William Pellow DashperAge: 941818–1912
- Name
- William Pellow Dashper
- Given names
- William Pellow
- Surname
- Dashper
- Also known as
- John Phillip Dashper
Note: Son John's Australian death registration gives his father name as "Jno Phillip Dashper". But all other records indicate the name was William Dashper. However, John was 93 when he died!
Note: William's surname has been indexed at GRO as "Dashford" instead of Dashper.
Note: Middle name "Pellow" only appears in his baptism (Bishops' Transcripts)
| Birth | before 1 January 1818 33 35 Tavistock, Devon, England |
| Baptism | 1 January 1818 Tavistock, Devon, England |
| History | 1819 (Age 12 months) Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors. |
| History | 1820 (Age 2) Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death |
| History | 1821 (Age 3) Note: Napoleon dies. |
| History | 1829 (Age 11) Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police. |
| History | 1830 (Age 12) Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England). |
| History | 1832 (Age 14) 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 15) Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act. |
| History | 1834 (Age 16) Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down. |
| History | 1837 (Age 19) Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria. |
| History | 1838 (Age 20) Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins. |
| History | 1839 (Age 21) Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded. |
| History | 1840 (Age 22) 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 23) Age: 20 Lamerton, Devon, England |
| Marriage | Johanna Phillips - View family between April 1842 and June 1842 (Age 24) Tavistock, Devon, England |
| History | 1842 (Age 24) 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 Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.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 #1 | between January 1843 and March 1843 (Age 25) Tintagel, Cornwall, England
daughter -
Susannah Phillips Dashper
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| Birth of a son #2 | between April 1846 and June 1846 (Age 28) Lamerton, Devon, England
son -
John Dashper
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| Birth of a son #3 | between January 1848 and March 1848 (Age 30) Lamerton, Devon, England
son -
William Dashper
|
| History | 1849 (Age 31) Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia. |
| History | 1850 (Age 32) Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel. |
| Birth of a son #4 | between October 1850 and December 1850 (Age 32) Tavistock, Devon, England
son -
Thomas Dashper
|
| Census | 30 March 1851 (Age 33) Tavistock, Devon, England Address: Ford Street
|
| Death of a father | between April 1851 and June 1851 (Age 33) Tavistock R D, Devon, England
father -
William Dashper
|
| History | 1851 (Age 33) Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace). |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | between January 1853 and March 1853 (Age 35) Tavistock, Devon, England
daughter -
Elizabeth Ann Dashper
|
| History | 1853 (Age 35) Note: Crimean War. |
| Birth of a son #6 | between January 1855 and March 1855 (Age 37) Tavistock, Devon, England
son -
Henry Dashper
|
| History | 1855 (Age 37) Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls. |
| Death of a mother | between April 1857 and June 1857 (Age 39) Tavistock R D, Devon, England
mother -
Agnes Pellow
|
| History | 1857 (Age 39) Note: The Mutiny (India). |
| History | 1858 (Age 40) Note: First Atlantic cable laid. |
| Census | 7 April 1861 (Age 43) Tavistock, Devon, England Address: Ford Street
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| History | 1861 (Age 43) Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War. |
| History | 1862 (Age 44) Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier. |
| History | 1864 (Age 46) Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross. |
| History | 1867 (Age 49) 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 51) Note: Suez Canal opened. |
| History | 1869 (Age 51) Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S. |
| History | 1870 (Age 52) Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War. |
| Census | 2 April 1871 (Age 53) Petertavy, Devon, England Address: Lane head
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| History | 1871 (Age 53) Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified. |
| Marriage of a son | John Dashper - View family between October 1873 and December 1873 (Age 55) St Austell R D, Cornwall, England
son -
John Dashper
daughter-in-law -
Sarah Jane Williams
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| Marriage of a daughter | Susannah Phillips Dashper - View family between April 1876 and June 1876 (Age 58) Tavistock R D, Devon, England
son-in-law -
Joseph Newcombe
daughter -
Susannah Phillips Dashper
|
| History | 1876 (Age 58) Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain. |
| History | 1877 (Age 59) Note: Transvaal annexed. |
| History | 1879 (Age 61) Note: Zulu war. |
| History | 1880 (Age 62) Note: War with Transvaal. |
| Census | 3 April 1881 (Age 63) Petertavy, Devon, England Address: Lane End
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| History | 1882 (Age 64) Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings. |
| History | 1883 (Age 65) Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan. |
| History | 1884 (Age 66) Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled. |
| History | 1885 (Age 67) Note: Fall of Khartoum. |
| History | 1886 (Age 68) Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected. |
| History | 1887 (Age 69) Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. |
| Marriage of a daughter | Elizabeth Ann Dashper - View family between July 1889 and September 1889 (Age 71) Crediton R D, Devon, England
son-in-law -
James Lee Wreford
daughter -
Elizabeth Ann Dashper
|
| History | 1889 (Age 71) Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour. |
| Census | 5 April 1891 (Age 73) Marytavey, Devon, England Address: Horndon
|
| History | 1897 (Age 79) Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. |
| Death of a wife | between January 1898 and March 1898 (Age 80) Tavistock R D, Devon, England
wife -
Johanna Phillips
|
| History | 1898 (Age 80) Note: Spanish-American War. |
| History | 1899 (Age 81) Note: Boer war. |
| Census | 31 March 1901 (Age 83) Marytavey, Devon, England Address: Horndon
|
| History | 1901 (Age 83) Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds. |
| History | 1903 (Age 85) Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama. |
| History | 1904 (Age 86) Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France). |
| History | 1905 (Age 87) Note: Revolution in Russia. |
| Census | 2 April 1911 (Age 93) Bow, Devon, England Address: Natson Barton
|
| Death | 8 February 1912 (Age 94) Age: 93 Bow, Devon, England Newspaper report - death of William Dashper - 1912 |
| Family with parents - View family |
| father |
William Dashper
Birth 19 November 1784 Tavistock, Devon, England Death between April 1851 and June 1851 (Age 66) Tavistock R D, Devon, England |
|
-23 months mother |
Agnes Pellow
Birth about 1783 Devon, England Death between April 1857 and June 1857 (Age 74) Tavistock R D, Devon, England |
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Marriage: 15 July 1806 — Sampford Spiney, Devon, England |
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12 years #1 himself |
William Pellow Dashper
Birth before 1 January 1818 33 35 Tavistock, Devon, England Death 8 February 1912 (Age 94) Age: 93 Bow, Devon, England |
| Family with Johanna Phillips - View family |
| himself |
William Pellow Dashper
Birth before 1 January 1818 33 35 Tavistock, Devon, England Death 8 February 1912 (Age 94) Age: 93 Bow, Devon, England |
|
-3 years wife |
Johanna Phillips
Birth before 11 June 1815 33 Sydenham-Damarel, Devon, England Death between January 1898 and March 1898 (Age 82) Age: 86 Tavistock R D, Devon, England |
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Marriage: between April 1842 and June 1842 — Tavistock, Devon, England |
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9 months #1 daughter |
Susannah Phillips Dashper
Birth between January 1843 and March 1843 25 27 Tintagel, Cornwall, England Death Yes |
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3 years #2 son |
John Dashper
Birth between April 1846 and June 1846 28 30 Lamerton, Devon, England Death 1939 (Age 92) Age: 93 Heywood, Victoria, Australia |
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21 months #3 son |
William Dashper
Birth between January 1848 and March 1848 30 32 Lamerton, Devon, England Death Yes |
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3 years #4 son |
Thomas Dashper
Birth between October 1850 and December 1850 32 35 Tavistock, Devon, England Death Yes |
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2 years #5 daughter |
Elizabeth Ann Dashper
Birth between January 1853 and March 1853 35 37 Tavistock, Devon, England Death between October 1931 and December 1931 Age: 78 Crediton R D, Devon, England |
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2 years #6 son |
Henry Dashper
Birth between January 1855 and March 1855 37 39 Tavistock, Devon, England Death Yes |
| Photos |
| Date | Place | Address | Notes | Sources | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 June 1841 (Age 23) Age: 20 | Lamerton, Devon, England | ||||
| 30 March 1851 (Age 33) | Tavistock, Devon, England | Ford Street | |||
| 7 April 1861 (Age 43) | Tavistock, Devon, England | Ford Street | |||
| 2 April 1871 (Age 53) | Petertavy, Devon, England | Lane head | |||
| 3 April 1881 (Age 63) | Petertavy, Devon, England | Lane End | |||
| 5 April 1891 (Age 73) | Marytavey, Devon, England | Horndon | |||
| 31 March 1901 (Age 83) | Marytavey, Devon, England | Horndon | |||
| 2 April 1911 (Age 93) | Bow, Devon, England | Natson Barton |