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William Prikler

William Prikler

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Born 19 JAN 1864 , Godstone, Surrey
Died UNKNOWN
Parents Adah Mary Spicer (Mother) Family
William D. Prikler (Father) Family
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Residence 1881 Yew Tree Farm, Godstone, Surrey
Occupation 1891 Farmer's son
Occupation 1901 Farmer
Residence 1901 112 Godstone Rd
Occupation 1913 Cowkeeper
Residence 1921 Marl Farm
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Victoria
  • Birth
    19 Jan 1864
    Born at Godstone, Surrey
  • Age 3
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age 6
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age 6
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age 8
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age 8
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age 12
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age 13
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age 14
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age 15
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age c. 17
    1881
    Residence
    Yew Tree Farm, Godstone, Surrey
  • Age 18
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 18
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age 20
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age 24
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age 24
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age c. 27
    1891
    Occupation
    Farmer's son
  • Age 32
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age 35
    20 Feb 1899
    Father William D. died
  • Age 35
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age c. 37
    1901
    Occupation
    Farmer
  • Age c. 37
    1901
    Residence
    112 Godstone Rd
  • Age 37
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age 37
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age 39
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age 43
    17 Jun 1907
    Brooklands motor circuit opens
    At Weybridge, Surrey.
  • Age 44
    13 Jul 1908
    London hosts the Olympic Games
  • Age 44
    1 Jan 1909
    First old age pensions paid
  • Age 45
    25 Jul 1909
    Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
  • Age 46
    6 May 1910
    Accession of George V
    Reigned 1910–1936
  • Age 46
    13 Aug 1910
    Florence Nightingale dies
  • Age 47
    18 Aug 1911
    Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
  • Age 47
    16 Dec 1911
    National Insurance Act
  • Age 48
    Mar 1912
    Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
  • Age 48
    15 Apr 1912
    Titanic sinks
  • Age c. 49
    1913
    Occupation
    Cowkeeper
  • Age 49
    8 Jun 1913
    Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
  • Age 50
    1914–1918
    Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
  • Age 51
    25 Apr 1915
    Gallipoli landings
  • Age 51
    7 May 1915
    Lusitania sunk
  • Age 52
    24 Apr 1916
    Easter Rising in Dublin
  • Age 52
    5 Jun 1916
    Lord Kitchener lost at sea
  • Age 52
    1 Jul 1916
    Battle of the Somme begins
    About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
  • Age 53
    31 Jul 1917
    Battle of Passchendaele begins
  • Age 54
    6 Feb 1918
    Some women get the vote
    Representation of the People Act.
  • Age 54
    1918–1919
    Spanish flu pandemic
  • Age 54
    11 Nov 1918
    Armistice ends the First World War
  • Age 55
    14 Jun 1919
    Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
  • Age c. 57
    1921
    Residence
    Marl Farm
  • Age 59
    28 Apr 1923
    First FA Cup final at Wembley
  • Age 60
    22 Jan 1924
    First Labour government
  • Age 62
    26 Jan 1926
    John Logie Baird demonstrates television
  • Age 62
    3 May 1926
    General Strike begins
  • Age 64
    2 Jul 1928
    Women get the vote on equal terms with men
  • Age 64
    Sep 1928
    Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
  • Age 65
    Oct 1929
    Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
  • Age 66
    5 Oct 1930
    R101 airship disaster
  • Age 69
    12 Nov 1933
    Mother Adah Mary died
  • Age 72
    20 Jan 1936
    Accession of Edward VIII
  • Age 72
    2 Nov 1936
    BBC begins the world's first regular television service
  • Age 72
    11 Dec 1936
    Accession of George VI
    Reigned 1936–1952
  • Age 72
    11 Dec 1936
    Edward VIII abdicates
  • Age 73
    12 Apr 1937
    Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine
  • Age 75
    1939–1945
    Britain declares war on Germany: Second World War begins
  • Age 76
    26 May 1940
    Dunkirk evacuation begins
  • Age 76
    10 Jul 1940
    Battle of Britain begins
  • Age 76
    1940–1941
    The Blitz
  • Age 78
    23 Oct 1942
    Battle of El Alamein
  • Age 78
    1 Dec 1942
    Beveridge Report published
  • Age 80
    6 Jun 1944
    D-Day landings
  • Age 80
    3 Aug 1944
    Education Act creates free secondary schooling
Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.