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Douglas Charles Powell1861–?

Name
Douglas Charles Powell
Given names
Douglas Charles
Surname
Powell
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Birth about 1861 23 25
 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

History 1861
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 12 months)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 3)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
Birth of a brother about 1866 (Age 5)
 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

younger brother - William T Powell
History 1867 (Age 6)
 

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)
Birth of a brother about 1869 (Age 8)
 Burgess Hill, Sussex, England

younger brother - Frederick John Powell
History 1869 (Age 8)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 8)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 9)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
Census 2 April 1871 (Age 10)
 Brighton, Sussex, England

Address:
131 Regency Mews
Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Charles Douglas Powell - Brighton

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Charles D PowellheadM33MGardener to FloristKent, Tunbridge Wells
Mary A PowellwifeM34FDressmakerKent, Tunbridge Wells
Kate M A PowelldaughterS11FScholarKent, Tunbridge Wells
Douglas C PowellsonS9MScholarKent, Tunbridge Wells
William T PowellsonS5MScholarKent, Tunbridge Wells
Frederick J PowellsonS2MSussex, Burgess Hill

History 1871 (Age 10)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
Birth of a brother about 1873 (Age 12)
 Brighton, Sussex, England

younger brother - Sidney Seymore Powell
History 1876 (Age 15)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
Birth of a brother about 1877 (Age 16)
 Brighton, Sussex, England

younger brother - Ernest Edwin Powell
Birth of a sister about 1877 (Age 16)
 Brighton, Sussex, England

younger sister - Lilian Jean Powell
History 1877 (Age 16)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 18)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 19)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
Census 3 April 1881 (Age 20)
 Hove, Sussex, England

Address:
106 Clarendon Road
Shared note:  1881 UK Census transcript - Charles Douglas Powell - Hove

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Douglas C PowellheadM42MFloristKent, Tunbridge Wells
Mary Ann PowellwifeM43FKent, Tunbridge Wells
Kate M PowelldaughterS21FKent, Tunbridge Wells
Douglas C PowellsonS19MPrinterKent, Tunbridge Wells
Fred John PowellsonS12MScholarSussex, Burgess Hill
Sidney Seymore PowellsonS8MScholarSussex, Brighton
Ernest Edwin PowellsonS4MSussex, Brighton
Lilian Jean PowelldaughterS4FSussex, Brighton
Maria BrownlodgerS55FLaundressDorsetshire, Motcombe

History 1882 (Age 21)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 22)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 23)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 24)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 25)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 26)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 28)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 36)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 37)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 38)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 40)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 42)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 43)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 44)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
Death of a mother between January 1909 and March 1909 (Age 48)
 Eastbourne R D, Sussex, England

mother - Mary Ann Waghorn
Death of a father between January 1911 and March 1911 (Age 50)
 Eastbourne R D, Sussex, England

father - Charles Douglas Powell
History 1914 (Age 53)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 55)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 56)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 57)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 61)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 67)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 75)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 76)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 77)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 78)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 78)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 79)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 80)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 80)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 80)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 80)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
History 8 September 1943 (Age 82)
 

Note: Italy surrenders.
History 13 October 1943 (Age 82)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.
History 19 April 1945 (Age 84)
 

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.
History 8 May 1945 (Age 84)
 

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).
History 2 September 1945 (Age 84)
 

Note: Japan surrenders (VJ Day, Victory over Japan Day).
DeathYes
 

Family with parents - View family
father
Charles Douglas Powell

Birth about 1838 23 29  Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Death between January 1911 and March 1911 Age: 73  Eastbourne R D, Sussex, England

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mother
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

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Marriage: between July 1858 and September 1858 — Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
18 months
#1 elder sister
Kate Mary Ann Powell

Birth about 1860 22 24  Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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1 year
#2 himself
Douglas Charles Powell

Birth about 1861 23 25  Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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5 years
#3 younger brother
William T Powell

Birth about 1866 28 30  Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#4 younger brother
Frederick John Powell

Birth about 1869 31 33  Burgess Hill, Sussex, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#5 younger brother
Sidney Seymore Powell

Birth about 1873 35 37  Brighton, Sussex, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#6 younger brother
Ernest Edwin Powell

Birth about 1877 39 41  Brighton, Sussex, England

Death Yes  

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#7 younger sister
Lilian Jean Powell

Birth about 1877 39 41  Brighton, Sussex, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
2 April 1871 (Age 10)  Brighton, Sussex, England 131 Regency Mews
Shared note:  1871 UK Census transcript - Charles Douglas Powell - Brighton

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Charles D PowellheadM33MGardener to FloristKent, Tunbridge Wells
Mary A PowellwifeM34FDressmakerKent, Tunbridge Wells
Kate M A PowelldaughterS11FScholarKent, Tunbridge Wells
Douglas C PowellsonS9MScholarKent, Tunbridge Wells
William T PowellsonS5MScholarKent, Tunbridge Wells
Frederick J PowellsonS2MSussex, Burgess Hill

3 April 1881 (Age 20)  Hove, Sussex, England 106 Clarendon Road
Shared note:  1881 UK Census transcript - Charles Douglas Powell - Hove

NameRelationMCAgeSexOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Douglas C PowellheadM42MFloristKent, Tunbridge Wells
Mary Ann PowellwifeM43FKent, Tunbridge Wells
Kate M PowelldaughterS21FKent, Tunbridge Wells
Douglas C PowellsonS19MPrinterKent, Tunbridge Wells
Fred John PowellsonS12MScholarSussex, Burgess Hill
Sidney Seymore PowellsonS8MScholarSussex, Brighton
Ernest Edwin PowellsonS4MSussex, Brighton
Lilian Jean PowelldaughterS4FSussex, Brighton
Maria BrownlodgerS55FLaundressDorsetshire, Motcombe

 

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