Walter Spicer

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Born	12 MAY 1793 , Fontwell Magna, Dorset, England
Christening	12 MAY 1793 , Fontwell Magna, Dorset
Died	14 APR 1873 , Croydon
Parents	James Spicer (Father) Family Mary Randall (Mother) Family
Marriage	Jemima Oxford — 21 JAN 1828 at Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation
Occupation	1863	Innkeeper

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

12 May 1793

Born at Fontwell Magna, Dorset, England
Newborn

12 May 1793

Christened at Fontwell Magna, Dorset
Age 3

14 May 1796

Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
Age 7

1 Jan 1801

Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
Age 10

1803–1815

Napoleonic Wars resume
Age 10

21 Feb 1804

Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Age 12

21 Oct 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson killed.
Age 13

25 Mar 1807

Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
Age 21

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 22

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age 26

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 26

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 32

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 34

21 Jan 1828

Married Jemima Oxford at Fontmell Magna, Dorset, England
Age 35

30 Dec 1828

Daughter Augusta Ann born
Age 35

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 36

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 36

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age c. 37

1830

Son James born
Age 37

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 37

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 38

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age c. 39

1832

Son Joseph Oxford born
Age 39

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 40

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 41

14 May 1834

Son William born
Age 41

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age c. 43

1836

Daughter Emily born
Age 44

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 44

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 44

22 Mar 1838

Son Walter born
Age 46

5 Jan 1840

Daughter Adah Mary born
Age 46

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 48

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 48

11 Feb 1842

Son Robert George born
Age c. 51

1844

Daughter Julia born
Age 52

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 52

8 Mar 1846

Son Edward born
Age 53

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 54

14 Apr 1848

Daughter Jemima Katherine born
Age 56

3 Apr 1850

Son Thomas born
Age 57

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 58

5 Dec 1851

Daughter Ellen Maria born
Age 59

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 60

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 61

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 61

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 62

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 63

7 Jan 1857

Son Arthur Ebenezer born
Age 63

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 66

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 70

1863

Occupation

Innkeeper
Age 69

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 70

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 74

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 77

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 77

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 78

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 79

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 79

14 Apr 1873

Died at Croydon