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Mary Elizabeth Bennett

Mary Elizabeth Bennett

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Born 1847
Died 1909
Parents William S. Bennett (Father) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    1847
    Born
  • Age c. 4
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age c. 5
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age c. 7
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age c. 7
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age c. 7
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age c. 9
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age c. 10
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age c. 12
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age c. 16
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age c. 16
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age c. 20
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 23
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age c. 23
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age c. 25
    1872
    Son Joseph Greeley born
  • Age c. 25
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age c. 25
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age c. 29
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age c. 30
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age c. 32
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age c. 32
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age c. 35
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age c. 35
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age c. 37
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age c. 41
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age c. 41
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age c. 49
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age c. 52
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 54
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age c. 54
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age c. 56
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age c. 60
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age c. 61
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age c. 62
    1909
    Died
  • Age c. 62
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age c. 62
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel