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Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina of Cambridge

Mary Adelaide Wilhelmina of Cambridge

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Born 27 NOV 1833 , Hanover, GER
Died 27 OCT 1897 , White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, ENG
Parents Adolphus Frederick of England (Father) Family
Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa of Hesse-Cassel (Mother) Family
Marriage Francis — 12 JUN 1866 at Kew church, Surrey, ENG Family Page
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of William IV
  • Birth
    27 Nov 1833
    Born at Hanover, GER
  • 8 months
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age 3
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 3
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 6
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age 7
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 11
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 12
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 16
    8 Jul 1850
    Father Adolphus Frederick died
  • Age 17
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age 18
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age 20
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age 20
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age 20
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age 22
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age 23
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age 25
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age 29
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age 29
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age 32
    12 Jun 1866
    Married Francis at Kew church, Surrey, ENG
  • Age 33
    26 May 1867
    Daughter Mary Augusta Louise Olga born
  • Age 33
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 35
    1868
    Son Adolphus Charles Alexander Albert born
  • Age c. 37
    1870
    Son Francis Joseph Leopold Frederick born
  • Age 36
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age 36
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age 38
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age 39
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age c. 41
    1874
    Son Alexander Augustus Frederick William born
  • Age 42
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age 43
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age 45
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age 46
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age 48
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 48
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age 51
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age 54
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age 55
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age 55
    6 Apr 1889
    Mother Augusta Wilhelmina Louisa died
  • Age 62
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age 63
    27 Oct 1897
    Died at White Lodge, Richmond Park, Surrey, ENG