William Collison1851–?
- Name
- William Collison
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Collison
| Birth | 1851 28 27 Smarden, Kent, England |
| History | 1851 Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace). |
| Death of a mother | between July 1853 and September 1853 (Age 2) Smarden, Kent, England
mother -
Elizabeth Buckman
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| History | 1853 (Age 2) Note: Crimean War. |
| History | 1855 (Age 4) Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls. |
| Marriage of a father | William Collison - View family 1857 (Age 6) Smarden, Kent, England
father -
William Collison
step-mother -
Sarah Spillett
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| History | 1857 (Age 6) Note: The Mutiny (India). |
| Birth of a half-brother | 1858 (Age 7) Smarden, Kent, England
half-brother -
George Collison
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| History | 1858 (Age 7) Note: First Atlantic cable laid. |
| Birth of a half-sister | between October 1860 and December 1860 (Age 9) Smarden, Kent, England
half-sister -
Jane Collison
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| History | 1861 (Age 10) Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War. |
| History | 1862 (Age 11) Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier. |
| Birth of a half-brother | 1864 (Age 13) Smarden, Kent, England
half-brother -
Edward J Collison
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| History | 1864 (Age 13) Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross. |
| History | 1867 (Age 16) 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 18) Note: Suez Canal opened. |
| History | 1869 (Age 18) Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S. |
| History | 1870 (Age 19) Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War. |
| History | 1871 (Age 20) Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified. |
| History | 1876 (Age 25) Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain. |
| History | 1877 (Age 26) Note: Transvaal annexed. |
| History | 1879 (Age 28) Note: Zulu war. |
| History | 1880 (Age 29) Note: War with Transvaal. |
| History | 1882 (Age 31) Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings. |
| History | 1883 (Age 32) Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan. |
| History | 1884 (Age 33) Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled. |
| History | 1885 (Age 34) Note: Fall of Khartoum. |
| History | 1886 (Age 35) Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected. |
| History | 1887 (Age 36) Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. |
| History | 1889 (Age 38) Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour. |
| Death of a father | between October 1896 and December 1896 (Age 45) Smarden, Kent, England
father -
William Collison
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| History | 1897 (Age 46) Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. |
| History | 1898 (Age 47) Note: Spanish-American War. |
| History | 1899 (Age 48) Note: Boer war. |
| History | 1901 (Age 50) Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds. |
| History | 1903 (Age 52) Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama. |
| History | 1904 (Age 53) Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France). |
| History | 1905 (Age 54) Note: Revolution in Russia. |
| History | 1914 (Age 63) Note: The Great War (World War I). |
| History | 1916 (Age 65) Note: Easter Rising in Dublin. |
| History | 1917 (Age 66) Note: Russian Revolution. |
| History | 1918 (Age 67) Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised. |
| History | 1922 (Age 71) Note: Irish Free State established. |
| History | 1928 (Age 77) Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men). |
| History | 1936 (Age 85) Note: Spanish Civil War. |
| History | 7 July 1937 (Age 86) Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War). |
| History | 1938 (Age 87) Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich. |
| History | 1 September 1939 (Age 88) Note: The German invasion of Poland. |
| History | 3 September 1939 (Age 88) Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany . |
| History | 10 June 1940 (Age 89) Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France. |
| History | 22 June 1941 (Age 90) Note: German attack on the USSR. |
| History | 7 December 1941 (Age 90) Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour). |
| History | 8 December 1941 (Age 90) Note: America declares war on Japan. |
| History | 11 December 1941 (Age 90) Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America. |
| History | 8 September 1943 (Age 92) Note: Italy surrenders. |
| History | 13 October 1943 (Age 92) Note: Italy declares war on Germany. |
| History | 19 April 1945 (Age 94) Note: German forces in Italy surrender. |
| History | 8 May 1945 (Age 94) Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day). |
| History | 2 September 1945 (Age 94) Note: Japan surrenders (VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day). |
| Death | Yes |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
William Collison
Birth 1823 28 27 Headcorn, Kent, England Death between October 1896 and December 1896 (Age 73) Smarden, Kent, England Loading...
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1 year mother |
Elizabeth Buckman
Birth 1824 Smarden, Kent, England Death between July 1853 and September 1853 (Age 29) Smarden, Kent, England Loading...
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Marriage: between October 1846 and December 1846 — Smarden, Kent, England |
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3 months #1 elder brother |
James Collison
Birth 1847 24 23 Smarden, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
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4 years #2 himself |
William Collison
Birth 1851 28 27 Smarden, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
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| Father’s family with Sarah Spillett - View family |
| father |
William Collison
Birth 1823 28 27 Headcorn, Kent, England Death between October 1896 and December 1896 (Age 73) Smarden, Kent, England Loading...
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2 years step-mother |
Sarah Spillett
Birth 1825 Stalisfield, Kent, England Death between January 1905 and March 1905 (Age 80) Smarden, Kent, England Loading...
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Marriage: 1857 — Smarden, Kent, England |
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1 year #1 half-brother |
George Collison
Birth 1858 35 33 Smarden, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
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3 years #2 half-sister |
Jane Collison
Birth between October 1860 and December 1860 37 35 Smarden, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
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3 years #3 half-brother |
Edward J Collison
Birth 1864 41 39 Smarden, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
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