William Maynard

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Born	JUN 1812 , Lingfield, Surrey, England
Died	JAN 1890 , Horne, Surrey, England
Parents	William Maynard (Father) Family Elizabeth Terry (Mother) Family
Marriage	Catherine Dod — 15 OCT 1836 at St.Mary's Church, Bletchingley Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		Carpenter
Residence	1837	Bletchingley
Residence	1841	St Mary Newington
Occupation	1861	Agricultural labourer
Residence	1881	Horne Court Hill, Horne

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

Jun 1812

Born at Lingfield, Surrey, England
Age 2

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age 3

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age 7

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 7

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 13

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 16

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 17

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 17

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age c. 18

1830

Son Williams born
Age 18

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 18

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 19

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 20

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 21

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 22

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 23

24 Dec 1835

Son George born
Age 24

15 Oct 1836

Married Catherine Dod at St.Mary's Church, Bletchingley
Age c. 25

1837

Residence

Bletchingley
Age 25

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 25

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 27

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age c. 29

1841

Residence

St Mary Newington
Age 29

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 33

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 34

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 38

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 40

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 41

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 42

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 42

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 43

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 44

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 46

Feb 1859

Father William died
Age 47

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 49

1861

Occupation

Agricultural labourer
Age 50

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 51

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 55

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 58

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 58

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 59

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 60

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 63

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 65

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 66

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 67

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 69

1881

Residence

Horne Court Hill, Horne
Age 69

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 70

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 72

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 75

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 76

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 77

Jan 1890

Died at Horne, Surrey, England