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Robert Tucker1829–?

Name
Robert Tucker
Given names
Robert
Surname
Tucker
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Birth before 29 November 1829 30 31
 Linton, Kent, England

Baptism 29 November 1829
 Linton, Kent, England

History 1829
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
History 1830 (Age 33 days)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.<br />Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
Birth of a sister before 22 April 1832 (Age 2)
 Linton, Kent, England

younger sister - Fanny Tucker
History 1832 (Age 2)
 

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.
Baptism of a sister 22 April 1832 (Age 2)
 Linton, Kent, England

younger sister - Fanny Tucker
Birth of a sister before 27 October 1833 (Age 3)
 Linton, Kent, England

younger sister - Charlotte Tucker
History 1833 (Age 3)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
Baptism of a sister 27 October 1833 (Age 3)
 Linton, Kent, England

younger sister - Charlotte Tucker
History 1834 (Age 4)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
History 1837 (Age 7)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 8)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
Birth of a brother before 16 June 1839 (Age 9)
 Linton, Kent, England

younger brother - Jesse Tucker
History 1839 (Age 9)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
Baptism of a brother 16 June 1839 (Age 9)
 Linton, Kent, England

younger brother - Jesse Tucker
History 1840 (Age 10)
 

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 11)
 Linton, Kent, England

Address:
Maytumms House
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Robert Tucker - Linton

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Robert Tucker40Ag LabY
Fanny Tucker40Y
Anne Tucker15Y
Robert Tucker12Y
Fanny Tucker9Y
Charlotte Tucker7Y
Jesse Tucker2Y

History 1842 (Age 12)
 

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 Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
History 1849 (Age 19)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 20)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
History 1851 (Age 21)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 23)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 25)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 27)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 28)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
History 1861 (Age 31)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 32)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 34)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 37)
 

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 39)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 39)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 40)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 41)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
Death of a mother between April 1875 and June 1875 (Age 45)
 Hunton, Kent, England

mother - Fanny Waters
History 1876 (Age 46)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 47)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 49)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 50)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 52)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
Death of a father between January 1883 and March 1883 (Age 53)
 Reigate R D, Surrey, England

father - Robert Tucker
History 1883 (Age 53)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 54)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 55)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 56)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 57)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 59)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 67)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 68)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 69)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 71)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 73)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 74)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 75)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 84)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 86)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 87)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 88)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 92)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 98)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 106)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 107)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 108)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 109)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 109)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 110)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 111)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 112)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 112)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 112)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
History 8 September 1943 (Age 113)
 

Note: Italy surrenders.
History 13 October 1943 (Age 113)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.
History 19 April 1945 (Age 115)
 

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.
History 8 May 1945 (Age 115)
 

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).
History 2 September 1945 (Age 115)
 

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

Family with parents - View family
father
Robert Tucker

Birth about 1799  Hunton, Kent, England

Death between January 1883 and March 1883 (Age 84) Age: 85  Reigate R D, Surrey, England

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mother
Fanny Waters

Birth 11 November 1798 27 23  Yalding, Kent, England

Death between April 1875 and June 1875 (Age 76) Age: 77  Hunton, Kent, England

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Marriage: 1820 — Hunton, Kent, England
1 year
#1 elder sister
Sarah Tucker

Birth before 20 December 1820 21 22  Hunton, Kent, England

Death between April 1896 and June 1896 Age: 75  Malling R D, Kent, England

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3 years
#2 elder brother
David Tucker

Birth before 22 June 1823 24 24  Hunton, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#3 elder sister
Anne Tucker

Birth before 9 April 1826 27 27  Hunton, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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4 years
#4 himself
Robert Tucker

Birth before 29 November 1829 30 31  Linton, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#5 younger sister
Fanny Tucker

Birth before 22 April 1832 33 33  Linton, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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18 months
#6 younger sister
Charlotte Tucker

Birth before 27 October 1833 34 34  Linton, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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6 years
#7 younger brother
Jesse Tucker

Birth before 16 June 1839 40 40  Linton, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 11)  Linton, Kent, England Maytumms House
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - Robert Tucker - Linton

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
Robert Tucker40Ag LabY
Fanny Tucker40Y
Anne Tucker15Y
Robert Tucker12Y
Fanny Tucker9Y
Charlotte Tucker7Y
Jesse Tucker2Y

 

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