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Elizabeth Hudson

Elizabeth Hudson

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Born 1724 , Hartfield, Sussex, England
Marriage Robert Russell — 20 APR 1747 at Hartfield, Sussex, England Family Page
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Born in the reign of George I
  • Birth
    1724
    Born at Hartfield, Sussex, England
  • Age c. 3
    11 Jun 1727
    Accession of George II
    Reigned 1727–1760
  • Age c. 21
    1745–1746
    Second Jacobite rising
    Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
  • Age c. 23
    20 Apr 1747
    Married Robert Russell at Hartfield, Sussex, England
  • Age c. 28
    Sep 1752
    Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar
    2 September was followed by 14 September.
  • Age c. 31
    1755
    Son Robert born
  • Age c. 32
    1756–1763
    Seven Years' War begins
  • Age c. 36
    25 Oct 1760
    Accession of George III
    Reigned 1760–1820
  • Age c. 40
    1764
    Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
  • Age c. 44
    26 Aug 1768
    Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
  • Age c. 45
    5 Jan 1769
    James Watt patents his improved steam engine
  • Age c. 51
    1775–1783
    American War of Independence begins
  • Age c. 56
    4 May 1780
    First Epsom Derby run
    On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
  • Age c. 65
    14 Jul 1789
    French Revolution begins
  • Age c. 69
    1 Feb 1793
    Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
  • Age c. 72
    14 May 1796
    Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
  • Age c. 77
    1 Jan 1801
    Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
  • Age c. 79
    1803–1815
    Napoleonic Wars resume
  • Age c. 80
    21 Feb 1804
    Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.