Paul William Molesworth

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Born	13 JAN 1821 , St. Breoke, Cornwall, ENG
Died	17 FEB 1912
Buried	, Lanherne Convent, St Mawgan, Cornwall, ENG
Parents	William Molesworth (Father) Family
Marriage	Unknown spouse Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		10th Baronet; Rector of Tetcott

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

13 Jan 1821

Born at St. Breoke, Cornwall, ENG
Age 4

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 8

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 8

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 8

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 9

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 9

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 10

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 11

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 12

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 13

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 16

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 16

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 19

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 20

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 24

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 25

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 30

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 30

28 May 1851

Father William died
Age 31

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 32

31 Oct 1853

Son Lewis born
Age 33

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 33

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 33

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 35

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 36

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 38

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 41

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 42

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 46

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 49

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 49

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 51

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 51

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 55

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 56

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 57

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 58

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 61

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 61

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 63

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 67

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 67

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 75

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 78

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 80

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 80

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 82

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 86

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 87

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 87

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 88

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 89

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 89

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 90

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 90

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 91

17 Feb 1912

Died