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James Coulson1832–?

Name
James Coulson
Given names
James
Surname
Coulson
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Birth before 25 January 1832 35 39
 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Baptism 25 January 1832
 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Address:
All Saints Church
History 1832
 

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 11 months)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 23 months)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
Birth of a brother before 10 June 1835 (Age 3)
 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

younger brother - Edward Coulson
Baptism of a brother 10 June 1835 (Age 3)
 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

younger brother - Edward Coulson
History 1837 (Age 4)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 5)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 6)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
History 1840 (Age 7)
 

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 9)
 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Address:
North Street, All Saints
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Thomas Coulson - Stamford

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Thomas Coulson50Stone MasonY
Elizabeth Coulson45Y
Jonathan Coulson14Y
James Coulson10Y
Edward Coulson6Y

Surnames transcribed as "Carlson", Jonathon transcribed as "Nathan", and Elizabeth's age transcribes as "15". All incorrect transcriptions.

History 1842 (Age 9)
 

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 Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.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 11)
 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

father - Thomas Coulson
History 1849 (Age 16)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 17)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
History 1851 (Age 18)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 20)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 22)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 24)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 25)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
History 1861 (Age 28)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 29)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 31)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 34)
 

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 36)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 36)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 37)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 38)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 43)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 44)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
Death of a mother between October 1878 and December 1878 (Age 46)
 Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

mother - Elizabeth Close
History 1879 (Age 46)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 47)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 49)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 50)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 51)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 52)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 53)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 54)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 56)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 64)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 65)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 66)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 68)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 70)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 71)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 72)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 81)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 83)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 84)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 85)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 89)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 95)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 103)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 105)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 105)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 107)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 107)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 108)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
History 8 September 1943 (Age 111)
 

Note: Italy surrenders.
History 13 October 1943 (Age 111)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.
History 19 April 1945 (Age 113)
 

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.
History 8 May 1945 (Age 113)
 

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).
History 2 September 1945 (Age 113)
 

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

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

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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

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Marriage: 7 July 1816 — Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
10 months
#1 elder brother
Absolom Coulson

Birth before 16 May 1817 20 24  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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19 months
#2 elder brother
Thomas Coulson

Birth before 20 December 1818 22 25  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 elder brother
William Coulson

Birth before 22 April 1821 24 28  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#4 elder sister
Maria Coulson

Birth before 29 February 1824 27 31  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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22 months
#5 elder brother
Alfred Coulson

Birth before 29 December 1825 29 32  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#6 elder brother
Jonathan Coulson

Birth before 23 December 1827 31 34  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death 7 March 1916 (Age 88) Age: 87  Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

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2 years
#7 elder brother
Henry Coulson

Birth before 20 December 1829 33 36  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death 20 June 1832 (Age 2)  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

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2 years
#8 himself
James Coulson

Birth before 25 January 1832 35 39  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#9 younger brother
Edward Coulson

Birth before 10 June 1835 38 42  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 9)  Stamford, Lincolnshire, England North Street, All Saints
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Thomas Coulson - Stamford

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Thomas Coulson50Stone MasonY
Elizabeth Coulson45Y
Jonathan Coulson14Y
James Coulson10Y
Edward Coulson6Y

Surnames transcribed as "Carlson", Jonathon transcribed as "Nathan", and Elizabeth's age transcribes as "15". All incorrect transcriptions.
 

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