Timeline (1881-1889)
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| « 1880 | At St John's | In & Around Stratford | In The Church | In The World |
| 1881 | Raymond Percy Pelly becomes vicar of St John's. | St James, Forest Gate, becomes a separate parish out of Stratford and Forest Gate. Parish church is at southern end of St James Road. Population of Stratford: 38,606 |
Chester A. Arthur becomes US president on assassination of James Garfield. The first Boer War breaks out. The first stereo system is patented in Germany by Clement Ader. London's Natural History Museum opens. |
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| 1882 | There was a 'mysterious fire' in the Church The Proceedings Of The Old Bailey - External Link - | Ward Road Mission opened | The Suffragan See of Colchester is re-established after being in abeyance since Tudor times. The first suffragan bishop, Alfred Blomfield, takes over the spiritual oversight of Essex under the diocesan. | England and Australia begin cricket contest known as the Ashes Italy, Austria and Germany form the triple alliance. Passage of The Married Women's Property Act grants British women the right to own their own property. |
| 1883 | Holy Trinity Mission Church, Oxford Road opened with Trinity College, Oxford St Agatha's Womens Refuge founded 'at the back of the present Trinity College Mission Church' by Mrs Raymond Pelly, wife of the vicar. Arthur Durrant (external link) became Curate at St John's. St Stephen Mission Church, Cedars Road opened in iron building. |
Hubert Massey Whittell (external link), ornithologist, born in Stratford. | August 27th, Krakatoa Erupted, killing 26,417 people 'Treasure Island' by R. L. Stevenson is published. First skyscraper built in Chicago |
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| 1884 | Demolition of old chancel and erection of new begins; erection of vestry and organ chamber and repewing. | Plans to convert a local wheelwright's shop into a theatre are rejected by the West Ham Local Board as unsafe and improper. There was also objection from the clergy of the district, led by the Rev Pelly, their petition argues 'that a theatre would not tend to the moral elevation of the people of the neighbourhood; that it would injuriously affect a respectable home for young ladies nearby; and that probably a low class of drama would be provided, so that it would become the resort of the lowest classes'. Despite these objections licence was granted by Stratford Magistrates on the grounds that 'it was easier to keep control over a licensed permanent theatre'. The Theatre Royal Stratford East (external link) opened on 17th December. | The first steam cable tramway starts running in Highgate. | |
| 1885 | New Chancel completed and dedicated as a memorial to Sir Antonio Brady. Arthur Durrant marries Alice Pelly, Daughter of Rev Raymond Percy Pelly. Arthur Durrant leaves St John's for St Mary, Plaistow (Later at St Peter, Upton Cross & Vicar of Holy Trinity, Leverstock Green (for 36 years!)) |
Robert Salisbury becomes Prime Minister Death of General Gordon at Khartoum. Gottlieb Daimler in Germany patents the first motor cycle. Louis Pasteur administers the first successful treatment for rabies. Grover Cleveland is elected as US president. |
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| 1886 | Rev John Gerald Marshall, BA, was curate at St Johns Post office Trade Directory - External Link - | West Ham becomes a Metropolitan Borough. The Boundary Commission makes minor alterations to Middlesex/Essex boundaries in preparation for formation of County of London. | The first classified personals are run in 'The Times'. Unemployed men riot in Oxford Street and Pall Mall. |
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| 1887 | West gallery removed. | Population of Stratford: 36,455 Population of Stratford Marsh: 9,710 |
Queen Victoria celebrates Golden Jubilee (50 years) The American Exhibition opens at West Brompton, offering up 'Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show'. |
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| 1888 | London becomes a County, London County Council takes over from the Metropolitan Board Of Works, West Ham Borough moves from Essex to London. Stratford Town Hall opened 642 women workers go on strike at the Bryant & May Match Company in Bow over working conditions. |
Vincent Van Gogh cuts off his ear in Arles in the south of France. 'Jack the Ripper' murders at least 5 women in Whitechapel. The Kodak box camera is patented by George Eastman. Karl Benz sells the first petrol-driven car manufactured in his new factory. |
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| 1889 » | Thomas Stephens becomes vicar of St John's | |||