The Times in which the FISHERs lived
Village Timeline
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| Born Parish |
1700 | 1800 | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | Spouse | Spouse Parish |
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| John | Elizab'h | ||||||||||
| Thomas | Cant | Cant | ? | ||||||||
| William | Brab'rne | Lyminge | Peircy | Stanford | |||||||
| Robert1 | Lyminge | Monks | Stelling | Jane | Brabourne | ||||||
| Peirce1 | Lyminge | Lyminge | d 1845 | Mary | Lyminge | ||||||
| Peirce2 | Lyminge | Lyminge | Elham | Elham | Newington | F'kestone | d.1878 | Mary | Swingfield | ||
| Robert2 | Elham | Elham | Newington | Swingfield | F'kestone | Acris | Cheriton | Sarah | Hawkinge | ||
| David E | F'kestone | F'kestone | Hawkinge | Emma | Eastry | ||||||
| Fred' G | Minster | Eastry | Hawkinge | Elizab'h | Coldred |
Fisher History Timeline
| 1650 | ---- | 1649 Charles l executed 1653 Cromwell becomes Protector. |
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| 1665 Great Plague 1666 Great Fire of London 1667 Dutch attack Medway ships. |
1677 | Thomas, son of John and Elizabeth, bap at St Georges, Canterbury. | |||
| 1694 Bank of England established. Mary dies leaving William lll to rule. |
1693 | Marriage Thomas to Mary Wood | |||
| 1700 | ---- | 1702 Ann suceeds William to throne 1707 Act of Union with Scotland. |
1695 | William born to Thomas Fisher in Brabourne | |
| 1723 Poaching becomes a capital offence. | 1723 | William marries Peircy FAGG | |||
| 1727 George ll on throne | 1730 | Robert1 born to William Fisher and Piercy FAGG | |||
| 1750 Enclosures Acts. 1756 beginning Seven Years war with France. 1760 Georde III suceeds. |
1757 | Robert1 marries Jane PEARCE | |||
| 1770 Arkwright's first cotton mill at Cromford. Cricket rules tightened. 1773 Boston Tea Party |
1770 | Peirce1 born to Robert & Jane PEARCE bap 30 Sept 1770 | |||
| 1800 | ---- | 1801 United Kingdom Act of Union. 1805 Battle of Trafalgar |
1799 | Birth of Peirce2 13 Oct 1799 to Mary Graves | |
| 1815 Corn Laws introduced | 1802 | Marriage of Peirce1 marries Mary Graves | |||
| 1824 | Bapt of Robert FISHER 25 Jun. | ||||
| 1825 Stockton Darlington steam railway. | 1825 | Isabella TEVELEIN & John GIBBENS marry on 17 Oct. | |||
| 1840 Penny post introduced. | 1841 | Peirce FISHER age 40 at North Elham with Robert age 16 | |||
| 1846 Repeal of the Corn Laws - Robert Peel resigns. 1848 Public Health Act. |
1849 | Robert & Sarah age 20 TAYLOR married at Cheriton |
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| 1850 | ---- | 1851 Great Exhibition opens in Hyde Park. | 1851 | ||
| 1861 Post Office saving scheme introduced by Gladstone to encourage thrift amongst the humbler classes. | 1861 | Peirce age 55 at Well St. Elham Robert age 36 farming at Swingfield |
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| 1870 Women obtain rights to retain property after marriage. | 1871 | Robert age 46 at Black Bull Folkestone with David aged 4 Peirce2 age 73 & Mary at Mill Lane Folkestone with Clayson's. Peirce2 dies 1878. |
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| 1881 Domestic electric light introduced. Education compulsory for children under 10. | 1881 | Robert age 57 at Winterage Farm Acris with David (Ted) aged 14 | |||
| 1989-1994 Local Authorities and Parish Councils created. 1897 Marconi patents radio. |
1891 | Robert widow age 66 with daughter Sarah at Cheriton Ted, Emma age 24 at Upper Standing farm Hawkinge with Charles and Arthur & the Gibbens. Ted & Emma move to Brambleton at Stelling Minnis |
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| 1900 | ---- | 1901 Victoria dies and is succeeded by Edward VII | 1901 | Ted & Emma at Mill Meadow Lyminge | |
| 1904 Entente Cordiale' is signed between Britain and France | 1903 | Ted & Emma at Palmstead, Farm Upper Hardres with Frederick Gibbens 1904 Mill House Lyminge built |
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| 1908 Olympic Games open at White City in London | 1908 | Rene Fisher born at the Mill House | |||
1910 Edward VII dies and is succeeded by George V |
1911 | Robert dies at Mount Farm in Elham age 87 living with sister Elizabeth Sharp. | |||
| 1912 Titanic' sinks | 1912 | Uncle Arthur leaves for Canada on SS Lake Manitoba | |||
| 1922 First BBC broadcasts from London (station 2LO). | 1921 | Arthur Fisher returns from Canada to manage Lyminge Mill | |||
| 1925 Churchill returns Britain to the gold standard. | 1924 | David Edward died in Lyminge. | |||