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Sarah Lancaster

Sarah Lancaster

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Born 6 OCT 1759 , Battle, Sussex, England
Died 11 DEC 1821 , Brighton, East Sussex, England
Parents Charles Henry Lancaster (Father) Family
Mary Patience (Mother) Family
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In their lifetime
Born in the reign of George II
  • Birth
    6 Oct 1759
    Born at Battle, Sussex, England
  • Age 1
    25 Oct 1760
    Accession of George III
    Reigned 1760–1820
  • Age c. 5
    1764
    Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
  • Age 8
    26 Aug 1768
    Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
  • Age 9
    5 Jan 1769
    James Watt patents his improved steam engine
  • Age 15
    1775–1783
    American War of Independence begins
  • Age 20
    4 May 1780
    First Epsom Derby run
    On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
  • Age 29
    14 Jul 1789
    French Revolution begins
  • Age 31
    24 Dec 1790
    Father Charles Henry died
  • Age 33
    1 Feb 1793
    Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
  • Age 36
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age 39
    19 Apr 1799
    Mother Mary died
  • Age 41
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age 43
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age 44
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
  • Age 46
    21 Oct 1805
    Battle of Trafalgar
    Nelson killed.
  • Age 47
    25 Mar 1807
    Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
  • Age 55
    Apr 1815
    Mount Tambora erupts
    Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
  • Age 55
    18 Jun 1815
    Battle of Waterloo
  • Age 59
    16 Aug 1819
    Peterloo Massacre
  • Age 60
    29 Jan 1820
    Accession of George IV
    Reigned 1820–1830
  • Age 62
    11 Dec 1821
    Died at Brighton, East Sussex, England