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Arthur Frost

Arthur Frost

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Born 13 NOV 1859 , Cocking, Sussex
Christening 10 JUN 1860 , Cocking
Died 14 APR 1944 , Croydon
Parents Arthur Frost (Father) Family
Eliza Webb (Mother) Family
Marriage Nell Maynard — 1 MAY 1879 Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Residence Fowcett Rd, Old Town, Croydon
Residence 1881 11 Selsdon Road, Croydon
Residence 1891 24, Croydon
Occupation 1891 Grocer's porter
Occupation 1901 Dingwall Road, Croydon; Occupation: Drayman for Fremlins Brewers
Residence 1901 36 Neville Road, Croydon. 2 bedrooms and a box room!
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    13 Nov 1859
    Born at Cocking, Sussex
  • Newborn
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • 6 months
    10 Jun 1860
    Christened at Cocking
  • Age 3
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age 3
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age 7
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age 10
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age 10
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age 12
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age 13
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age 16
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age 17
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age 19
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age 19
    1 May 1879
    Married Nell Maynard
  • Age 20
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age 20
    2 Jun 1880
    Daughter Edith Ellen born
  • Age c. 22
    1881
    Residence
    11 Selsdon Road, Croydon
  • Age 21
    22 Aug 1881
    Son Bill born
  • Age 22
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 22
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age 24
    6 Sep 1884
    Son Bert born
  • Age 25
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age 26
    9 Feb 1886
    Son Ern born
  • Age 28
    22 Dec 1887
    Son Walt born
  • Age 28
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age 29
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age 29
    13 Jul 1889
    Son Harold Horace born
  • Age 30
    16 Aug 1890
    Son Sydney born
  • Age c. 32
    1891
    Residence
    24, Croydon
  • Age c. 32
    1891
    Occupation
    Grocer's porter
  • Age 34
    5 Nov 1894
    Daughter Nance born
  • Age 36
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age 36
    23 Aug 1896
    Son Ted born
  • Age 39
    4 Apr 1899
    Son Henry born
  • Age 39
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 42
    1901
    Occupation
    Dingwall Road, Croydon; Occupation: Drayman for Fremlins Brewers
  • Age c. 42
    1901
    Residence
    36 Neville Road, Croydon. 2 bedrooms and a box room!
  • Age 41
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age 41
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age 44
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age 44
    Jul 1904
    Father Arthur died
  • Age 44
    1 Aug 1904
    Daughter Florrie born
  • Age 47
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age c. 49
    1908
    Mother Eliza died
  • Age 48
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age 49
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age 49
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age 50
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age 50
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age 51
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age 52
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age 52
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age 52
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age 53
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age 54
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
  • Age 55
    25 Apr 1915
    Gallipoli landings
  • Age 55
    7 May 1915
    Lusitania sunk
  • Age 56
    24 Apr 1916
    Easter Rising in Dublin
  • Age 56
    5 Jun 1916
    Lord Kitchener lost at sea
  • Age 56
    1 Jul 1916
    Battle of the Somme begins
    About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
  • Age 57
    31 Jul 1917
    Battle of Passchendaele begins
  • Age 58
    6 Feb 1918
    Some women get the vote
    Representation of the People Act.
  • Age 58
    1918–1919
    Spanish flu pandemic
  • Age 58
    11 Nov 1918
    Armistice ends the First World War
  • Age 59
    14 Jun 1919
    Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
  • Age 63
    28 Apr 1923
    First FA Cup final at Wembley
  • Age 64
    22 Jan 1924
    First Labour government
  • Age 66
    26 Jan 1926
    John Logie Baird demonstrates television
  • Age 66
    3 May 1926
    General Strike begins
  • Age 68
    2 Jul 1928
    Women get the vote on equal terms with men
  • Age 68
    Sep 1928
    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
  • Age 69
    Oct 1929
    Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
  • Age 70
    5 Oct 1930
    R101 airship disaster
  • Age 76
    20 Jan 1936
    Accession of Edward VIII
  • Age 76
    2 Nov 1936
    BBC begins the world's first regular television service
  • Age 77
    11 Dec 1936
    Accession of George VI
    Reigned 1936–1952
  • Age 77
    11 Dec 1936
    Edward VIII abdicates
  • Age 77
    12 Apr 1937
    Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine
  • Age 79
    1939–1945
    Britain declares war on Germany: Second World War begins
  • Age 80
    26 May 1940
    Dunkirk evacuation begins
  • Age 80
    10 Jul 1940
    Battle of Britain begins
  • Age 80
    1940–1941
    The Blitz
  • Age 82
    23 Oct 1942
    Battle of El Alamein
  • Age 83
    1 Dec 1942
    Beveridge Report published
  • Age 84
    14 Apr 1944
    Died at Croydon