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William Golden1814–?

Name
William Golden
Given names
William
Surname
Golden
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Birth 9 May 1814 30 19
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

Baptism 21 May 1814 (Age 12 days)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

History 1814
 

Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War.<br />England and allies invade France.<br />Napoleon exiled to Elba.
Birth of a sister 29 May 1815 (Age 12 months)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger sister - Caroline Golden
History 1815 (Age 7 months)
 

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.
Baptism of a sister 25 June 1815 (Age 13 months)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger sister - Caroline Golden
Birth of a brother 26 October 1817 (Age 3)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - James Golden
Baptism of a brother 26 October 1817 (Age 3)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

younger brother - James Golden
Death of a mother before 2 November 1817 (Age 3)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

mother - Mary Moore
Marriage of a fatherWilliam Golden - View family
22 November 1818 (Age 4)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

father - William Golden
step-mother - Ann Richardson Waghorn
Birth of a half-sister 3 August 1819 (Age 5)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Silvestra Ann Golden
History 1819 (Age 4)
 

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.
Baptism of a half-sister 29 August 1819 (Age 5)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Silvestra Ann Golden
Birth of a half-brother 27 July 1820 (Age 6)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - Charles Golden
History 1820 (Age 5)
 

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death
Baptism of a half-brother 3 September 1820 (Age 6)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - Charles Golden
History 1821 (Age 6)
 

Note: Napoleon dies.
Birth of a half-sister 1 March 1822 (Age 7)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Jane Golden
Baptism of a half-sister 31 March 1822 (Age 7)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Jane Golden
Birth of a half-brother 1 October 1823 (Age 9)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - George Golden
Baptism of a half-brother 9 November 1823 (Age 9)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - George Golden
Birth of a half-sister 4 November 1825 (Age 11)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Eliza Golden
Baptism of a half-sister 4 November 1825 (Age 11)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Eliza Golden
Birth of a half-brother 30 August 1827 (Age 13)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - James Golden
Baptism of a half-brother 14 October 1827 (Age 13)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - James Golden
History 1829 (Age 14)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
Birth of a half-brother 31 March 1830 (Age 15)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - Joseph Golden
History 1830 (Age 15)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
Baptism of a half-brother 6 June 1830 (Age 16)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - Joseph Golden
History 1832 (Age 17)
 

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 half-sister 5 January 1833 (Age 18)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Emma Golden
History 1833 (Age 18)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
Baptism of a half-sister 17 February 1833 (Age 18)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Emma Golden
History 1834 (Age 19)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
Birth of a half-brother 9 May 1835 (Age 21)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - Jesse Golden
Baptism of a half-brother 21 June 1835 (Age 21)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-brother - Jesse Golden
History 1837 (Age 22)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 23)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
Birth of a half-sister 10 November 1839 (Age 25)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Harriet Golden
History 1839 (Age 24)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Baptism of a half-sister 21 November 1839 (Age 25)
 Goudhurst, Kent, England

half-sister - Harriet Golden
History 1840 (Age 25)
 

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.
History 1842 (Age 27)
 

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 34)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 35)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
History 1851 (Age 36)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 38)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 40)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 42)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 43)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Death of a father between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 46)
 Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

father - William Golden
History 1861 (Age 46)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 47)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 49)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 52)
 

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 54)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 54)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 55)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 56)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 61)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 62)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 64)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 65)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 67)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 68)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 69)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 70)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 71)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 72)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 74)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 82)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 83)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 84)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 86)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 88)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 89)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 90)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 99)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 101)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 102)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 103)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 107)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 113)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
DeathYes
 

Family with parents - View family
father
William Golden

Birth between 1784 and 1796  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 77) Age: 73  Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

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11 years
mother
Mary Moore

Birth about 1795  

Death before 2 November 1817 (Age 22)  Goudhurst, Kent, England

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Marriage: 23 April 1812 — Goudhurst, Kent, England
2 years
#1 himself
William Golden

Birth 9 May 1814 30 19  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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13 months
#2 younger sister
Caroline Golden

Birth 29 May 1815 31 20  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 younger brother
James Golden

Birth 26 October 1817 33 22  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death before 10 December 1817 (Age 45 days)  Goudhurst, Kent, England

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Father’s family with Ann Richardson Waghorn - View family
father
William Golden

Birth between 1784 and 1796  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 77) Age: 73  Cranbrook R D, Kent, England

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7 years
step-mother
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

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Marriage: 22 November 1818 — Goudhurst, Kent, England
8 months
#1 half-sister
Silvestra Ann Golden

Birth 3 August 1819 35 28  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death before 25 November 1819 Age: 3 months  Goudhurst, Kent, England

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1 year
#2 half-brother
Charles Golden

Birth 27 July 1820 36 29  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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19 months
#3 half-sister
Jane Golden

Birth 1 March 1822 38 31  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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19 months
#4 half-brother
George Golden

Birth 1 October 1823 39 32  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#5 half-sister
Eliza Golden

Birth 4 November 1825 41 35  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death before 9 November 1825 (Age 5 days) Age: 4 days  Goudhurst, Kent, England

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22 months
#6 half-brother
James Golden

Birth 30 August 1827 43 36  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#7 half-brother
Joseph Golden

Birth 31 March 1830 46 39  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#8 half-sister
Emma Golden

Birth 5 January 1833 49 42  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#9 half-brother
Jesse Golden

Birth 9 May 1835 51 44  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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5 years
#10 half-sister
Harriet Golden

Birth 10 November 1839 55 49  Goudhurst, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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