Pat Bristow

(Wilton George Bristow)

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Born	27 JUN 1901 , Cork Howestrand, Resident, Ireland
Died	29 JUN 1971 , East Surrey Hospital, Redhill
Parents	Wilton George Bristow (Father) Family Kate Maynard (Mother) Family
Marriage	Nance Frost — 26 DEC 1922 at Croydon Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Occupation		Electrical Engineer
Residence	BET 1926 AND 1934	Redhill; Residence: 114 St. Johns Rd
Residence	BET 1940 AND 1968	Redhill; Residence: 6a Garlands Rd

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Edward VII

Birth

27 Jun 1901

Born at Cork Howestrand, Resident, Ireland
Age 2

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age 5

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age 7

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 7

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age 8

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age 8

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age 9

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age 10

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age 10

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age 10

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age 10

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age 11

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age 13

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age 13

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age 13

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age 14

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age 14

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age 15

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age 16

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age 16

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age 16

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age 17

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age 17

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age 21

24 Nov 1922

Father Wilton George died
Age 21

26 Dec 1922

Married Nance Frost at Croydon
Age 21

28 Apr 1923

First FA Cup final at Wembley
Age 22

22 Jan 1924

First Labour government
Age c. 25

1926

Residence

Redhill; Residence: 114 St. Johns Rd
Age 24

26 Jan 1926

John Logie Baird demonstrates television
Age 24

3 May 1926

General Strike begins
Age 26

10 Dec 1927

Son Geoff born
Age 27

2 Jul 1928

Women get the vote on equal terms with men
Age 27

Sep 1928

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
Age 28

Oct 1929

Wall Street Crash begins the Great Depression
Age 29

5 Oct 1930

R101 airship disaster
Age 34

20 Jan 1936

Accession of Edward VIII
Age 35

2 Nov 1936

BBC begins the world's first regular television service
Age 35

11 Dec 1936

Accession of George VI

Reigned 1936–1952
Age 35

11 Dec 1936

Edward VIII abdicates
Age 35

12 Apr 1937

Frank Whittle runs the first jet engine
Age 38

1939–1945

Britain declares war on Germany: Second World War begins
Age c. 39

1940

Residence

Redhill; Residence: 6a Garlands Rd
Age 38

26 May 1940

Dunkirk evacuation begins
Age 39

10 Jul 1940

Battle of Britain begins
Age 39

1940–1941

The Blitz
Age 41

23 Oct 1942

Battle of El Alamein
Age 41

1 Dec 1942

Beveridge Report published
Age 42

6 Jun 1944

D-Day landings
Age 43

3 Aug 1944

Education Act creates free secondary schooling
Age 43

8 May 1945

VE Day
Age 44

15 Aug 1945

VJ Day
Age 46

15 Aug 1947

India and Pakistan become independent
Age 46

22 Jun 1948

HMT Empire Windrush arrives at Tilbury
Age 47

5 Jul 1948

National Health Service launched
Age 47

29 Jul 1948

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age 48

1950–1953

Korean War begins
Age 50

6 Feb 1952

Accession of Queen Elizabeth II

Reigned 1952–2022
Age 51

5 Dec 1952

Great Smog of London
Age 51

31 Jan 1953

North Sea flood
Age 51

28 Feb 1953

Crick and Watson announce the structure of DNA
Age 51

29 May 1953

Hillary and Tenzing reach the summit of Everest
Age 51

2 Jun 1953

Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Age 52

6 May 1954

Roger Bannister runs the first sub-four-minute mile
Age 53

4 Jul 1954

Food rationing ends
Age 54

22 Sep 1955

ITV launches
Age 55

5 Jul 1956

Clean Air Act
Age 55

29 Oct 1956

Suez Crisis
Age 56

4 Oct 1957

Sputnik 1 launched: the Space Age begins
Age 56

6 Feb 1958

Munich air disaster

Eight Manchester United players among the dead.
Age 56

9 Jun 1958

Gatwick Airport officially opened

In Sussex.
Age 58

25 Jul 1959

First hovercraft crosses the Channel
Age 61

5 Oct 1962

The Beatles release their first single
Age 61

1962–1963

The Big Freeze

One of the coldest winters on record.
Age 62

22 Nov 1963

President Kennedy assassinated
Age 63

24 Jan 1965

Sir Winston Churchill dies
Age 64

8 Nov 1965

Death penalty for murder suspended
Age 65

30 Jul 1966

England win the World Cup
Age 65

21 Oct 1966

Aberfan disaster
Age 66

27 Oct 1967

Abortion Act
Age 67

2 Mar 1969

First flight of Concorde
Age 68

20 Jul 1969

First Moon landing
Age 69

15 Feb 1971

Decimal Day
Age 70

29 Jun 1971

Died at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill