John Belton

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Born	17 OCT 1836 , Bletchingley
Died	14 SEP 1876
Buried	, St Mary, Horne
Parents	John Belton (Father) Family Elizabeth Winchester (Mother) Family

Born in the reign of William IV

Birth

17 Oct 1836

Born at Bletchingley
8 months

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
8 months

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 3

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 4

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 8

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 9

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 14

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 15

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 17

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 17

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 17

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 19

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 20

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 23

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 26

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 27

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 30

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 33

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 33

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 35

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 36

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 39

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 39

14 Sep 1876

Died