John Joseph Eley

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Born	1825 , Coxbench
Baptised	25 SEP 1825 , Horsley
Died	13 MAY 1909 , Long Eaton, Derbyshire
Parents	Benjamin Eley (Father) Family Ann Walthall (Mother) Family
Marriage	Anne Eley — 12 AUG 1848 at Parish Church of Coder and Loscoe Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		Coal miner
Occupation		Lace Maker

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

1825

Born at Coxbench
Year of birth

25 Sep 1825

Baptised at Horsley
Year of birth

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age c. 4

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age c. 4

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age c. 4

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age c. 5

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age c. 5

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age c. 6

14 Jan 1831

Father Benjamin died
Age c. 6

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age c. 7

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age c. 8

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age c. 9

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age c. 12

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age c. 12

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age c. 15

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 16

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age c. 20

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age c. 21

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 23

12 Aug 1848

Married Anne Eley at Parish Church of Coder and Loscoe
Age c. 26

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age c. 27

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age c. 29

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age c. 29

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age c. 29

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age c. 31

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age c. 32

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age c. 34

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 38

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age c. 38

24 Oct 1863

Daughter Agnes born
Age c. 38

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age c. 42

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age c. 45

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age c. 45

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 47

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age c. 47

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 51

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age c. 52

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 54

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age c. 54

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 57

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age c. 57

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age c. 59

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age c. 60

28 Jan 1885

Mother Ann died
Age c. 63

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age c. 63

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 71

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age c. 74

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 76

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age c. 76

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age c. 78

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age c. 82

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age c. 83

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age c. 84

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age c. 84

13 May 1909

Died at Long Eaton, Derbyshire