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William HumphreyAge: 581824–1883

Name
William Humphrey
Given names
William
Surname
Humphrey
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Birth before 26 August 1824 47 42
 Hadlow, Kent, England

Baptism 26 August 1824
 

History 1829 (Age 4)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
History 1830 (Age 5)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
History 1832 (Age 7)
 

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 8)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 9)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
History 1837 (Age 12)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 13)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 14)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
History 1840 (Age 15)
 

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.
History 1842 (Age 17)
 

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 Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
MarriageJane Hodge - View family
5 December 1846 (Age 22)
 Plaxtol, Kent, England

Birth of a daughter
#1		 between January 1848 and March 1848 (Age 23)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Mary Humphrey
History 1849 (Age 24)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 25)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Birth of a son
#2		 1851 (Age 26)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

son - James Humphrey
History 1851 (Age 26)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 28)
 

Note: Crimean War.
Birth of a daughter
#3		 between April 1854 and June 1854 (Age 29)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Elizabeth Humphrey
History 1855 (Age 30)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
Birth of a daughter
#4		 1856 (Age 31)
 West Peckham, Kent, England

daughter - Jane Humphrey
History 1857 (Age 32)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 33)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Birth of a daughter
#5		 1859 (Age 34)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

daughter - Jemima Humphrey
Birth of a son
#6		 1860 (Age 35)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

son - George Humphrey
History 1861 (Age 36)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 37)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 39)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 42)
 

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)
Marriage of a daughterMary Humphrey - View family
between July 1868 and September 1868 (Age 43)
 Malling, Kent, England

son-in-law - George Ring
daughter - Mary Humphrey
History 1869 (Age 44)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 44)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 45)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 46)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
Marriage of a daughterElizabeth Humphrey - View family
between October 1872 and December 1872 (Age 48)
 Tonbridge, Kent, England

son-in-law - William Rabbitt
daughter - Elizabeth Humphrey
Death of a daughter 20 September 1873 (Age 49)
 Hadlow, Kent, England

daughter - Elizabeth Humphrey
History 1876 (Age 51)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 52)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 54)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 55)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 57)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 58)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
Death between April 1883 and June 1883 (Age 58) Age: 57
 Dartford, Kent, England

Family with parents - View family
father
Edward Humphrey

Birth before 9 February 1777 20  Lingfield, Surrey, England

Death Yes  

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5 years
mother
Mary Leney

Birth before 2 June 1782  Lingfield, Surrey, England

Death Yes  

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Marriage: 9 May 1804 — Lingfield, Surrey, England
16 years
#1 elder sister
Dinah Humphrey

Birth 1820 42 37  Lingfield, Surrey, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#2 elder brother
George Humphrey

Birth about 1823 45 40  Lingfield, Surrey, England

Death between July 1911 and September 1911 Age: 88  Tonbridge R D, Kent, England

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20 months
#3 himself
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

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Family with Jane Hodge - View family
himself
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

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2 years
wife
Jane Hodge

Birth before 22 October 1826  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death between July 1902 and September 1902 (Age 75) Age: 76  Dartford, Kent, England

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Marriage: 5 December 1846 — Plaxtol, Kent, England
13 months
#1 daughter
Mary Humphrey

Birth between January 1848 and March 1848 23 21  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#2 son
James Humphrey

Birth 1851 26 24  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#3 daughter
Elizabeth Humphrey

Birth between April 1854 and June 1854 29 27  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death 20 September 1873 (Age 19)  Hadlow, Kent, England

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21 months
#4 daughter
Jane Humphrey

Birth 1856 31 29  West Peckham, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#5 daughter
Jemima Humphrey

Birth 1859 34 32  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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1 year
#6 son
George Humphrey

Birth 1860 35 33  Hadlow, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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