Henry Ackland 1833–? - Our Families

Henry Ackland1833–?

Name: Henry Ackland

Given names: Henry

Surname: Ackland

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Birth

about 1833 29 29

Dunkeswell, Devon, England

History

1833

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire. Factory Act.

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1834 (Age 12 months)

Note: New Poor Law. Houses of Parliament burn down.

Birth of a brother

about 1836 (Age 3)

Sheldon, Devon, England

younger brother - William Ackland

History

1837 (Age 4)

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.

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1838 (Age 5)

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.

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1839 (Age 6)

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.

Birth of a brother

between April 1840 and June 1840 (Age 7)

Sheldon, Devon, England

younger brother - Robert Ackland

History

1840 (Age 7)

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort. Penny post started. S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph. Grammar Schools Act.

Census

6 June 1841 (Age 8)

Littleham, Devon, England

Address:

East Budleigh

Shared note: 1841 England - Census transcript - Richard Ackland - Littleham

History

1842 (Age 9)

Note: Chartist Riots. Copyright Act. Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.

Birth of a sister

between January 1843 and March 1843 (Age 10)

Trull, Somerset, England

younger sister - Ann Cook Ackland

History

1849 (Age 16)

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.

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1850 (Age 17)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.

Census

30 March 1851 (Age 18)

Withycombe Rawleigh, Devon, England

Address:

19 Albion Street

Shared note: 1851 England - Census transcript - Richard Ackland - Withycombe Rawleigh

History

1851 (Age 18)

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).

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1853 (Age 20)

Note: Crimean War.

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1855 (Age 22)

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.

Marriage

Jane Greedy - View family
between July 1856 and September 1856 (Age 23)

St Thomas, Devon, England

Henry and Jane Ackland

Birth of a son
#1

between April 1857 and June 1857 (Age 24)

St Thomas, Devon, England

son - Harry William Henry Ackland

History

1857 (Age 24)

Note: The Mutiny (India).

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1858 (Age 25)

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.

Birth of a daughter
#2

between July 1859 and September 1859 (Age 26)

St Thomas, Devon, England

daughter - Eliza Jane Webber Ackland

Census

7 April 1861 (Age 28)

Littleham, Devon, England

Address:

Chapel Street

Shared note: 1861 England - Census transcript - Henry Ackland - Littleham

Emigration

23 December 1861 (Age 28)

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Emigration - Henry Ackland & family - 1862

History

1861 (Age 28)

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning. American Civil War.

Birth of a daughter
#3

between October 1861 and December 1861 (Age 28)

St Thomas, Devon, England

daughter - Mary Ann Ackland

Immigration

31 March 1862 (Age 29)

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

History

1862 (Age 29)

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.

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1864 (Age 31)

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.

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1867 (Age 34)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic. Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)

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1869 (Age 36)

Note: Suez Canal opened.

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1869 (Age 36)

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.

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1870 (Age 37)

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards. Franco-Prussian War.

Birth of a son
#4

about 1871 (Age 38)

Colac, Victoria, Australia

son - George Henry Ackland

History

1871 (Age 38)

Note: Trade unions legalised. Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day. Germany unified.

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1876 (Age 43)

Note: Victoria named Empress of India. Edison invents the phonograph. Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.

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1877 (Age 44)

Note: Transvaal annexed.

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1879 (Age 46)

Note: Zulu war.

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1880 (Age 47)

Note: War with Transvaal.

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1882 (Age 49)

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.

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1883 (Age 50)

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.

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1884 (Age 51)

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.

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1885 (Age 52)

Note: Fall of Khartoum.

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1886 (Age 53)

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.

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1887 (Age 54)

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

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1889 (Age 56)

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.

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1897 (Age 64)

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

Marriage of a son

George Henry Ackland - View family
1898 (Age 65)

Roebourne, Western Australia, Australia

son - George Henry Ackland

daughter-in-law - Miriam Learmouth

History

1898 (Age 65)

Note: Spanish-American War.

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1899 (Age 66)

Note: Boer war.

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1901 (Age 68)

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.

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1903 (Age 70)

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.

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1904 (Age 71)

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).

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1905 (Age 72)

Note: Revolution in Russia.

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1914 (Age 81)

Note: The Great War (World War I).

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1916 (Age 83)

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.

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1917 (Age 84)

Note: Russian Revolution.

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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.

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7 July 1937 (Age 104)

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

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1938 (Age 105)

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.

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1 September 1939 (Age 106)

Note: The German invasion of Poland.

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3 September 1939 (Age 106)

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .

Death of a son

1940 (Age 107)

Plantagenet, Western Australia, Australia

son - George Henry Ackland

History

10 June 1940 (Age 107)

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.

History

22 June 1941 (Age 108)

Note: German attack on the USSR.

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7 December 1941 (Age 108)

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).

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8 December 1941 (Age 108)

Note: America declares war on Japan.

History

11 December 1941 (Age 108)

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.

History

8 September 1943 (Age 110)

Note: Italy surrenders.

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13 October 1943 (Age 110)

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.

History

19 April 1945 (Age 112)

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.

History

8 May 1945 (Age 112)

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).

History

2 September 1945 (Age 112)

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

Death

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Family with parents - View family

father	Richard Ackland Birth about 1804 Uffculme, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
mother	Mary Maunder Birth about 1804 Salcombe Regis, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
	Marriage: 7 November 1825 — Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
2 months #1 elder sister	Eliza Ackland Birth about 1826 22 22 Sidmouth, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
7 years #2 himself	Henry Ackland Birth about 1833 29 29 Dunkeswell, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #3 younger brother	William Ackland Birth about 1836 32 32 Sheldon, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
4 years #4 younger brother	Robert Ackland Birth between April 1840 and June 1840 36 36 Sheldon, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #5 younger sister	Ann Cook Ackland Birth between January 1843 and March 1843 39 39 Trull, Somerset, England Death Yes Loading...

Family with Jane Greedy - View family

himself	Henry Ackland Birth about 1833 29 29 Dunkeswell, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years wife	Jane Greedy Birth about 1835 Langford, Somerset, England Death Yes Loading...
	Marriage: between July 1856 and September 1856 — St Thomas, Devon, England
9 months #1 son	Harry William Henry Ackland Birth between April 1857 and June 1857 24 22 St Thomas, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #2 daughter	Eliza Jane Webber Ackland Birth between July 1859 and September 1859 26 24 St Thomas, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #3 daughter	Mary Ann Ackland Birth between October 1861 and December 1861 28 26 St Thomas, Devon, England Death Yes Loading...
9 years #4 son	George Henry Ackland Birth about 1871 38 36 Colac, Victoria, Australia Death 1940 (Age 69) Plantagenet, Western Australia, Australia Loading...