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John HernAge: 751836–1911

Name
John Hern
Given names
John
Surname
Hern
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Birth 17 February 1836 25 23
 Poplar, London, England

Marriage of parentsView family
1837 (estimated) (Age 10 months)
 

father - Bartholomew Hern
mother - Mary Mahagen
History 1837 (Age 10 months)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
Birth of a sister 20 November 1838 (Age 2)
 Bromley, Middlesex, England

younger sister - Ellen Hern
History 1838 (Age 22 months)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 2)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
History 1840 (Age 3)
 

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 5)
 England

Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Bartholomew Hern - Poplar

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Bartholomew Hern40LabourerY
Mary Hern30Y
John Hern5Y
Ellen Hern3Y

Birth of a sister 27 July 1841 (Age 5)
 Poplar, Middlesex, England

younger sister - Mary Hern
History 1842 (Age 5)
 

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 Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
Birth of a sister 20 April 1843 (Age 7)
 Bromley, Middlesex, England

younger sister - Eliza Hern
Birth of a brother between October 1845 and December 1845 (Age 9)
 Poplar, London, England

younger brother - Bartholomew Hern
History 1849 (Age 12)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 13)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Census 30 March 1851 (Age 15)
 Limehouse, London, England

Shared note:  1851 England - Census transcript - Bartholomew Hern - Limehouse

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Bartholomew HernHeadMar40LabourerPoplar, Middlesex
John Hernson14LabourerPoplar, Middlesex

History 1851 (Age 14)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 16)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 18)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 20)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 21)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
History 1861 (Age 24)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 25)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 27)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 30)
 

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 32)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 32)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 33)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 34)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
Death of a mother 14 August 1872 (Age 36)
 Limehouse, Middlesex, England

mother - Mary Mahagen
Death of a father 26 January 1874 (Age 37)
 Mile End, Middlesex, England

father - Bartholomew Hern
History 1876 (Age 39)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 40)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 42)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 43)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 45)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 46)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 47)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 48)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 49)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 50)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 52)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 60)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 61)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 62)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 64)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 66)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 67)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 68)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
Death 26 September 1911 (Age 75)
 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Family with parents - View family
father
Bartholomew Hern

Birth about 1811  Poplar, Middlesex, England

Death 26 January 1874 (Age 63)  Mile End, Middlesex, England

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mother
Mary Mahagen

Birth 1813  Bromley, Middlesex, England

Death 14 August 1872 Age: 59  Limehouse, Middlesex, England

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Marriage: 1837 (estimated)
-10 months
#1 himself
John Hern

Birth 17 February 1836 25 23  Poplar, London, England

Death 26 September 1911 (Age 75)  Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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#2 younger sister
Ellen Hern

Birth 20 November 1838 27 25  Bromley, Middlesex, England

Death 17 October 1921 Age: 82  Condah, Victoria, Australia

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3 years
#3 younger sister
Mary Hern

Birth 27 July 1841 30 28  Poplar, Middlesex, England

Death Yes  

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21 months
#4 younger sister
Eliza Hern

Birth 20 April 1843 32 30  Bromley, Middlesex, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#5 younger brother
Bartholomew Hern

Birth between October 1845 and December 1845 34 32  Poplar, London, England

Death between April 1848 and June 1848 Age: 2  Stepney, London, England

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 5)  England
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Bartholomew Hern - Poplar

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Bartholomew Hern40LabourerY
Mary Hern30Y
John Hern5Y
Ellen Hern3Y

30 March 1851 (Age 15)  Limehouse, London, England
Shared note:  1851 England - Census transcript - Bartholomew Hern - Limehouse

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Bartholomew HernHeadMar40LabourerPoplar, Middlesex
John Hernson14LabourerPoplar, Middlesex

 

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