James Waghorn 1803–1891

James WaghornAge: 881803–1891

Name: James Waghorn

Given names: James

Surname: Waghorn

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Birth

about 1803

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

History

1804 (Age 12 months)

Note: Napoleon declared Emperor.

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1805 (Age 2)

Note: Battle of Trafalgar.

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1809 (Age 6)

Note: Napoleon captures Vienna.

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1811 (Age 8)

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.

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1812 (Age 9)

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

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1814 (Age 11)

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

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1815 (Age 12)

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

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1819 (Age 16)

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.

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1820 (Age 17)

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death

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1821 (Age 18)

Note: Napoleon dies.

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1829 (Age 26)

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.

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1830 (Age 27)

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

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1832 (Age 29)

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.

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1833 (Age 30)

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

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1834 (Age 31)

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

Marriage

Mary Ann Hurnett - View family
23 December 1835 (Age 32)

Tonbridge, Kent, England

Birth of a daughter
#1

about 1836 (Age 33)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

daughter - Mary Ann Waghorn

History

1837 (Age 34)

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

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1838 (Age 35)

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.

Birth of a daughter
#2

about 1839 (Age 36)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

daughter - Harriet Waghorn

History

1839 (Age 36)

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.

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1840 (Age 37)

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

Birth of a son
#3

between October 1840 and December 1840 (Age 37)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

son - William Waghorn

Census

6 June 1841 (Age 38)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Address:

Mount Sion

Shared note: 1841 UK Census transcript - James Waghorn - Tunbridge Wells

Birth of a son
#4

about 1842 (Age 39)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

son - Edwin Waghorn

History

1842 (Age 39)

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

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1849 (Age 46)

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.

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1850 (Age 47)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.

Census

30 March 1851 (Age 48)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Address:

Durham House

Shared note: 1851 UK Census transcript - James Waghorn - Tunbridge Wells

History

1851 (Age 48)

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).

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1853 (Age 50)

Note: Crimean War.

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1855 (Age 52)

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.

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1857 (Age 54)

Note: The Mutiny (India).

Marriage of a daughter

Mary Ann Waghorn - View family
between July 1858 and September 1858 (Age 55)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

son-in-law - Charles Douglas Powell

daughter - Mary Ann Waghorn

History

1858 (Age 55)

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.

Census

7 April 1861 (Age 58)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Address:

Durham House
London Road

Shared note: 1861 UK Census transcript - James Waghorn - Tunbridge Wells

History

1861 (Age 58)

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

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1862 (Age 59)

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.

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1864 (Age 61)

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.

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1867 (Age 64)

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)

Marriage of a son

Edwin Waghorn - View family
between July 1868 and September 1868 (Age 65)

Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

son - Edwin Waghorn

daughter-in-law - Mary Ann Beecham

History

1869 (Age 66)

Note: Suez Canal opened.

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1869 (Age 66)

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.

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1870 (Age 67)

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

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1871 (Age 68)

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

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1876 (Age 73)

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

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1877 (Age 74)

Note: Transvaal annexed.

Marriage of a son

William Waghorn - View family
14 August 1879 (Age 76)

St Marylebone, Middlesex, England

son - William Waghorn

daughter-in-law - Mary Ann Low

History

1879 (Age 76)

Note: Zulu war.

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1880 (Age 77)

Note: War with Transvaal.

Census

3 April 1881 (Age 78)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Address:

28 Newcomen Road

Shared note: 1881 UK Census transcript - James Waghorn - Tunbridge Wells

History

1882 (Age 79)

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

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1883 (Age 80)

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.

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1884 (Age 81)

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.

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1885 (Age 82)

Note: Fall of Khartoum.

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1886 (Age 83)

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.

Death of a son

between July 1887 and September 1887 (Age 84)

Tunbridge Wells R D, Kent, England

son - Edwin Waghorn

Burial of a son

3 August 1887 (Age 84)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

son - Edwin Waghorn

History

1887 (Age 84)

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

Death of a wife

between January 1889 and March 1889 (Age 86)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

wife - Mary Ann Hurnett

Burial of a wife

30 January 1889 (Age 86)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

wife - Mary Ann Hurnett

History

1889 (Age 86)

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.

Census

5 April 1891 (Age 88)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Address:

5 Percy Cottages
St John's Road

Shared note: 1891 UK Census transcript - James Waghorn - Tunbridge Wells

Death

between July 1891 and September 1891 (Age 88) Age: 86

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Burial

1 September 1891 (Age 88)

Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Burial record - James Waghorn - 1891

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Family with Mary Ann Hurnett - View family

himself	James Waghorn Birth about 1803 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Death between July 1891 and September 1891 (Age 88) Age: 86 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Loading...
-4 years wife	Mary Ann Hurnett Birth about 1799 Cowes, Isle of Wight, England Death between January 1889 and March 1889 (Age 90) Age: 94 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Loading...
	Marriage: 23 December 1835 — Tonbridge, Kent, England
#1 daughter	Mary Ann Waghorn Birth about 1836 33 37 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Death between January 1909 and March 1909 Age: 73 Eastbourne R D, Sussex, England Loading...
3 years #2 daughter	Harriet Waghorn Birth about 1839 36 40 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Death between January 1932 and March 1932 Age: 93 Pembury, Kent, England Loading...
21 months #3 son	William Waghorn Birth between October 1840 and December 1840 37 41 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Death between July 1903 and September 1903 Age: 62 Kensington R D, London, England Loading...
15 months #4 son	Edwin Waghorn Birth about 1842 39 43 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Death between July 1887 and September 1887 (Age 45) Age: 44 Tunbridge Wells R D, Kent, England Loading...