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James Knight

James Knight

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Born 1794
Died 8 JUN 1843 , Ewshott
Buried , Crondall
Parents James (Father) Family
Marriage Elizabeth Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation Agricultural labourer
Occupation 1815 Private soldier
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George III
  • Birth
    1794
    Born
  • Age c. 2
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age c. 7
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age c. 9
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age c. 10
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age c. 11
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age c. 13
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age c. 21
    1815
    Occupation
    Private soldier
  • Age c. 21
    22 Feb 1815
    Daughter Anne born
  • Age c. 21
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age c. 21
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age c. 24
    8 Mar 1818
    Son George Henry born
  • Age c. 25
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age c. 26
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age c. 27
    1821
    Son Stephen born
  • Age c. 31
    27 Sep 1825
    Stockton and Darlington Railway opens
    The first public steam railway.
  • Age c. 35
    13 Apr 1829
    Catholic Emancipation Act
  • Age c. 35
    29 Sep 1829
    Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
  • Age c. 35
    Oct 1829
    Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
  • Age c. 36
    26 Jun 1830
    Accession of William IV
    Reigned 1830–1837
  • Age c. 36
    15 Sep 1830
    Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
  • Age c. 37
    1831
    Son Henry born
  • Age c. 37
    1831–1832
    First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
  • Age c. 38
    7 Jun 1832
    Great Reform Act
  • Age c. 39
    1833
    Son William born
  • Age c. 39
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age c. 40
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age c. 43
    1837
    Daughter Sarah born
  • Age c. 43
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age c. 43
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age c. 46
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age c. 47
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age c. 49
    8 Jun 1843
    Died at Ewshott