Timeline
1780
The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor, the first Sunday newspaper in Britain, begins publication.
1780
1789
Bastille stormed, Paris.
1789
Thomas Gosling Snr born.
1790
The first boat specialized as a lifeboat is tested on the River Tyne.
1790
1800
The U.S. Library of Congress is founded.
1800
1810
Sake Dean Mahomet opens Hindoostanee Coffee House, the first Indian restaurant in London.
1810
1814
Emperor Napoleon abdicates; Louis XVIII becomes King of France
1814
Jonathan Simmonds Jnr is born in Rougham, Suffolk.
1820
Florence Nightingale, nurse born.
1820
Hannah Tippet is born in Portbury, Somerset.
1826
The Menai Suspension Bridge, built by engineer Thomas Telford, is opened between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales.
1826
1830
George IV dies and is succeeded by his brother William IV
1830
1835
Charles Darwin arrives at the Galapagos Islands aboard the HMS Beagle.
1835
William Simmonds marries Sarah Spink in Hessett, Suffolk.
1837
Queen Victoria ascended the throne.
1837
1839
The world's first commercial electric telegraph line comes into operation alongside the Great Western Railway line, from Paddington Station to West Drayton.
1839
1840
The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage.
1840
1852
State funeral of the Duke of Wellington
1852
1858
The last rebels of the Indian Mutiny surrender in Gwalior
1858
Abraham Simmonds marries Caroline Bugg in Rougham, Suffolk.
William Alfred Simmonds is born in Rougham, Suffolk.
William Alfred Simmonds is born in Rougham, Suffolk.
1860
The first street trams in Britain are introduced in Birkenhead.
The Open Championship, also known as the British Open, is played for the first time at Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland.
The Open Championship, also known as the British Open, is played for the first time at Prestwick Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland.
1860
1870
Outbreak of the Franco-Pussian War 0n the 19th July. The conflict is a culmination of years of tension between the two powers.
1870
1872
The crewless American ship Mary Celeste is found by the British brig Dei Gratia.
1872
1876
Modern Refridgerator is invented by Carl von Linden who discovered and patented an improved method of liquefying gas.
1876
1879
Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time
1879
William Simmonds dies in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.
1880
Greenwich Mean Time adopted across Great Britain.
1880
Matilda Georgina Gosling (Nee Cowham) the first wife of George Morgan Gosling, dies in Bristol.
1883
Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island is published in book form
1883
1886
Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile
1886
1887
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, marking the 50th year of her reign
1887
1889
Work completed on the Eiffel Tower, Paris.
1889
1890
Agatha Christie, writer born.
1890
Caroline Simmonds (nee Bugg) the first wife of Abraham Simmonds dies.
1891
Cole Porter, composer born.
1891
1892
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle publishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1892
Abraham Simmonds marries Ellen Barker (second marriage) in Rougham, Sufflolk.
1893
New Zealand becomes the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote
1893
Hannah Gosling (Nee Tippet) the wife of Thomas Gosling Jnr. dies in Wraxall, Nailsea.
1898
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson , better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, dies
1898
Lilian Dorothea Moon is born in Bristol.
1899
Alfred Hitchcock, British film director is born.
1899
1900
Oscar Wilde, playwright, writer and poet dies.
1900
1902
Edward VII is crowned King of the United Kingdom.
1902
Thomas Gosling Jnr dies at Long Ashton, Somerset.
1905
The Automobile Association was founded in United Kingdom
1905
1906
John Betjeman, English poet, born.
1906
1910
Florence Nightingale died, aged 90.
1910
1912
The Titanic leaves Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York. Four days into her journey she strikes an iceberg and sinks two hours and forty minutes later.
1912
1913
Unemployment and Maternity benefits introduced.
The first Chelsea Flower Show is held in London.
The first Chelsea Flower Show is held in London.
1913
Abraham Simmonds dies in Rougham, Suffolk.
1914
Start of WW1. On the 4th of august Britain declares war on Germany.
1914
George Hiffernan is injured at the battle of the Somme and is evacuated to Bristol, England where he meets Mabel Gosling.
1916
WW1 Battle of the Somme
1916
George Hiffernan returns to Canada where he is discharged.
1917
WW1 The US declares war on Germany.
1917
1918
End of WW1. On 11th November the leaders of both sides hold a meeting in Ferdinand Foch's railway carriage headquarters at Compiegne. The Armistice is signed at 6am and comes into force five hours later.
1918
Elizabeth Daisy Hill is born in Taunton.
1920
King George V unveils the Cenotaph; The Unknown Warrior is buried.
1920
1922
Tutankhamun tomb discovered, Egypt.
1922
Robert Stanley Gosling is born in Walsall, West Midlands. He dies when only a few months old.
1923
Sir Patrick Moore, British astronomer and broadcaster is born.
1923
1924
Kenneth Kendall, British newsreader and presenter is born.
1924
1925
John Logie Baird creates Britain's first television transmitter.
1925
Harriett Gosling (nee Jones) first wife of Walter Gosling dies in Bristol.
Walter Gosling and his son Harold emigrate to Canada with the intention of Harold inherting the Hiffernans farm. However they both later return to England.
Walter Gosling and his son Harold emigrate to Canada with the intention of Harold inherting the Hiffernans farm. However they both later return to England.
1929
Stockmarket crashes on Wall Street, ushering in the "Great Depression"
1929
Eva Elizabeth Simmonds marries Cornelius Simmonds (different Simmonds).
1930
Planet Pluto discovered.
1930
1931
Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union, is born.
1931
1933
Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany
1933
1937
The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.
1937
David Brian Simmonds is born in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire.
1940
The Dunkirk evacuation of British Expeditionary Force takes place. 300,000 troops are evacuated from France to England.
The Battle of Britain begins.
The Battle of Britain begins.
1940
1943
The Colossus computer is invented by the British to break German encryption.
1943
1948
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of Indian independence movement is assassinated.
1948
1949
George Orwell's book Nineteen Eighty-Four is published.
Wartime rationing of sweets and chocolate ends, but is re-instituted shortly thereafter as shortages return.
Wartime rationing of sweets and chocolate ends, but is re-instituted shortly thereafter as shortages return.
1949
1950
Outbreak of the Korean War.
1950
1955
First edition of the Guinness Book of Records is published, in London.
1955
Stephen Robert Gosling is born in Walsall, West Midlands.
1956
Britain abolishes the death penalty.
1956
George and Mabel Hiffernan (nee Gosling) move from Dawson Creek to Victoria, Vancouver Island.
1959
M1 motorway officially opened.
1959
1961
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space.
1961
David Brian Simmonds marries Grace Helena Ellis in Birmingham.
Judith Ann Gosling is born in Walsall, West Midlands.
1967
The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1967
1970
British Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh.
1970
1971
The United Kingdom and Ireland both switch to decimal currency
1971
1973
Vietnam War ends.
"Watergate" scandal exposed
"Watergate" scandal exposed
1973
Cornelius Simmonds (different Simmonds Family) dies in Areley Kings, Worcestershire.
1975
Bill Gates founds Microsoft in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
1975
1977
Elvis Presley dies in his home in Graceland at age 42.
1977
1986
The Chernobyl disaster: A mishandled safety test at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Soviet Union "killed at least 4056 people and damaged almost $7 billion of property".
1986
1989
Exxon Valdez oil spill In Alaska
1989
1990
Margaret Thatcher announces she will resign as Leader of the Conservative Party and therefore as Prime Minister.
1990
1992
A fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, causing over £50 million worth of damage.
Prince Charles and Princess Diana publicly announce their separation
Prince Charles and Princess Diana publicly announce their separation
1992
1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, is taken to hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 04:00 a.m
1997
Ada Simmonds (nee Richmond) dies in Areley Kings, Worcestershire.
2000
Millennium celebrations take place throughout the world.
2000