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William Credland1855–?

Name
William Credland
Given names
William
Surname
Credland
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Birth between January 1855 and March 1855 28 22
 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

History 1855
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 2)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 3)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Birth of a sister between January 1859 and March 1859 (Age 4)
 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

younger sister - Anne Credland
Birth of a sister between April 1861 and June 1861 (Age 6)
 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

younger sister - Eliza Credland
History 1861 (Age 6)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 7)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
Birth of a sister between January 1863 and March 1863 (Age 8)
 Sturton by Stow, Lincolnshire, England

younger sister - Elizabeth "Betty" Credland
History 1864 (Age 9)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 12)
 

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 14)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 14)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 15)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 16)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 21)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 22)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 24)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 25)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 27)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 28)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 29)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 30)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 31)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 32)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 34)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
Death of a father between July 1895 and September 1895 (Age 40)
 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

father - Joseph Credland
History 1897 (Age 42)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 43)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 44)
 

Note: Boer war.
Death of a mother between July 1900 and September 1900 (Age 45)
 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

mother - Sarah Buttery
History 1901 (Age 46)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 48)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 49)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 50)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 59)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 61)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 62)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 63)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 67)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 73)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 81)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 82)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 83)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 84)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 84)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 85)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 86)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 86)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 86)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 86)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
History 8 September 1943 (Age 88)
 

Note: Italy surrenders.
History 13 October 1943 (Age 88)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.
History 19 April 1945 (Age 90)
 

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.
History 8 May 1945 (Age 90)
 

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).
History 2 September 1945 (Age 90)
 

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

Family with parents - View family
father
Joseph Credland

Birth before 7 May 1826 37 33  Stow, Lincolnshire, England

Death between July 1895 and September 1895 (Age 69) Age: 70  Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

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6 years
mother
Sarah Buttery

Birth before 12 February 1832 47 40  Sturton by Stow, Lincolnshire, England

Death between July 1900 and September 1900 (Age 68) Age: 69  Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

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Marriage: between October 1853 and December 1853 — Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
15 months
#1 himself
William Credland

Birth between January 1855 and March 1855 28 22  Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#2 younger sister
Anne Credland

Birth between January 1859 and March 1859 32 26  Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 younger sister
Eliza Credland

Birth between April 1861 and June 1861 34 29  Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England

Death Yes  

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21 months
#4 younger sister
Elizabeth Shearman (nee Credland), cropped from joint photo Elizabeth "Betty" Credland

Birth between January 1863 and March 1863 36 30  Sturton by Stow, Lincolnshire, England

Death 25 June 1920 Age: 57  Owston Ferry, Lincolnshire, England

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