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Edward Spicer1832–?

Name
Edward Spicer
Given names
Edward
Surname
Spicer
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Birth before 3 June 1832 32 27
 Little Chart, Kent, England

Baptism 3 June 1832
 Little Chart, Kent, England

History 1832
 

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 6 months)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.<br />Factory Act.
Birth of a brother before 16 March 1834 (Age 21 months)
 Little Chart, Kent, England

younger brother - John Spicer
History 1834 (Age 18 months)
 

Note: New Poor Law.<br />Houses of Parliament burn down.
Baptism of a brother 16 March 1834 (Age 21 months)
 Little Chart, Kent, England

younger brother - John Spicer
Birth of a brother before 13 March 1836 (Age 3)
 Pluckley, Kent, England

younger brother - William Spicer
Baptism of a brother 13 March 1836 (Age 3)
 Pluckley, Kent, England

younger brother - William Spicer
History 1837 (Age 4)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
Birth of a sister before 18 March 1838 (Age 5)
 Pluckley, Kent, England

younger sister - Caroline Spicer
History 1838 (Age 5)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
Baptism of a sister 18 March 1838 (Age 5)
 Pluckley, Kent, England

younger sister - Caroline Spicer
History 1839 (Age 6)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
History 1840 (Age 7)
 

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.
Birth of a sister before 4 April 1841 (Age 8)
 Pluckley, Kent, England

younger sister - Jane Spicer
Baptism of a sister 4 April 1841 (Age 8)
 Pluckley, Kent, England

younger sister - Jane Spicer
Census 6 June 1841 (Age 9)
 Pluckley, Kent, England

Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - James Spicer - Pluckley

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
James Spicer40Ag LabY
Alice Spicer35Y
James Spicer14Y
Louisa Spicer13Y
Richard Spicer10Y
Edward Spicer9Y
John Spicer7Y
William Spicer5Y
Caroline Spicer3Y
Jane Spicer3mY

History 1842 (Age 9)
 

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 Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.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 brother before 2 July 1843 (Age 11)
 Smarden, Kent, England

younger brother - Jesse Spicer
Baptism of a brother 2 July 1843 (Age 11)
 Smarden, Kent, England

younger brother - Jesse Spicer
Birth of a sister before 9 November 1845 (Age 13)
 Smarden, Kent, England

younger sister - Alice Spicer
Baptism of a sister 9 November 1845 (Age 13)
 Smarden, Kent, England

younger sister - Alice Spicer
Birth of a brother between April 1848 and June 1848 (Age 15)
 West Ashford R D, Kent, England

younger brother - Henry Spicer
History 1849 (Age 16)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
History 1850 (Age 17)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
History 1851 (Age 18)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
History 1853 (Age 20)
 

Note: Crimean War.
History 1855 (Age 22)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 24)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
History 1858 (Age 25)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
History 1861 (Age 28)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.<br />American Civil War.
History 1862 (Age 29)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 31)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 34)
 

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 36)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 36)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 37)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.<br />Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 38)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.<br />Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.<br />Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 43)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.<br />Edison invents the phonograph.<br />Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 44)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 46)
 

Note: Zulu war.
History 1880 (Age 47)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
Death of a mother between April 1882 and June 1882 (Age 49)
 West Ashford R D, Kent, England

mother - Alice Luckhurst
History 1882 (Age 49)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 50)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 51)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 52)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
Death of a father between July 1886 and September 1886 (Age 54)
 West Ashford R D, Kent, England

father - James Spicer
History 1886 (Age 53)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 54)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
History 1889 (Age 56)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
History 1897 (Age 64)
 

Note: Victoria's Diamond Jubilee.
History 1898 (Age 65)
 

Note: Spanish-American War.
History 1899 (Age 66)
 

Note: Boer war.
History 1901 (Age 68)
 

Note: Victoria dies, Edward Prince of Wales succeeds.
History 1903 (Age 70)
 

Note: U.S. acquires Canal Zone from Panama.
History 1904 (Age 71)
 

Note: Entente Cordiale (England and France).
History 1905 (Age 72)
 

Note: Revolution in Russia.
History 1914 (Age 81)
 

Note: The Great War (World War I).
History 1916 (Age 83)
 

Note: Easter Rising in Dublin.
History 1917 (Age 84)
 

Note: Russian Revolution.
History 1918 (Age 85)
 

Note: All men over 21 and women over thirty enfranchised.
History 1922 (Age 89)
 

Note: Irish Free State established.
History 1928 (Age 95)
 

Note: Equal Franchise Act grants right to vote to women over 21 (as well as men).
History 1936 (Age 103)
 

Note: Spanish Civil War.
History 7 July 1937 (Age 105)
 

Note: The Japanese invasion of China (the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War).
History 1938 (Age 105)
 

Note: Chamberlain cedes Czech territory to Hitler at Munich.
History 1 September 1939 (Age 107)
 

Note: The German invasion of Poland.
History 3 September 1939 (Age 107)
 

Note: France and Britain declared war on Germany .
History 10 June 1940 (Age 108)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Britain and France.
History 22 June 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: German attack on the USSR.
History 7 December 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: Japan attacks America without any declaration of war (Pearl Harbour).
History 8 December 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: America declares war on Japan.
History 11 December 1941 (Age 109)
 

Note: Germany and Italy declare war on America.
History 8 September 1943 (Age 111)
 

Note: Italy surrenders.
History 13 October 1943 (Age 111)
 

Note: Italy declares war on Germany.
History 19 April 1945 (Age 112)
 

Note: German forces in Italy surrender.
History 8 May 1945 (Age 112)
 

Note: Germany surrenders (VE Day, Victory in Europe Day).
History 2 September 1945 (Age 113)
 

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

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father
James Spicer

Birth before 18 August 1799  Pluckley, Kent, England

Death between July 1886 and September 1886 (Age 86) Age: 89  West Ashford R D, Kent, England

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5 years
mother
Alice Luckhurst

Birth before 24 June 1804  Little Chart, Kent, England

Death between April 1882 and June 1882 (Age 77) Age: 78  West Ashford R D, Kent, England

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Marriage: 16 November 1822 — Little Chart, Kent, England
21 months
#1 elder sister
Charlotte Spicer

Birth before 1 August 1824 24 20  Little Chart, Kent, England

Death between October 1898 and December 1898 Age: 74  West Ashford, Kent, England

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3 years
#2 elder brother
James Spicer

Birth before 25 February 1827 27 22  Pluckley, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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22 months
#3 elder sister
Louisa Spicer

Birth before 4 January 1829 29 24  Little Chart, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#4 elder brother
Richard Spicer

Birth before 22 December 1830 31 26  Little Chart, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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17 months
#5 himself
Edward Spicer

Birth before 3 June 1832 32 27  Little Chart, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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21 months
#6 younger brother
John Spicer

Birth before 16 March 1834 34 29  Little Chart, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#7 younger brother
William Spicer

Birth before 13 March 1836 36 31  Pluckley, Kent, England

Death between October 1919 and December 1919 (Age 83) Age: 84  West Ashford R D, Kent, England

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2 years
#8 younger sister
Caroline Spicer

Birth before 18 March 1838 38 33  Pluckley, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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3 years
#9 younger sister
Jane Spicer

Birth before 4 April 1841 41 36  Pluckley, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#10 younger brother
Jesse Spicer

Birth before 2 July 1843 43 39  Smarden, Kent, England

Death between July 1878 and September 1878 (Age 34) Age: 35  West Ashford R D, Kent, England

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2 years
#11 younger sister
Alice Spicer

Birth before 9 November 1845 46 41  Smarden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#12 younger brother
Henry Spicer

Birth between April 1848 and June 1848 48 43  West Ashford R D, Kent, England

Death between July 1848 and September 1848 (Age 3 months) Age: 0  West Ashford R D, Kent, England

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
6 June 1841 (Age 9)  Pluckley, Kent, England
Shared note:  1841 England - Census transcript - James Spicer - Pluckley

NameAgeMAgeFOccupationBiCBoE
James Spicer40Ag LabY
Alice Spicer35Y
James Spicer14Y
Louisa Spicer13Y
Richard Spicer10Y
Edward Spicer9Y
John Spicer7Y
William Spicer5Y
Caroline Spicer3Y
Jane Spicer3mY

 

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