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Edith Ellen Frost

Edith Ellen Frost

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Born 2 JUN 1880 , Croydon
Died 28 NOV 1927 , Croydon, Surrey
Parents Arthur Frost (Father) Family
Nell Maynard (Mother) Family
Marriage William Henry Sawyers — 1913 at Croydon, Surrey Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Residence 1891 24, Croydon
Residence 1901 36 Neville Rd, Croydon
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    2 Jun 1880
    Born at Croydon
  • Age 1
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 2
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age 4
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age 7
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age 8
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age c. 11
    1891
    Residence
    24, Croydon
  • Age 16
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age 19
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 21
    1901
    Residence
    36 Neville Rd, Croydon
  • Age 20
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age 20
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age 23
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age 27
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age 28
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age 28
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age 29
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age 29
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age 30
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age 31
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age 31
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age 31
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age 31
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age c. 33
    1913
    Married William Henry Sawyers at Croydon, Surrey
  • Age c. 33
    1913
    Daughter Theodora born
  • Age 33
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age 34
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
  • Age 34
    25 Apr 1915
    Gallipoli landings
  • Age 34
    7 May 1915
    Lusitania sunk
  • Age 35
    6 Jun 1915
    Daughter Nellie born
  • Age 35
    24 Apr 1916
    Easter Rising in Dublin
  • Age 36
    5 Jun 1916
    Lord Kitchener lost at sea
  • Age 36
    1 Jul 1916
    Battle of the Somme begins
    About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
  • Age 37
    31 Jul 1917
    Battle of Passchendaele begins
  • Age 37
    6 Feb 1918
    Some women get the vote
    Representation of the People Act.
  • Age 37
    1918–1919
    Spanish flu pandemic
  • Age 38
    11 Nov 1918
    Armistice ends the First World War
  • Age 38
    7 Feb 1919
    Son William Henry born
  • Age 39
    14 Jun 1919
    Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
  • Age 42
    28 Apr 1923
    First FA Cup final at Wembley
  • Age 43
    22 Jan 1924
    First Labour government
  • Age 45
    26 Jan 1926
    John Logie Baird demonstrates television
  • Age 45
    3 May 1926
    General Strike begins
  • Age 47
    28 Nov 1927
    Died at Croydon, Surrey