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James Wright

James Wright

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Born 1824
Died 9 AUG 1873 , Heaner, Derbyshire
Parents William Wright (Father) Family
Sarah Copestakes (Mother) Family
Marriage Eliza Boam — 29 DEC 1845 at Ilkeston Independant Chapel Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation Coal miner
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George IV
  • Birth
    1824
    Born
  • Age c. 1
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age c. 5
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age c. 5
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age c. 5
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age c. 6
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age c. 6
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age c. 7
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age c. 8
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age c. 9
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age c. 10
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age c. 13
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age c. 13
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age c. 16
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age c. 17
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age c. 21
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age c. 21
    29 Dec 1845
    Married Eliza Boam at Ilkeston Independant Chapel
  • Age c. 22
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age c. 27
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age c. 28
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age c. 30
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age c. 30
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age c. 30
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age c. 32
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age c. 33
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age c. 35
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age c. 36
    16 Nov 1860
    Son William born
  • Age c. 39
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age c. 39
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age c. 43
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 46
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age c. 46
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age c. 48
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age c. 48
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age c. 49
    9 Aug 1873
    Died at Heaner, Derbyshire