Augustus Frederick d'Este

Augustus Frederick d'Este

Born 13 JAN 1794 , 16, Lower Berkeley Street, London, ENG
Died 28 DEC 1848 , Ramsgate, Kent, ENG
Parents Augustus Frederick of England (Father) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George III
  • Birth
    13 Jan 1794
    Born at 16, Lower Berkeley Street, London, ENG
  • Age 2
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age 6
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age 9
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age 10
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age 11
    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 21
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age 25
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age 26
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age 31
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age 35
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age 35
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age 35
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age 36
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age 36
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age 37
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age 38
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age 39
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age 40
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age 43
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 43
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 46
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age 47
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 49
    22 Apr 1843
    Father Augustus Frederick died
  • Age 51
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 52
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 54
    28 Dec 1848
    Died at Ramsgate, Kent, ENG