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Steven's Genealogy
Willingale, Wright, Savill, Murrell, Burles, Bradd, Galley, Stein & Stebbing Family Names
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 Abt 1793 - 1803 (~ 10 years)
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| 1 | 1755 | - 1755—1827: Canal construction began
Period of canal construction began in Britain (till 1827)
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| 2 | 1793 | - 11 Feb 1793: Britain-French war
Britain declares war on France (1793-1802)
- 15 Apr 1793: £5 notes issued
£5 notes first issued by the Bank of England
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| 3 | 1794 | - 1794: Abolition of Parish Register duties
Abolition of Parish Register duties
- 6 Oct 1794: Lord Justice Eyre
The prosecutor for Britain, Lord Justice Eyre, charges reformers with High
Treason - he argued that, since reform of parliament would lead to revolution and revolution to executing the King, the desire for reform endangered the King's life and was therefore treasonous
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| 4 | 1795 | - 1795: The Famine Year
The Famine Year
- 1795: Foundation of the Orange Order
Foundation of the Orange Order
- 1795: Speenhamland Act
Speenhamland Act proclaims that the Parish is responsible for bringing up the labourer's wage to subsistence level - towards the end of the eighteenth century, the number of poor and unemployed increased dramatically - price increases during the Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815) far outstripped wage rises - many small farmers were bankrupted by the move towards enclosures and became landless labourers - their wages were often pitifully low
- 1795: The Gagging Acts
Pitt and Grenville introduce 'The Gagging Acts' or 'Two Bills' (the Seditious Meetings and Treasonable Practices Bills) - outlawed the mass meeting and the political lecture.
- 1795: Consumption of lime juice
Consumption of lime juice made compulsory in Royal Navy
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| 5 | 1796 | - 1796: Pitt's Reign of Terror
Pitt's 'Reign of Terror': More treason trials - leading radicals emigrate
- 1796: Legacy Tax
Legacy Tax on sums over £20 excluding those to wives, children, parents and
grandparents
- 14 May 1796: Smallpox
Dr Edward Jenner gave first vaccination for smallpox in England
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| 6 | 1797 | - 1797: Bank of England suspends cash payments
England in Crisis, Bank of England suspends cash payments
- 1797: Mutinies in the Roayl Navy
Mutinies in the Roayl Navy at Spithead and Nore
- 1797: Tax on newspapers increased
Tax on newspapers (including cheap, topical journals) increased to repress radical
publications
- 1797: First copper pennies
The first copper pennies were produced ('cartwheels') by application of steam power to the coining press
- 22 Feb 1797: French invade Fishguard
French invade Fishguard, Wales; last time UK invaded; all the French were captured 2 days later
- 26 Feb 1797: First £1 notes
First £1 (and £2) notes issued by Bank of England
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| 7 | 1798 | - 1798: Vaccination
First planned human experiment with vaccination, to test theories of Edward Jenner
- Feb 1798: The Irish Rebellion
The Irish Rebellion; 100,000 peasants revolt; approximately 25,000 die - Irish
Parliament abolished (Feb-Oct)
- 1 Aug 1798: Battle of the Nile
Battle of the Nile (won by Nelson)
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| 8 | 1799 | - 1799: Royal Military College Sandhurst
Foundation of Royal Military College Sandhurst by the Duke of York
- 1799: Foundation of the Royal Institution
The Royal Institution was founded in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the age, including Henry Cavendish and its first president, George Finch, the 9th Earl of Winchilsea, for "diffusing the knowledge, and facilitating the general introduction, of useful mechanical inventions and improvements; and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life."
- 9 Jan 1799: Income tax
Pitt brings in 10% income tax, as a wartime financial measure
- 12 Jul 1799: Combination Laws
'Combination Laws' in Britain against political associations and combinations
- 15 Jul 1799: Rosetta Stone
'Rosetta Stone' discovered in Egypt made possible the deciphering (in 1822) of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics
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| 9 | 1800 | - 1800: First electric light
produced by Sir Humphrey Davy
- 1800: Richard Trevithick
Use of high pressure steam pioneered by Richard Trevithick (1771-1833)
- 1800: Royal College of Surgeons
Royal College of Surgeons founded
- 1800: Infra-red light discovered
Herschel discovers infra-red light
- 1800: first electrical battery
Volta makes first electrical battery
- 2 Jul 1800: union of Great Britain and Ireland
Parliamentary union of Great Britain and Ireland
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| 10 | 1801 | - 1801: Grand Union Canal
Grand Union Canal opens in England
- 1801: Elgin Marbles
Elgin Marbles brought from Athens to London
- 1 Jan 1801: Union Jack
Union Jack becomes the official British flag
- 10 Mar 1801: First census
First census puts the population of England and Wales at 9,168,000. Population of Britain nearly 11 million (75% rural)
- 24 Dec 1801: First self-propelled passenger carrying road loco
Richard Trevithick built the first self-propelled passenger carrying road loco
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| 11 | 1802 | - 25 Mar 1802: Treaty of Amiens
Treaty of Amiens signed by Britain, France, Spain, and the Netherlands. The 'Peace of Amiens' as it was known brought a temporary peace of 14 months during the Napoleonic Wars one of its most important cultural effects was that travel and correspondence across the English Channel became possible again
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| 12 | 1803 | - 1803: Poaching
Poaching made a Capital offense in England if capture resisted
- 1803: Richard Trevithick
Richard Trevithick built another steam carriage and ran it in London as the first self-propelled vehicle in the capital and the first London bus
- 1803: Semaphore signaling
Semaphore signaling perfected by Admiral Popham
- 30 Apr 1803: Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase: Napoleon sells French possessions in America to United States
- 12 May 1803: Napoleonic Wars
Peace of Amiens ends - resumption of war with France - The Napoleonic Wars (1803-18l5)
- 23 Jul 1803: First public railway opens
First public railway opens (Surrey Iron Railway, 9 miles from Wandsworth to
Croydon, horse-drawn)
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