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Richard Ackland1804–?

Name
Richard Ackland
Given names
Richard
Surname
Ackland
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Birth about 1804
 Uffculme, Devon, England

History 1804
 

Note: Napoleon declared Emperor.
History 1805 (Age 12 months)
 

Note: Battle of Trafalgar.
History 1809 (Age 5)
 

Note: Napoleon captures Vienna.
History 1811 (Age 7)
 

Note: Prince of Wales named Regent to act for George III, now insane.<br />Luddite riots in the North and the Midlands. Laborers attack factories and break up the machines which they fear will replace them.
History 1812 (Age 8)
 

Note: Napoleon invades Russia.<br />War of 1812 between England and the United States.
History 1814 (Age 10)
 

Note: Treaty of Ghent ends Anglo-U.S. War.<br />England and allies invade France.<br />Napoleon exiled to Elba.
History 1815 (Age 11)
 

Note: Napoleon escapes Elba, begins the Hundred Days.<br />Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena in the South Atlantic.<br />Corn Laws passed.
History 1819 (Age 15)
 

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.
History 1820 (Age 16)
 

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death
History 1821 (Age 17)
 

Note: Napoleon dies.
MarriageMary Maunder - View family
7 November 1825 (Age 21)
 Salcombe Regis, Devon, England

Birth of a daughter
#1		 about 1826 (Age 22)
 Sidmouth, Devon, England

daughter - Eliza Ackland
History 1829 (Age 25)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
History 1830 (Age 26)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
History 1832 (Age 28)
 

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.
Birth of a son
#2		 about 1833 (Age 29)
 Dunkeswell, Devon, England

son - Henry Ackland
History 1833 (Age 29)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 30)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
Birth of a son
#3		 about 1836 (Age 32)
 Sheldon, Devon, England

son - William Ackland
History 1837 (Age 33)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 34)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 35)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Birth of a son
#4		 between April 1840 and June 1840 (Age 36)
 Sheldon, Devon, England

son - Robert Ackland
History 1840 (Age 36)
 

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 37)
 Littleham, Devon, England

Address:
East Budleigh
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Richard Ackland - Littleham

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Richard Ackland35???Y
Mary Ackland25Y
Eliza Ackland15Y
Henry Ackland8Y
Robert Ackland1Y

History 1842 (Age 38)
 

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 daughter
#5		 between January 1843 and March 1843 (Age 39)
 Trull, Somerset, England

daughter - Ann Cook Ackland
History 1849 (Age 45)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 46)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Census 30 March 1851 (Age 47)
 Withycombe Rawleigh, Devon, England

Address:
19 Albion Street
Shared note:  1851 England - Census transcript - Richard Ackland - Withycombe Rawleigh

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Richard AcklandHeadMar47CordwainerUffculme, Devon
Mary AcklandwifeMar47Salcombe Regis, Devon
Eliza AcklanddaughterUnm25Shoe BinderSidmouth, Devon
Henry AcklandsonUnm18CordwainerDunkeswell, Devon
William AcklandsonUnm15CordwainerSheldon, Devon
Robert Acklandson10CordwainerSheldon, Devon
Ann Acklanddaughter8At homeTrull, Devon
Sarah GardservantUnm19Shoe BinderKings Brompton - Old Clewe

History 1851 (Age 47)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 49)
 

Note: Crimean War.
Emigration 15 October 1855 (Age 51)
 Bristol, Somerset, England

Richard Ackland - emigration to Melbourne - 1856
Richard Ackland - emigration to Melbourne - 1856

Note: Richard travelled alone. Wife and young children followed a year later.

History 1855 (Age 51)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
Immigration January 1856 (Age 52)
 Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Marriage of a sonHenry Ackland - View family
between July 1856 and September 1856 (Age 52)
 St Thomas, Devon, England

son - Henry Ackland
daughter-in-law - Jane Greedy
History 1857 (Age 53)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 54)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
History 1861 (Age 57)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 58)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 60)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 63)
 

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 65)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 65)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 66)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 67)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 72)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 73)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 75)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 76)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 78)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 79)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 80)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 81)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 82)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 83)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 85)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 93)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 94)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 95)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 97)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 99)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 100)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 101)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 110)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 112)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 113)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 114)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 118)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
DeathYes
 

Family with Mary Maunder - View family
himself
Richard Ackland

Birth about 1804  Uffculme, Devon, England

Death Yes  

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wife
Mary Maunder

Birth about 1804  Salcombe Regis, Devon, England

Death Yes  

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Marriage: 7 November 1825 — Salcombe Regis, Devon, England
2 months
#1 daughter
Eliza Ackland

Birth about 1826 22 22  Sidmouth, Devon, England

Death Yes  

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7 years
#2 son
Henry Ackland Henry Ackland

Birth about 1833 29 29  Dunkeswell, Devon, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#3 son
William Ackland

Birth about 1836 32 32  Sheldon, Devon, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#4 son
Robert Ackland

Birth between April 1840 and June 1840 36 36  Sheldon, Devon, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#5 daughter
Ann Cook Ackland

Birth between January 1843 and March 1843 39 39  Trull, Somerset, England

Death Yes  

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Documents
Richard Ackland - emigration to Melbourne - 1856
Richard Ackland - emigration to Melbourne - 1856
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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 37)  Littleham, Devon, England East Budleigh
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Richard Ackland - Littleham

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Richard Ackland35???Y
Mary Ackland25Y
Eliza Ackland15Y
Henry Ackland8Y
Robert Ackland1Y

30 March 1851 (Age 47)  Withycombe Rawleigh, Devon, England 19 Albion Street
Shared note:  1851 England - Census transcript - Richard Ackland - Withycombe Rawleigh

NameRelationConditionAgeMAgeFOccupationBirthplaceInfirm
Richard AcklandHeadMar47CordwainerUffculme, Devon
Mary AcklandwifeMar47Salcombe Regis, Devon
Eliza AcklanddaughterUnm25Shoe BinderSidmouth, Devon
Henry AcklandsonUnm18CordwainerDunkeswell, Devon
William AcklandsonUnm15CordwainerSheldon, Devon
Robert Acklandson10CordwainerSheldon, Devon
Ann Acklanddaughter8At homeTrull, Devon
Sarah GardservantUnm19Shoe BinderKings Brompton - Old Clewe

 

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