Before this date probate clauses were written in Latin, but after the date they were written in English.
A meeting of Reformers was held in St Peter's Field, Manchester to protest about the Corn Laws which were keeping the price of bread high, and machinery in the cotton industry was making people redundant. Local magistrates called out the military to help disband the meeting. When the military charged the crowd 13 people died and 300 were injured. The event was partly named after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
This was the idea of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's consort, and was held in a 'greenhouse' which was designed by Joseph Paxton. It was 1848 feet long and over 400 feet wide, containing over 19,000 exhibits for over 6 months and was constructed in Hyde Park, London.
1841 - 6th June 1841.
1851 - 30th March 1851.
1861 - 7th April 1861.
1871 - 2nd April 1871.
1881 - 3rd April 1881
1891 - 5th April 1891.
1901 - 31st March 1901.
1911 - 2nd April 1911.
This was the first census of use to family historians and was taken on the night of 6th June 1841. The information collected was the address; name of each person who spent the night at that address; age of the person, (rounded down to the nearest five years for persons over 15); sex; occupation or profession, (sometimes abbreviations were used such as FS and MS for Female or Male Servant, Ag Lab for Agricultural Labourer); where born, (either In County for people born in the country in which the census was taken, or S - Scotland, I - Ireland, E - England, or F - Foreign Parts).
Much more information was gathered in this, and subsequent, censuses. House number or name and street or road name, if there was one, (many places, even in some towns, did not number houses until after the introduction of the penny post). Name of each person spending the night at the address, plus the relationship of that person to the 'Head' of the household, and their Marital status. Age last birthday and sex of the person. Rank profession or occupation. Place of birth and whether the person was Blind, Deaf or an 'Idiot'.
1861
This was slightly different from the last census. The house number or name and street or road name was shown, as well as if the house was inhabited. The name, relationship to the head of the household and marital status. Sex and age last birthday, occupation and place of birth, plus whether blind, deaf or an idiot.
1871
In addition to information required in the previous census the number of rooms inhabited was required, plus whether the person was an employer, employee or neither. The 'health' category was expanded to differentiate between blind, deaf, dumb, imbecile, idiot or lunatic.
The Registrar was required to inform himself of every birth and death which occurred within his registration district, and to register the birth or death as soon after the event as conveniently may be done. Births had to be registered within 42 days and deaths within 5 days. The Act came into force on 1st July 1837.
This required the parents, or the occupier of the house in which a child was born alive, or any persons present at a birth to inform the Registrar within 42 days of the birth, and to sign the register.
George Stephenson's Rocket won the trial at an average speed of 29 miles per hour to start the railway age.
This opened on 15th September and was the first railway in the world. It marked the start of the decline of the canals. Three days later Mr Huskisson became the first person to die on the railway.
The first cable from Newfoundland to Ireland was laid in 1858 but failed after 20 days. The second, and successful, attempt was made using the Great Eastern, one of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's steamships.
A steam car designed by De Dion travelled 85 miles in 6 hours to win the Paris - Rouen race. Gottlieb Daimler produced his first motor bicycle in 1885 and four years later his first petrol driven motor car.
