William Coulson1821–?
- Name
- William Coulson
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Coulson
| Birth | before 22 April 1821 24 28 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Baptism | 22 April 1821 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Address: St John's Church |
| History | 1821 Note: Napoleon dies. |
| Birth of a sister | before 29 February 1824 (Age 2) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger sister -
Maria Coulson
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| Baptism of a sister | 29 February 1824 (Age 2) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger sister -
Maria Coulson
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| Birth of a brother | before 29 December 1825 (Age 4) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Alfred Coulson
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| Baptism of a brother | 29 December 1825 (Age 4) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Alfred Coulson
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| Birth of a brother | before 23 December 1827 (Age 6) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Jonathan Coulson
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| Baptism of a brother | 23 December 1827 (Age 6) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Jonathan Coulson
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| Birth of a brother | before 20 December 1829 (Age 8) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Henry Coulson
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| History | 1829 (Age 7) Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police. |
| Baptism of a brother | 20 December 1829 (Age 8) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Henry Coulson
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| History | 1830 (Age 8) Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England). |
| Birth of a brother | before 25 January 1832 (Age 10) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
James Coulson
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| History | 1832 (Age 10) 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. |
| Baptism of a brother | 25 January 1832 (Age 10) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
James Coulson
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| History | 1833 (Age 11) Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act. |
| History | 1834 (Age 12) Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down. |
| Birth of a brother | before 10 June 1835 (Age 14) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Edward Coulson
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| Baptism of a brother | 10 June 1835 (Age 14) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
younger brother -
Edward Coulson
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| History | 1837 (Age 15) Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria. |
| History | 1838 (Age 16) Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins. |
| History | 1839 (Age 17) Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded. |
| History | 1840 (Age 18) 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 20) 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. |
| Death of a father | between April 1843 and June 1843 (Age 21) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
father -
Thomas Coulson
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| History | 1849 (Age 27) Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia. |
| History | 1850 (Age 28) Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel. |
| History | 1851 (Age 29) Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace). |
| History | 1853 (Age 31) Note: Crimean War. |
| History | 1855 (Age 33) Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls. |
| History | 1857 (Age 35) Note: The Mutiny (India). |
| History | 1858 (Age 36) Note: First Atlantic cable laid. |
| History | 1861 (Age 39) Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War. |
| History | 1862 (Age 40) Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier. |
| History | 1864 (Age 42) Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross. |
| History | 1867 (Age 45) 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 47) Note: Suez Canal opened. |
| History | 1869 (Age 47) Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S. |
| History | 1870 (Age 48) Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War. |
| History | 1871 (Age 49) Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified. |
| History | 1876 (Age 54) Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain. |
| History | 1877 (Age 55) Note: Transvaal annexed. |
| Death of a mother | between October 1878 and December 1878 (Age 57) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
mother -
Elizabeth Close
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| History | 1879 (Age 57) Note: Zulu war. |
| History | 1880 (Age 58) Note: War with Transvaal. |
| History | 1882 (Age 60) Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings. |
| History | 1883 (Age 61) Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan. |
| History | 1884 (Age 62) Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled. |
| History | 1885 (Age 63) Note: Fall of Khartoum. |
| History | 1886 (Age 64) Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected. |
| History | 1887 (Age 65) Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. |
| History | 1889 (Age 67) Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour. |
| History | 1897 (Age 75) Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. |
| History | 1898 (Age 76) Note: Spanish-American War. |
| History | 1899 (Age 77) Note: Boer war. |
| History | 1901 (Age 79) Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds. |
| History | 1903 (Age 81) Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama. |
| History | 1904 (Age 82) Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France). |
| History | 1905 (Age 83) Note: Revolution in Russia. |
| History | 1914 (Age 92) Note: The Great War (World War I). |
| History | 1916 (Age 94) Note: Easter Rising in Dublin. |
| History | 1917 (Age 95) Note: Russian Revolution. |
| History | 1918 (Age 96) Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised. |
| History | 1922 (Age 100) Note: Irish Free State established. |
| History | 1928 (Age 106) Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men). |
| History | 1936 (Age 114) Note: Spanish Civil War. |
| History | 7 July 1937 (Age 116) Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War). |
| History | 1938 (Age 116) Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich. |
| History | 1 September 1939 (Age 118) Note: The German invasion of Poland. |
| History | 3 September 1939 (Age 118) Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany . |
| History | 10 June 1940 (Age 119) Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France. |
| Death | Yes |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
Thomas Coulson
Birth before 19 June 1796 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death between April 1843 and June 1843 (Age 46) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Loading...
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-3 years mother |
Elizabeth Close
Birth before 25 January 1793 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death between October 1878 and December 1878 (Age 85) Age: 86 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Loading...
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Marriage: 7 July 1816 — Stamford, Lincolnshire, England |
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10 months #1 elder brother |
Absolom Coulson
Birth before 16 May 1817 20 24 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death Yes Loading...
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19 months #2 elder brother |
Thomas Coulson
Birth before 20 December 1818 22 25 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death Yes Loading...
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2 years #3 himself |
William Coulson
Birth before 22 April 1821 24 28 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death Yes Loading...
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3 years #4 younger sister |
Maria Coulson
Birth before 29 February 1824 27 31 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death Yes Loading...
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22 months #5 younger brother |
Alfred Coulson
Birth before 29 December 1825 29 32 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death Yes Loading...
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2 years #6 younger brother |
Jonathan Coulson
Birth before 23 December 1827 31 34 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death 7 March 1916 (Age 88) Age: 87 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Loading...
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2 years #7 younger brother |
Henry Coulson
Birth before 20 December 1829 33 36 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death 20 June 1832 (Age 2) Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Loading...
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2 years #8 younger brother |
James Coulson
Birth before 25 January 1832 35 39 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death Yes Loading...
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3 years #9 younger brother |
Edward Coulson
Birth before 10 June 1835 38 42 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England Death Yes Loading...
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