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Stephen DruryAge: 771818–1895

Name
Stephen Drury
Given names
Stephen
Surname
Drury
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Birth 1818 56 46
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Baptism 12 April 1818
 Biddenden, Kent, England

History 1819 (Age 12 months)
 

Note: Peterloo Massacre of Corn Law protestors.
History 1820 (Age 2)
 

Note: George IV succeeds George III on his death
History 1821 (Age 3)
 

Note: Napoleon dies.
History 1829 (Age 11)
 

Note: Peel establishes the Metropolitan Police.
History 1830 (Age 12)
 

Note: George IV dies, his brother William IV succeeds.Manchester - Liverpool Railway (first in England).
History 1832 (Age 14)
 

Note: First Reform Bill: adds 10 pound/year householders to the voting rolls and reapportions Parliamentary representation much more fairly, doing away with most rotten and pocket boroughs. Adds 217,000 voters to an electorate of 435,000.
History 1833 (Age 15)
 

Note: Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire.Factory Act.
History 1834 (Age 16)
 

Note: New Poor Law.Houses of Parliament burn down.
History 1837 (Age 19)
 

Note: William IV dies, succeeded by his niece, Victoria.
History 1838 (Age 20)
 

Note: Regular Atlantic steamship service begins.
History 1839 (Age 21)
 

Note: Anti-Corn-Law League founded.
History 1840 (Age 22)
 

Note: Queen Victoria marries her cousin Albert, who becomes Prince Consort.Penny post started.S.F.B. Morse invents the telegraph.Grammar Schools Act.
History 1842 (Age 24)
 

Note: Chartist Riots.Copyright Act.Potato Failure in Europe, starvation in Ireland. Corn Laws (which had kept up the price of grain) repealed.
Death of a father 7 December 1843 (Age 25)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

father - Samuel Drury
Birth of a son
#1
about 1848 (Age 30)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - William Drury
MarriageMary Hills Driver - View family
1849 (Age 31)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

History 1849 (Age 31)
 

Note: Gold discovered in California and Australia.
Birth of a son
#2
April 1850 (Age 32)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Thomas Driver Drury
Death of a son 8 June 1850 (Age 32)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Thomas Driver Drury
History 1850 (Age 32)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under English Channel.
Baptism of a son 3 May 1850 (Age 32)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Thomas Driver Drury
Census 30 March 1851 Age: 33
 Biddenden, Kent, England

Address:
Steed Quarter
Occupation
Agricultural labourer
30 March 1851 (Age 33)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

History 1851 (Age 33)
 

Note: Great Exhibition (Crystal Palace).
Birth of a daughter
#3
1853 (Age 35)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

daughter - Sarah Ann Drury
History 1853 (Age 35)
 

Note: Crimean War.
Baptism of a daughter 3 April 1853 (Age 35)
 

daughter - Sarah Ann Drury
History 1855 (Age 37)
 

Note: Livingston discovers Victoria Falls.
History 1857 (Age 39)
 

Note: The Mutiny (India).
Birth of a son
#4
between January 1858 and March 1858 (Age 40)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Stephen Drury
History 1858 (Age 40)
 

Note: First Atlantic cable laid.
Baptism of a son 1 May 1858 (Age 40)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Stephen Drury
Death of a son between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 41)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - William Drury
Death of a mother 26 January 1860 (Age 42)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

mother - Sarah Evenden
Birth of a son
#5
1861 (Age 43)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Horace Drury
History 1861 (Age 43)
 

Note: Albert dies, Victoria retires into mourning.American Civil War.
Baptism of a son 16 February 1861 (Age 43)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

son - Horace Drury
History 1862 (Age 44)
 

Note: Bismarck becomes Prussian premier.
History 1864 (Age 46)
 

Note: Geneva Convention establishes Red Cross.
History 1867 (Age 49)
 

Note: Telegraph cable laid under the Atlantic.Second Reform Bill: enfranchises many workingmen, adds 938,000 to an electorate of 1,057,000 in England and Wales. (Disraeli's legislation)
History 1869 (Age 51)
 

Note: Suez Canal opened.
History 1869 (Age 51)
 

Note: Union Pacific Railway completed in U.S.
History 1870 (Age 52)
 

Note: Forster's Elementary Education Act establishes School Boards.Franco-Prussian War.
History 1871 (Age 53)
 

Note: Trade unions legalised.Newcastle engineers strike for a nine-hour day.Germany unified.
History 1876 (Age 58)
 

Note: Victoria named Empress of India.Edison invents the phonograph.Compulsory school attendance in Great Britain.
History 1877 (Age 59)
 

Note: Transvaal annexed.
History 1879 (Age 61)
 

Note: Zulu war.
Marriage of a sonStephen Drury - View family
between October 1879 and December 1879 (Age 61)
 Tenterden, Kent, England

son - Stephen Drury
daughter-in-law - Elizabeth Fry
History 1880 (Age 62)
 

Note: War with Transvaal.
History 1882 (Age 64)
 

Note: Married Women's Property Act enables women to buy, own, and sell property, and to keep their own earnings.
History 1883 (Age 65)
 

Note: Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan.
History 1884 (Age 66)
 

Note: Third Reform Act and Redistribution Act extend vote to agricultural workers, electorate tripled.
History 1885 (Age 67)
 

Note: Fall of Khartoum.
History 1886 (Age 68)
 

Note: First (Irish) Home Rule bill rejected.
History 1887 (Age 69)
 

Note: Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee.
Marriage of a sonHorace Drury - View family
between January 1889 and March 1889 (Age 71)
 Headcorn, Kent, England

son - Horace Drury
daughter-in-law - Lilly Kate Smith
Death of a wife 26 September 1889 (Age 71)
 Biddenden, Kent, England

wife - Mary Hills Driver
History 1889 (Age 71)
 

Note: London dock workers and match girls strike for 6d./hour.
Death 9 March 1895 (Age 77)
 Tenterden, Kent, England

Address:
Tenterden Union Workhouse
Family with parents - View family
father
Samuel Drury

Birth about 1762  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 7 December 1843 Age: 81  Biddenden, Kent, England

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10 years
mother
Sarah Evenden

Birth 1772 (estimated)  Kent, England

Death 26 January 1860 (Age 88)  Biddenden, Kent, England

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Marriage: 31 May 1792 — Biddenden, Kent, England
5 years
#1 elder brother
John Drury

Birth before 16 April 1797 35 25  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death before 31 July 1801 (Age 4)  Biddenden, Kent, England

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2 years
#2 elder sister
Sarah Drury

Birth before 28 April 1799 37 27  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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2 years
#3 elder brother
William Drury

Birth before 10 May 1801 39 29  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between 1861 and 1871 (Age 59)  Gillingham, Kent, England

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3 years
#4 elder sister
Mary Drury

Birth before 13 November 1803 41 31  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between October 1869 and December 1869 (Age 65) Age: 67  Tenterden, Kent, England

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2 years
#5 elder brother
Thomas Drury

Birth before 30 March 1806 44 34  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 25 April 1867 Age: 61  Biddenden, Kent, England

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2 years
#6 elder brother
Edward Drury

Birth before 17 July 1808 46 36  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 15 January 1886 (Age 77)  Biddenden, Kent, England

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7 years
#7 elder brother
James Drury

Birth before 15 January 1815 53 43  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 11 March 1870 Age: 55  Biddenden, Kent, England

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3 years
#8 himself
Stephen Drury

Birth 1818 56 46  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 9 March 1895 (Age 77)  Tenterden, Kent, England

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Family with Mary Hills Driver - View family
himself
Stephen Drury

Birth 1818 56 46  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 9 March 1895 (Age 77)  Tenterden, Kent, England

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5 years
wife
Mary Hills Driver

Birth before 20 April 1823  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 26 September 1889 (Age 66)  Biddenden, Kent, England

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Marriage: 1849 — Biddenden, Kent, England
-1 years
#1 son
William Drury

Birth about 1848 30 24  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between April 1859 and June 1859 (Age 11)  Biddenden, Kent, England

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2 years
#2 son
Thomas Driver Drury

Birth April 1850 32 26  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death 8 June 1850 (Age 2 months)  Biddenden, Kent, England

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3 years
#3 daughter
Sarah Ann Drury

Birth 1853 35 29  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between January 1941 and March 1941 Age: 88  Maidstone, Kent, England

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5 years
#4 son
Stephen Drury

Birth between January 1858 and March 1858 40 34  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death between October 1940 and December 1940 Age: 82  Maidstone, Kent, England

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3 years
#5 son
Horace Drury

Birth 1861 43 37  Biddenden, Kent, England

Death Yes  

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Date Place Address Notes Sources Media
30 March 1851 Age: 33  Biddenden, Kent, England Steed Quarter
 

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