Arthur Frost

Arthur Frost

Born JAN 1833 , Harting
Christening 13 FEB 1833 , Harking, Sussex
Died JUL 1904 , Reigate, Surrey, England
Parents John Joseph Frost (Father) Family
Harriott Ann Frost (Mother) Family
Marriage Eliza Webb — 10 AUG 1856 at Cocking Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation Railway Labourer
Residence Flint Cottage, Cocking, Near Midhurst, Sussex
Residence 1881 3 South Street, Reigate
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of William IV
  • Birth
    Jan 1833
    Born at Harting
  • 1 month
    13 Feb 1833
    Christened at Harking, Sussex
  • 7 months
    28 Aug 1833
    Slavery Abolition Act
  • Age 1
    14 Aug 1834
    New Poor Law introduces workhouses
  • Age 4
    20 Jun 1837
    Accession of Queen Victoria
    Reigned 1837–1901
  • Age 4
    1 Jul 1837
    Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
  • Age 7
    6 May 1840
    The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
  • Age 8
    6 Jun 1841
    First detailed national census
  • Age 12
    1845–1852
    Irish Potato Famine
  • Age 13
    26 Jun 1846
    Corn Laws repealed
  • Age 18
    1 May 1851
    Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
  • Age 19
    14 Sep 1852
    Duke of Wellington dies
  • Age 21
    1854–1856
    Crimean War
  • Age 21
    10 Jun 1854
    Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
  • Age 21
    31 Aug 1854
    Broad Street cholera outbreak
    John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
  • Age c. 23
    1856
    Daughter Charlotte born
  • Age 23
    29 Jan 1856
    Victoria Cross instituted
  • Age 23
    10 Aug 1856
    Married Eliza Webb at Cocking
  • Age 24
    1857–1858
    Indian Rebellion
  • Age c. 25
    1858
    Son Walter born
  • Age 26
    13 Nov 1859
    Son Arthur born
  • Age 26
    24 Nov 1859
    Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
  • Age c. 29
    1862
    Daughter Annie born
  • Age c. 30
    1863
    Son William born
  • Age 30
    10 Jan 1863
    London Underground opens
    The world's first underground railway.
  • Age 30
    26 Oct 1863
    The Football Association is founded
  • Age 34
    15 Aug 1867
    Second Reform Act
  • Age c. 35
    1868
    Daughter Laura born
  • Age 37
    9 Jun 1870
    Charles Dickens dies
  • Age 37
    9 Aug 1870
    Elementary Education Act
    Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
  • Age c. 39
    1872
    Daughter Edith Ellen born
  • Age 39
    16 Mar 1872
    First FA Cup final
  • Age 39
    30 Nov 1872
    First international football match, Scotland v England
  • Age 43
    10 Mar 1876
    Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
  • Age 44
    9 Jul 1877
    First Wimbledon Championships
  • Age c. 45
    1878
    Father John Joseph died
  • Age 46
    11 Jan 1879
    Zulu War begins
  • Age 46
    28 Dec 1879
    Tay Bridge disaster
  • Age c. 48
    1881
    Residence
    3 South Street, Reigate
  • Age 49
    19 Apr 1882
    Charles Darwin dies
  • Age 49
    29 Aug 1882
    England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
  • Age 51
    Dec 1884
    Third Reform Act
  • Age 55
    17 Apr 1888
    The Football League is founded
  • Age 55
    7 Dec 1888
    John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
  • Age 56
    26 Sep 1889
    Mother Harriott Ann died
  • Age 63
    2 Jun 1896
    Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
  • Age 66
    1899–1902
    Second Boer War
  • Age 68
    22 Jan 1901
    Accession of Edward VII
    Reigned 1901–1910
  • Age 68
    22 Jan 1901
    Queen Victoria dies
  • Age 70
    17 Dec 1903
    The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
  • Age 71
    Jul 1904
    Died at Reigate, Surrey, England