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Willingale One Name Study
Willingale Family Tree
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 1826 - 1835 (8 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 | 1827 | - 1827: Ohm's Law
Ohm's Law published
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| 3 | 1828 | - 25 Oct 1828: St Katharine Docks
St Katharine Docks in London opened (designed by Thomas Telford)
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| 4 | 1829 | - 1829: London Metropolitan Police Force
London Metropolitan Police Force formed, nicknamed 'Bobbies' after Sir Robert Peel
- 1829: Louis Braille
Louis Braille invents his system of finger-reading for the blind
- 10 Jun 1829: Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race
First Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race
- 6 Oct 1829: George Stephenson's Rocket
George Stephenson's Rocket wins the Rainhill trials (it was the only one to
complete the trial!)
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| 5 | 1830 | - 1830: Uprisings and agitation across Europe
Uprisings and agitation across Europe: the Netherlands are split into Holland and Belgium
- Jul 1830: Fall of Charles X
Revolution in France, fall of Charles X and the Bourbons - Louis Philippe (the
Citizen King) on the throne
- 15 Sep 1830: Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened
George Stephenson's Liverpool & Manchester Railway opened by the Duke of Wellington - first mail carried by rail, and first death on the railway as William Huskisson, a leading politician, is run over!
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| 6 | 1831 | - 1831: A list of parish registers compiled
A list of all parish registers dating prior to 1813 compiled
- 1 Jun 1831: North Magnetic Pole
James Clark Ross discovers the North Magnetic Pole
- 1 Aug 1831: 'New' London Bridge opens
'New' London Bridge opens (replaced 1973) old bridge (which had existed for over 600 years) then demolished
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| 7 | 1832 | - 1832: Electoral Register
Electoral Registers introduced
- 1832: Electric telegraph invented
Electric telegraph invented by Morse
- 7 Jun 1832: Representation of the People Act
Reform Bill passed - Representation of the People Act
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| 8 | 1833 | - Jan 1833: Falkland Islands
In December 1832, two naval vessels were sent by the United Kingdom to reassert British sovereignty over the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas), after the United Provinces of South America (part of which later became Argentina) ignored British diplomatic protests over the appointment of Luis Vernet as governor of the Falkland Islands and a dispute over fishing rights.
- 29 Aug 1833: Factory Act
Factory Act forbids employment of children below age of 9
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| 9 | 1834 | - 1834: Babbage
Babbage invents forerunner of the computer
- 18 Mar 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs
'Tolpuddle Martyrs' transported (to Australia) for Trades Union activities
- 1 May 1834: Slavery abolished
Slavery abolished in British possessions
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| 10 | 1835 | - 1835: First railway boom
First railway boom period starts in Britain construction of Great Western Railway
- 25 Dec 1835: Christmas
Christmas becomes a national holiday
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