Caroline Elizabeth Ditcham

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Born	3 DEC 1827 , Gt. Yarmouth
Died	6 FEB 1899 , Gt. Yarmouth
Parents	John Ditcham (Father) Family Sarah Leggett (Mother) Family
Marriage	George Robert Godsiff — 1 JUN 1849 at Poplar, Middlesex Family Page

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George IV

Birth

3 Dec 1827

Born at Gt. Yarmouth
Age 1

13 Apr 1829

Catholic Emancipation Act
Age 1

29 Sep 1829

Metropolitan Police begin patrolling London
Age 1

Oct 1829

Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill Trials
Age 2

26 Jun 1830

Accession of William IV

Reigned 1830–1837
Age 2

15 Sep 1830

Liverpool and Manchester Railway opens
Age 3

1831–1832

First cholera epidemic reaches Britain
Age 4

7 Jun 1832

Great Reform Act
Age 5

28 Aug 1833

Slavery Abolition Act
Age 6

14 Aug 1834

New Poor Law introduces workhouses
Age 9

20 Jun 1837

Accession of Queen Victoria

Reigned 1837–1901
Age 9

1 Jul 1837

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths begins in England and Wales
Age 12

6 May 1840

The Penny Black, the first postage stamp, goes into use
Age 13

6 Jun 1841

First detailed national census
Age 17

1845–1852

Irish Potato Famine
Age 18

26 Jun 1846

Corn Laws repealed
Age 21

1 Jun 1849

Married George Robert Godsiff at Poplar, Middlesex
Age c. 24

1851

Daughter Caroline Mary Ann born
Age 23

1 May 1851

Great Exhibition opens at the Crystal Palace
Age 24

14 Sep 1852

Duke of Wellington dies
Age c. 26

1853

Daughter Rebecca Sarah born
Age 26

1854–1856

Crimean War
Age 26

10 Jun 1854

Crystal Palace reopens at Sydenham
Age 26

31 Aug 1854

Broad Street cholera outbreak

John Snow traces the cause to a water pump.
Age c. 28

1855

Son George William born
Age 28

29 Jan 1856

Victoria Cross instituted
Age 29

1857–1858

Indian Rebellion
Age c. 32

1859

Daughter Mary Ann born
Age 31

24 Nov 1859

Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species
Age c. 33

1860

Daughter Sarah Ann Ditcham born
Age 34

1 Jun 1862

Son William John Ditcham born
Age 35

10 Jan 1863

London Underground opens

The world's first underground railway.
Age 35

26 Oct 1863

The Football Association is founded
Age c. 37

1864

Son Charles Samuel born
Age c. 37

1864

Daughter Eliza Hannah born
Age c. 39

1866

Son Henry Thomas born
Age 39

15 Aug 1867

Second Reform Act
Age c. 42

1869

Daughter Nellie born
Age 42

9 Jun 1870

Charles Dickens dies
Age 42

9 Aug 1870

Elementary Education Act

Schooling for all children in England and Wales.
Age 44

16 Mar 1872

First FA Cup final
Age 44

4 Nov 1872

Son Edward Herbert born
Age 44

30 Nov 1872

First international football match, Scotland v England
Age 48

10 Mar 1876

Alexander Graham Bell makes the first telephone call
Age 49

9 Jul 1877

First Wimbledon Championships
Age 51

11 Jan 1879

Zulu War begins
Age 52

28 Dec 1879

Tay Bridge disaster
Age 54

19 Apr 1882

Charles Darwin dies
Age 54

29 Aug 1882

England lose to Australia at The Oval; the Ashes begin
Age 57

Dec 1884

Third Reform Act
Age 60

17 Apr 1888

The Football League is founded
Age 61

7 Dec 1888

John Dunlop patents the pneumatic tyre
Age 68

2 Jun 1896

Marconi patents wireless telegraphy
Age 71

6 Feb 1899

Died at Gt. Yarmouth