James Richardson Waghorn 1794–1883

James Richardson WaghornAge: 881794–1883

Name: James Richardson Waghorn

Given names: James Richardson

Surname: Waghorn

Note: Baptised as James Richardson Waghorn he and his siblings used both Richardson and Waghorn names at different times throughout their lives.

Facts and events
Families
Census summary

Events of close relatives Historical facts

Birth

before 18 May 1794 24

Marden, Kent, England

Baptism

18 May 1794

Marden, Kent, England

History

1798 (Age 3)

Note: Battle of the Nile.

Marriage of a mother

Alice Waghorn - View family
7 February 1799 (Age 4)

Brenchley, Kent, England

step-father - Thomas Waite

mother - Alice Waghorn

History

1799 (Age 4)

Note: Napoleon named First Consul of France.

Birth of a half-sister

before 29 January 1801 (Age 6)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Ann Waite

History

1801 (Age 6)

Note: Union of Great Britain and Ireland.

Baptism of a half-sister

29 January 1801 (Age 6)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Ann Waite

Birth of a half-sister

before 19 September 1802 (Age 8)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Mercy Waite

Baptism of a half-sister

19 September 1802 (Age 8)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Mercy Waite

Birth of a half-brother

before 24 June 1804 (Age 10)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-brother - Thomas Waite

History

1804 (Age 9)

Note: Napoleon declared Emperor.

Baptism of a half-brother

24 June 1804 (Age 10)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-brother - Thomas Waite

Birth of a half-sister

before 29 September 1805 (Age 11)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Sarah Waite

History

1805 (Age 10)

Note: Battle of Trafalgar.

Baptism of a half-sister

29 September 1805 (Age 11)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

half-sister - Sarah Waite

History

1809 (Age 14)

Note: Napoleon captures Vienna.

History

1811 (Age 16)

Note: Prince of Wales named Regent to act for George III, now insane. 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 17)

Note: Napoleon invades Russia. War of 1812 between England and the United States.

History

1814 (Age 19)

Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War. England and allies invade France. Napoleon exiled to Elba.

History

1815 (Age 20)

Note: Napoleon escapes Elba, begins the Hundred Days. Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlantic. Corn Laws passed.

History

1819 (Age 24)

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.

History

1820 (Age 25)

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death

History

1821 (Age 26)

Note: Napoleon dies.

Marriage

Rachel Gladdish - View family
26 December 1825 (Age 31)

Wateringbury, Kent, England

Birth of a daughter
#1

before 24 December 1826 (Age 32)

Yalding, Kent, England

daughter - Sarah Richardson Waghorn

Baptism of a daughter

24 December 1826 (Age 32)

Yalding, Kent, England

daughter - Sarah Richardson Waghorn

Birth of a son
#2

before 12 April 1829 (Age 34)

Yalding, Kent, England

son - John Richardson Waghorn

History

1829 (Age 34)

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.

Baptism of a son

12 April 1829 (Age 34)

Yalding, Kent, England

son - John Richardson Waghorn

History

1830 (Age 35)

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds. Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).

History

1832 (Age 37)

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.

History

1833 (Age 38)

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire. Factory Act.

History

1834 (Age 39)

Note: New Poor Law. Houses of Parliament burn down.

History

1837 (Age 42)

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.

History

1838 (Age 43)

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.

History

1839 (Age 44)

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.

History

1840 (Age 45)

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort. Penny post started. S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph. Grammar Schools Act.

Census

6 June 1841 (Age 47)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Address:

3 Horse Shoe House

Shared note: 1841 UK Census transcript - James Richardson Waghorn - Tonbridge

History

1842 (Age 47)

Note: Chartist Riots. Copyright Act. Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.

History

1849 (Age 54)

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.

History

1850 (Age 55)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.

Census

30 March 1851 (Age 56)

Tudeley, Kent, England

Address:

Crockhurst Street

Shared note: 1851 UK Census transcript - James Richardson Waghorn - Tudeley

History

1851 (Age 56)

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).

History

1853 (Age 58)

Note: Crimean War.

History

1855 (Age 60)

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.

History

1857 (Age 62)

Note: The Mutiny (India).

Death of a mother

between January 1858 and March 1858 (Age 63)

Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

mother - Alice Waghorn

History

1858 (Age 63)

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.

Census

7 April 1861 (Age 66)

Tudeley, Kent, England

Address:

Crockhurst

Shared note: 1861 UK Census transcript - James Richardson Waghorn - Tudeley

History

1861 (Age 66)

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning. American Civil War.

History

1862 (Age 67)

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.

History

1864 (Age 69)

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.

History

1867 (Age 72)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic. 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 74)

Note: Suez Canal opened.

History

1869 (Age 74)

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.

History

1870 (Age 75)

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards. Franco-Prussian War.

Census

2 April 1871 (Age 76)

Tudeley, Kent, England

Address:

4 Crockhurst Street

Shared note: 1871 UK Census transcript - James Richardson Waghorn - Tudeley

History

1871 (Age 76)

Note: Trade unions legalised. Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day. Germany unified.

History

1876 (Age 81)

Note: Victoria named Empress of India. Edison invents the phonograph. Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.

History

1877 (Age 82)

Note: Transvaal annexed.

History

1879 (Age 84)

Note: Zulu war.

History

1880 (Age 85)

Note: War with Transvaal.

Census

3 April 1881 (Age 86)

Tudeley, Kent, England

Address:

Somerhill Cottages,
Crockhurst Street

Shared note: 1881 UK Census transcript - James Richardson Waghorn - Tudeley

History

1882 (Age 87)

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.

History

1883 (Age 88)

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.

Death

between April 1883 and June 1883 (Age 88) Age: 89

Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

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Family with parents - View family

mother	Alice Waghorn Birth about 1770 Wadhurst, Sussex, England Death between January 1858 and March 1858 (Age 88) Age: 80 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
#1 elder brother	John Richardson Waghorn Birth before 10 February 1789 19 Marden, Kent, England Death between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 70) Age: 77 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England Loading...
20 months #2 elder sister	Ann Richardson Waghorn Birth before 19 October 1790 20 Marden, Kent, England Death between January 1840 and March 1840 (Age 49) Age: 40 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England Loading...
4 years #3 himself	James Richardson Waghorn Birth before 18 May 1794 24 Marden, Kent, England Death between April 1883 and June 1883 (Age 88) Age: 89 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...

Mother’s family with Thomas Waite - View family

step-father	Thomas Waite Death before 1841 Loading...
mother	Alice Waghorn Birth about 1770 Wadhurst, Sussex, England Death between January 1858 and March 1858 (Age 88) Age: 80 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
	Marriage: 7 February 1799 — Brenchley, Kent, England
2 years #1 half-sister	Ann Waite Birth before 29 January 1801 31 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
20 months #2 half-sister	Mercy Waite Birth before 19 September 1802 32 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
21 months #3 half-brother	Thomas Waite Birth before 24 June 1804 34 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
15 months #4 half-sister	Sarah Waite Birth before 29 September 1805 35 Tonbridge, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...

Family with Rachel Gladdish - View family

himself	James Richardson Waghorn Birth before 18 May 1794 24 Marden, Kent, England Death between April 1883 and June 1883 (Age 88) Age: 89 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
8 years wife	Rachel Gladdish Birth before 30 May 1802 Ash, Kent, England Death between April 1884 and June 1884 (Age 81) Age: 82 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
	Marriage: 26 December 1825 — Wateringbury, Kent, England
1 year #1 daughter	Sarah Richardson Waghorn Birth before 24 December 1826 32 24 Yalding, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #2 son	John Richardson Waghorn Birth before 12 April 1829 34 26 Yalding, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...