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William Waghorn1823–?

Name
William Waghorn
Given names
William
Surname
Waghorn

William Richardson

Name
William Richardson
Given names
William
Surname
Richardson
Note: Name recorded in 1841 census. I suspect it was father John's mother's name, and perhaps his middle given name. Then used in error by the 1841 census enumerator for John and the entire family.
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Birth before 31 August 1823 34 41
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

Baptism 31 August 1823
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

Birth of a brother before 5 March 1826 (Age 2)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - Thomas Richardson Waghorn
Baptism of a brother 5 March 1826 (Age 2)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - Thomas Richardson Waghorn
Birth of a brother before 8 June 1828 (Age 4)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - George Waghorn
Baptism of a brother 8 June 1828 (Age 4)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - George Waghorn
History 1829 (Age 5)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
History 1830 (Age 6)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
Birth of a brother before 12 June 1831 (Age 7)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - Charles Waghorn
Baptism of a brother 12 June 1831 (Age 7)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - Charles Waghorn
History 1832 (Age 8)
 

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 9)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 10)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
History 1837 (Age 13)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 14)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 15)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
History 1840 (Age 16)
 

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 17)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

Address:
The Quarter
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - John Waghorn (Richardson) - Goudhurst

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
John Richardson50MAg LabY
Hannah Richardson55FY
James Richardson25MY
William Richardson17MY
George Richardson12MY
Charles Richardson9MY
James Pilbeam3MVisitorY

History 1842 (Age 18)
 

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.
History 1849 (Age 25)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 26)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
History 1851 (Age 27)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 29)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 31)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 33)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
Death of a mother between April 1858 and June 1858 (Age 34)
 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

mother - Hannah Latter
History 1858 (Age 34)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Death of a father between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 35)
 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

father - John Richardson Waghorn
History 1861 (Age 37)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 38)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 40)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 43)
 

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 45)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 45)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 46)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 47)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 52)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 53)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 55)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 56)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 58)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 59)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 60)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 61)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 62)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 63)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 65)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 73)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 74)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 75)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 77)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 79)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 80)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 81)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 90)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 92)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 93)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 94)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 98)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 104)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 112)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 113)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 114)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 116)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 116)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 116)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 117)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 118)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 118)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 118)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
DeathYes
 

Family with parents - View family
father
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

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mother
Hannah Latter

Birth about 1782  Sandhurst, Kent, England

Death between April 1858 and June 1858 (Age 76) Age: 78  Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

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Marriage: 21 March 1811 — Marden, Kent, England
5 years
#1 elder brother
James Waghorn

Birth before 3 March 1816 27 34  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death between April 1890 and June 1890 (Age 74) Age: 70  Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

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20 months
#2 elder sister
Harriett Waghorn

Birth before 26 October 1817 28 35  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 elder sister
Ann Waghorn

Birth before 21 November 1819 30 37  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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23 months
#4 elder brother
John Waghorn

Birth before 21 October 1821 32 39  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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22 months
#5 himself
William Waghorn

Birth before 31 August 1823 34 41  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#6 younger brother
Thomas Richardson Waghorn

Birth before 5 March 1826 37 44  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#7 younger brother
George Waghorn

Birth before 8 June 1828 39 46  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#8 younger brother
Charles Waghorn

Birth before 12 June 1831 42 49  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 17)  Goudhurst, Kent, England The Quarter
Shared note:  1841 UK Census transcript - John Waghorn (Richardson) - Goudhurst

NameAgeSexOccupationBICBOE
John Richardson50MAg LabY
Hannah Richardson55FY
James Richardson25MY
William Richardson17MY
George Richardson12MY
Charles Richardson9MY
James Pilbeam3MVisitorY

 

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