Mary Sayers

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Born	26 JUN 1809 , Horley, Surrey, England
Baptised	26 JUN 1808 , St.Bartholomews Church, Horley
Died	9 JAN 1859 , Reigate, Surrey
Buried	16 JAN 1859 , St John, Redhill
Parents	Isaac Sayers (Father) Family Elizabeth Russell (Mother) Family
Marriage	John Bristow — 29 SEP 1827 at St.Bartholomews Church, Horley Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence		Redhill

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

26 Jun 1809

Born at Horley, Surrey, England
Age 5

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 5

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age 10

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 10

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 16

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 18

29 Sep 1827

Married John Bristow at St.Bartholomews Church, Horley
Age 19

4 Aug 1828

Son John born
Age 19

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 20

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 20

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 21

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 21

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 21

14 May 1831

Son Edward Thomas born
Age 22

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 22

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 24

16 Aug 1833

Son George Walter born
Age 24

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 25

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 26

29 Dec 1835

Son William born
Age 27

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 28

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 30

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 31

18 Feb 1841

Daughter Emma born
Age 31

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 34

28 Mar 1844

Son Benjamin born
Age 36

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 37

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 37

29 Jul 1846

Son Robert born
Age 40

19 Nov 1849

Daughter Mary Elizabeth born
Age 41

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 43

4 Sep 1852

Son Henry born
Age 43

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 44

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 44

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 45

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 46

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 47

22 Dec 1856

Father Isaac died
Age 47

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 49

9 Jan 1859

Died at Reigate, Surrey
Age 49

16 Jan 1859

Buried at St John, Redhill