Benjamin Owen Bootes

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Born	1855 , Robertsbridge, Sussex
Died	1920 , Croydon
Parents	Benjamin Bootes (Father) Family Louisa Banister (Mother) Family
Marriage	Jane Padgham — 1878 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence	1861	Cripps Corner, Ewhurst
Residence	1871	Wadhurst, Sussex
Residence	1881	The Slade, Lamberhurst, Sussex
Residence	1891	64 Danbrook Road, Streatham
Residence	1901	14 Benson Road, Croydon
Occupation	BET 1881 AND 1901	Carpenter

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of Queen Victoria

Birth

1855

Born at Robertsbridge, Sussex
Age c. 1

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age c. 2

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age c. 4

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 6

1861

Residence

Cripps Corner, Ewhurst
Age c. 8

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age c. 8

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age c. 12

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age c. 15

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age c. 15

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 16

1871

Residence

Wadhurst, Sussex
Age c. 17

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age c. 17

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 21

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age c. 22

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age c. 23

1878

Married Jane Padgham at Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Age c. 24

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age c. 24

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age c. 25

1880

Daughter Matty Louisa born
Age c. 26

1881

Residence

The Slade, Lamberhurst, Sussex
Age c. 26

1881

Occupation

Carpenter
Age c. 27

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age c. 27

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age c. 28

1883

Son Benjamin Ernest born
Age c. 29

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age c. 33

1888

Son William Owen born
Age c. 33

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age c. 33

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age c. 36

1891

Residence

64 Danbrook Road, Streatham
Age c. 41

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age c. 44

1899–1902

Second Boer War
Age c. 45

22 May 1900

Father Benjamin died
Age c. 46

1901

Residence

14 Benson Road, Croydon
Age c. 46

22 Jan 1901

Accession of Edward VII

Reigned 1901–1910
Age c. 46

22 Jan 1901

Queen Victoria dies
Age c. 48

17 Dec 1903

The Wright brothers make the first powered flight
Age c. 52

17 Jun 1907

Brooklands motor circuit opens

At Weybridge, Surrey.
Age c. 53

20 May 1908

Mother Louisa died
Age c. 53

13 Jul 1908

London hosts the Olympic Games
Age c. 54

1 Jan 1909

First old age pensions paid
Age c. 54

25 Jul 1909

Blériot makes the first flight across the Channel
Age c. 55

6 May 1910

Accession of George V

Reigned 1910–1936
Age c. 55

13 Aug 1910

Florence Nightingale dies
Age c. 56

18 Aug 1911

Parliament Act limits the power of the House of Lords
Age c. 56

16 Dec 1911

National Insurance Act
Age c. 57

Mar 1912

Captain Scott dies returning from the South Pole
Age c. 57

15 Apr 1912

Titanic sinks
Age c. 58

8 Jun 1913

Suffragette Emily Davison dies at the Derby
Age c. 59

1914–1918

Britain declares war on Germany: First World War begins
Age c. 60

25 Apr 1915

Gallipoli landings
Age c. 60

7 May 1915

Lusitania sunk
Age c. 61

24 Apr 1916

Easter Rising in Dublin
Age c. 61

5 Jun 1916

Lord Kitchener lost at sea
Age c. 61

1 Jul 1916

Battle of the Somme begins

About 57,000 British casualties on the first day.
Age c. 62

31 Jul 1917

Battle of Passchendaele begins
Age c. 63

6 Feb 1918

Some women get the vote

Representation of the People Act.
Age c. 63

1918–1919

Spanish flu pandemic
Age c. 63

11 Nov 1918

Armistice ends the First World War
Age c. 64

14 Jun 1919

Alcock and Brown make the first non-stop transatlantic flight
Age c. 65

1920

Died at Croydon