Timeline (1834-1840)
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| « 1833 | At St John's | In & Around Stratford | In The Church | In The World |
| 1834 | St John's Church opened as a chapel of ease to All Saints, West Ham, John Gibson, Curate. | Stratford Turnpike opened on High street (about where Ward Road is now). | William IV is King William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne is Prime Minister Britain abolishes slavery Poor Law Amendment Act cuts off public assistance to able-bodied men in Great Britain unless they enter a workhouse. Hansom cabs are introduced in London by J. A. Hansom. Victor Hugo's 'Hunchback of Notre Dame' is a best seller. The establishment of an Australian colony is legalized by the South Australia Act. Charles Spurgeon and William Morris were born Samuel Taylor Coleridge dies. Sir Robert Peel becomes Prime Minister |
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| 1835 | Stratford National (St John's) School opens. George Henry Stanton (external link), first bishop of North Queensland, Australia, born in Stratford. Old Bow Bridge demolition and construction of new bridge commenced. |
Hans Christian Andersen publishes his first fairy tales Charles Babbage invents a mechanical calculator William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, becomes Prime Minister |
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| 1836 | West Ham Poor Law Union formed. | Davy Crockett is killed at the Alamo and Texas wins independence from Mexico. Martin Van Buren is elected president of the United States. |
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| 1837 | King William dies. Queen Victoria accedes to the throne Queen Victoria takes up residence at Buckingham Palace, the first monarch to live at that famous address. Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began on 1 July. English schoolmaster, Rowland Hill invents the postage stamp Samuel Morse invents the telegraph |
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| 1838 | Octavia Hill, founder of The National Trust, born in London. Samuel Morse invents Morse Code |
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| 1839 | New Bow Bridge opened. Eastern Counties Railway (London to Norwich) opens through Stratford to Romford. |
Kirkpatrick Macmillan invents a bicycle Welshmen, Sir William Robert Grove conceives of the first hydrogen fuel cell |
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| 1840 » | Charles Nicoll becomes curate of St John's | |||