brooker - West Peckham

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
Michael Brooker45MAg LabY
Elizabeth Brooker35FY
Michael Brooker17MY
Mary Ann Brooker12FY
Matilda Brooker10FY
John Brooker8MY
Elizabeth Brooker5FY
Eliza Brooker3FY
Henry Brooker1MY

30 March 1851 (Age 45)  East Peckham, Kent, England
Shared note:  1851 UK Census transcript - Michael Brooker - East Peckham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Michael BrookerHeadS55MAg labKent, Hadlow
Elizabeth BrookerwifeS44FKent, East Peckham
John BrookersonS17MAg labKent, West Peckham
Henry BrookersonS10MAg labKent, West Peckham
Fanny BrookerdaughterS8FScholarKent, West Peckham
Joseph BrookersonS6MScholarKent, West Peckham
Phillis BrookerdaughterS1FKent, West Peckham
Edward CrippsLodgerS16MAg labKent, West Peckham

7 April 1861 (Age 55)  West Peckham, Kent, England
Shared note:  1861 UK Census transcript - Elizabeth Thompson - West Peckham

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Elizabeth BrookerHeadM60FKent, East Peckham
Henry BrookersonS21MAg labKent, West Peckham
Joseph BrookersonS17MAg LabKent, West Peckham
Phillis BrookerdaughterS12FKent, West Peckham

 

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