John Gale

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Born	20 NOV 1828 , Abinger Common
Died	UNKNOWN
Parents	Barbara Bristow (Mother) Family John Gale (Father) Family
Marriages	Elisa Wiles Family Page ELiza Fisher Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

20 Nov 1828

Born at Abinger Common
4 months

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
10 months

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
11 months

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 1

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 1

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 2

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 3

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 4

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 5

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 8

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 8

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age c. 11

1839

Mother Barbara died
Age 11

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 12

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 16

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 17

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 22

1850

Son John born
Age 22

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 23

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 25

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 25

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 25

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age c. 28

1856

Son Charles Frederick born
Age 27

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 28

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 31

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 34

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 34

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 38

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 41

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 41

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 43

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 44

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 47

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 48

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 50

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 51

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 53

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 53

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 56

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 59

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 60

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 67

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 70

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age 72

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age 72

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age 75

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 78

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 79

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games

Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.