Mary Ann Boots

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Born	FEB 1817 , Ewhurst
Baptised	9 FEB 1817 , Weslyan Chapel, Sandhurst By Cranbrook, Kent
Died	1873 , Maidstone, Kent
Parents	Benjamin Boots (Father) Family Sarah Boots (Mother) Family
Marriage	James Benge — 5 AUG 1839 at Battle Family Page

Occupation & Residence

Type	Date	Detail
Residence	1871	Yalding, Kent
Residence	BET 1851 AND 1861	Lower Cousleywood, Wadhurst

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George III

Birth

Feb 1817

Born at Ewhurst
Newborn

9 Feb 1817

Baptised at Weslyan Chapel, Sandhurst By Cranbrook, Kent
Age 2

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age 2

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age 8

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.
Age 12

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 12

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 12

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 13

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 13

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 14

Mar 1831

Mother Sarah died
Age 14

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 15

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 16

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 17

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 20

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 20

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 22

5 Aug 1839

Married James Benge at Battle
Age 23

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 24

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 28

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 29

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age c. 34

1851

Residence

Lower Cousleywood, Wadhurst
Age 34

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 35

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age 37

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 37

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 37

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age 38

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 40

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age 42

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age 43

Dec 1860

Father Benjamin died
Age 45

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 46

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age 50

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age 53

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 53

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age c. 54

1871

Residence

Yalding, Kent
Age 55

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 55

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age c. 56

1873

Died at Maidstone, Kent