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Robert Bristow

Robert Bristow

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Born 1712
Died 8 DEC 1776
Parents Robert Bristow (Father) Family
Sarah Warde (Mother) Family
Marriages Susannah Philipson — 7 JUN 1746 Family Page
Mary Harding — 1769 Family Page
Occupation & Residence
Type Date Detail
Occupation MP for Winchelsea, Sussex
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of Queen Anne
  • Birth
    1712
    Born
  • Year of birth
    1712
    Newcomen builds the first practical steam engine
  • Age c. 2
    1 Aug 1714
    Accession of George I
    Reigned 1714–1727
  • Age c. 3
    6 Sep 1715
    First Jacobite rising
  • Age c. 9
    1721
    Robert Walpole becomes the first Prime Minister in all but name
  • Age c. 15
    11 Jun 1727
    Accession of George II
    Reigned 1727–1760
  • Age c. 25
    3 Nov 1737
    Father Robert died
  • Age c. 33
    1745–1746
    Second Jacobite rising
    Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
  • Age c. 34
    7 Jun 1746
    Married Susannah Philipson
  • Age c. 40
    Sep 1752
    Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar
    2 September was followed by 14 September.
  • Age c. 44
    1756–1763
    Seven Years' War begins
  • Age c. 48
    25 Oct 1760
    Accession of George III
    Reigned 1760–1820
  • Age c. 52
    1764
    Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
  • Age c. 56
    26 Aug 1768
    Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
  • Age c. 57
    1769
    Married Mary Harding
  • Age c. 57
    5 Jan 1769
    James Watt patents his improved steam engine
  • Age c. 58
    1770
    Daughter Anna Maria born
  • Age c. 59
    1771
    Daughter Frances Elizabeth born
  • Age c. 61
    1773
    Son Robert born
  • Age c. 62
    1774
    Daughter Selina born
  • Age c. 63
    1775–1783
    American War of Independence begins
  • Age c. 64
    8 Dec 1776
    Died