Adah Mary Spicer

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Born	5 JAN 1840 , Bourton, Dorset
Died	12 NOV 1933
Buried	1933 , Blindley Heath, St John
Parents	Walter Spicer (Father) Family Jemima Oxford (Mother) Family
Marriage	William D. Prikler — 22 JUN 1863 at Blindley Heath Church Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence	1841	Gillingham, Dorset, England
Residence	1863	Yew Tree Farm, Godstone
Residence	1881	Yew Tree Farm
Residence	1891	154 Godstone Rd
Residence	1901	112 Godstone Rd
Occupation	1901	Dairy cattle
Residence	1921	Marl Farm

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

5 Jan 1840

Born at Bourton, Dorset
4 months

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 1

1841

Residence

Gillingham, Dorset, England
Age 1

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 5

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 6

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 11

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 12

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 14

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 14

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 14

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 16

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 17

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 19

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 23

1863

Residence

Yew Tree Farm, Godstone
Age 23

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 23

22 Jun 1863

Married William D. Prikler at Blindley Heath Church
Age 23

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 24

19 Jan 1864

Son William born
Age 25

Jul 1865

Daughter Ada born
Age 26

15 Jul 1866

Son Robert born
Age 27

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age c. 28

1868

Son Jack born
Age c. 30

1870

Son Louis born
Age 30

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 30

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 32

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 32

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 32

9 Dec 1872

Daughter Laura Annie born
Age 33

14 Apr 1873

Father Walter died
Age 33

1 Oct 1873

Daughter Mabel Lucy born
Age 35

Sep 1875

Daughter Queenie Jessie Maria born
Age 36

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age c. 37

1877

Son Norman Henry born
Age 37

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 39

1879

Son Leonard Arthur born
Age 39

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 39

26 Dec 1879

Mother Jemima died
Age 39

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 41

1881

Residence

Yew Tree Farm
Age 42

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 42

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 44

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 48

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 48

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 51

1891

Residence

154 Godstone Rd
Age 56

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 59

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 61

1901

Residence

112 Godstone Rd
Age c. 61

1901

Occupation

Dairy cattle
Age 61

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 61

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 63

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 67

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 68

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 68

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 69

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 70

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 70

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 71

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 71

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 72

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 72

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 73

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 74

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 75

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 75

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 76

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 76

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 76

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 77

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 78

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 78

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 78

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 79

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age c. 81

1921

Residence

Marl Farm
Age 83

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 84

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age 86

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 86

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 88

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 88

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 89

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 90

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age c. 93

1933

Buried at Blindley Heath, St John
Age 93

12 Nov 1933

Died