George Humphrey 1823–1911

George HumphreyAge: 881823–1911

Name: George Humphrey

Given names: George

Surname: Humphrey

Facts and events
Families
Census summary

Events of close relatives Historical facts

Birth

about 1823 45 40

Lingfield, Surrey, England

Birth of a brother

before 26 August 1824 (Age 19 months)

Hadlow, Kent, England

younger brother - William Humphrey

Baptism of a brother

26 August 1824 (Age 19 months)

younger brother - William Humphrey

History

1829 (Age 6)

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.

History

1830 (Age 7)

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds. Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).

History

1832 (Age 9)

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 10)

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

History

1834 (Age 11)

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

History

1837 (Age 14)

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

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1838 (Age 15)

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.

History

1839 (Age 16)

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.

History

1840 (Age 17)

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

History

1842 (Age 19)

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 Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.

History

1849 (Age 26)

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.

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1850 (Age 27)

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.

History

1851 (Age 28)

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).

History

1853 (Age 30)

Note: Crimean War.

History

1855 (Age 32)

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.

Marriage

Caroline Humphrey - View family
1856 (Age 33)

Hadlow, Kent, England

Birth of a daughter
#1

1857 (Age 34)

Hadlow, Kent, England

daughter - Mary Humphrey

History

1857 (Age 34)

Note: The Mutiny (India).

History

1858 (Age 35)

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.

Birth of a son
#2

about 1859 (Age 36)

Hadlow, Kent, England

son - George Humphrey

Census

7 April 1861 (Age 38)

Hadlow, Kent, England

Shared note: 1861 UK Census transcript - George Humphrey - Hadlow

History

1861 (Age 38)

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

Birth of a daughter
#3

1862 (Age 39)

Hadlow, Kent, England

daughter - Jane Humphrey

History

1862 (Age 39)

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.

History

1864 (Age 41)

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.

Birth of a son
#4

1866 (Age 43)

Hadlow, Kent, England

son - William Humphrey

History

1867 (Age 44)

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)

Death of a son

between January 1868 and March 1868 (Age 45)

Hadlow, Kent, England

son - George Humphrey

Birth of a daughter
#5

1869 (Age 46)

Hadlow, Kent, England

daughter - Emily Humphrey

Birth of a son
#6

about 1869 (Age 46)

son - Herbert Rayner

Birth of a son
#7

about 1869 (Age 46)

son - Richard Twiten

History

1869 (Age 46)

Note: Suez Canal opened.

History

1869 (Age 46)

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.

History

1870 (Age 47)

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

Census

2 April 1871 (Age 48)

Hadlow, Kent, England

Address:

Higham Lane

Shared note: 1871 UK Census transcript - George Humphrey - Hadlow

History

1871 (Age 48)

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

Birth of a son
#8

1875 (Age 52)

Hadlow, Kent, England

son - John Humphrey

History

1876 (Age 53)

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

History

1877 (Age 54)

Note: Transvaal annexed.

Birth of a son
#9

1879 (Age 56)

Hadlow, Kent, England

son - Albert Humphrey

History

1879 (Age 56)

Note: Zulu war.

History

1880 (Age 57)

Note: War with Transvaal.

Census

3 April 1881 (Age 58)

Hadlow, Kent, England

Address:

Higham Lane Cottages

Shared note: 1881 UK Census transcript - George Humphrey - Hadlow

History

1882 (Age 59)

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

History

1883 (Age 60)

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.

History

1884 (Age 61)

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

History

1885 (Age 62)

Note: Fall of Khartoum.

History

1886 (Age 63)

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.

History

1887 (Age 64)

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.

History

1889 (Age 66)

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

Census

5 April 1891 (Age 68)

Hadlow, Kent, England

Address:

Three Elms Lane

Shared note: 1891 UK Census transcript - George Humphrey - Hadlow

History

1897 (Age 74)

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.

History

1898 (Age 75)

Note: Spanish-American War.

Marriage of a son

John Humphrey - View family
between January 1899 and March 1899 (Age 76)

Chelsea, London, England

son - John Humphrey

daughter-in-law - Annie Woodward

History

1899 (Age 76)

Note: Boer war.

Census

31 March 1901 (Age 78)

Hadlow, Kent, England

Address:

Bewlies Cottages, Three Elm Lane

Shared note: 1901 UK Census transcript - George Humphrey - Hadlow

History

1901 (Age 78)

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.

Death of a wife

between April 1903 and June 1903 (Age 80)

Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

wife - Caroline Humphrey

History

1903 (Age 80)

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

History

1904 (Age 81)

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).

History

1905 (Age 82)

Note: Revolution in Russia.

Census

2 April 1911 (Age 88)

Hadlow, Kent, England

Address:

Stair Farm

Shared note: 1911 UK Census transcript - John Humphrey - Hadlow

Death

between July 1911 and September 1911 Age: 88

Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

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Family with parents - View family

father	Edward Humphrey Birth before 9 February 1777 20 Lingfield, Surrey, England Death Yes Loading...
5 years mother	Mary Leney Birth before 2 June 1782 Lingfield, Surrey, England Death Yes Loading...
	Marriage: 9 May 1804 — Lingfield, Surrey, England
16 years #1 elder sister	Dinah Humphrey Birth 1820 42 37 Lingfield, Surrey, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #2 himself	George Humphrey Birth about 1823 45 40 Lingfield, Surrey, England Death between July 1911 and September 1911 Age: 88 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
20 months #3 younger brother	William Humphrey Birth before 26 August 1824 47 42 Hadlow, Kent, England Death between April 1883 and June 1883 (Age 58) Age: 57 Dartford, Kent, England Loading...

Family with Caroline Humphrey - View family

himself	George Humphrey Birth about 1823 45 40 Lingfield, Surrey, England Death between July 1911 and September 1911 Age: 88 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
15 years wife	Caroline Humphrey Birth before 11 September 1837 42 37 Hadlow, Kent, England Death between April 1903 and June 1903 Age: 65 Tonbridge R D, Kent, England Loading...
	Marriage: 1856 — Hadlow, Kent, England
1 year #1 daughter	Mary Humphrey Birth 1857 34 19 Hadlow, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
2 years #2 son	George Humphrey Birth about 1859 36 21 Hadlow, Kent, England Death between January 1868 and March 1868 (Age 9) Hadlow, Kent, England Loading...
3 years #3 daughter	Jane Humphrey Birth 1862 39 24 Hadlow, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
4 years #4 son	William Humphrey Birth 1866 43 28 Hadlow, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
3 years #5 daughter	Emily Humphrey Birth 1869 46 31 Hadlow, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
#6 son	Herbert Rayner Birth about 1869 46 31 Death Yes Loading...
#7 son	Richard Twiten Birth about 1869 46 31 Death Yes Loading...
6 years #8 son	John Humphrey Birth 1875 52 37 Hadlow, Kent, England Death Yes Loading...
4 years #9 son	Albert Humphrey Birth 1879 56 41 Hadlow, Kent, England Death between October 1952 and December 1952 Age: 73 Sittingbourne, Kent, England Loading...