William …Age: 391840–1879
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- William …
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- William
| Birth | 1840 22 21 |
| Australian History | 1840 Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 12 months) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 2) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Birth of a brother | 1843 (Age 3)
younger brother -
Maurice …
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| Australian History | 1843 (Age 3) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Australian History | 1845 (Age 5) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | 17 March 1849 (Age 9) Tilburg, Netherlands
paternal grandfather -
King William II … Of Netherlands
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| Death of a brother | 1850 (Age 10)
younger brother -
Maurice …
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| Australian History | 1850 (Age 10) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Birth of a brother | 1851 (Age 11)
younger brother -
Alexander …
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| Australian History | 1851 (Age 11) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Australian History | 1853 (Age 13) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 14) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 15) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 16) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 17) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 (Age 18) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 19) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 20) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 21) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Australian History | 1862 (Age 22) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 23) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | 1 March 1865 (Age 25) The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
paternal grandmother -
Anna Pavlovna …
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| Australian History | 1867 (Age 27) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Australian History | 1868 (Age 28) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Australian History | 1869 (Age 29) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Australian History | 1872 (Age 32) Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. |
| Australian History | 1873 (Age 33) Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. |
| Australian History | 1875 (Age 35) Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed. |
| Death of a mother | 3 June 1877 (Age 37) Het Loo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands
mother -
Sophie Wurttemberg
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| Australian History | 1878 (Age 38) Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Marriage of a father | King William III … Of Netherlands - View family 7 January 1879 (Age 39) Arolsen, Germany
father -
King William III … Of Netherlands
step-mother -
Queen Regent Emma … Of Netherlands
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| Australian History | 1879 (on the date of death) Note: The first congress of trade unions is held. |
| Death | 1879 (Age 39) |
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King William III … Of Netherlands
Birth 19 February 1817 24 22 Brussels, Belgium Death 23 November 1890 (Age 73) Het Loo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands Loading...
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16 months mother |
Sophie Wurttemberg
Birth 17 June 1818 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Death 3 June 1877 (Age 58) Het Loo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands Loading...
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Marriage: 18 June 1839 — Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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6 months #1 himself |
William …
Birth 1840 22 21 Death 1879 (Age 39) Loading...
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3 years #2 younger brother |
Maurice …
Birth 1843 25 24 Death 1850 (Age 7) Loading...
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8 years #3 younger brother |
Alexander …
Birth 1851 33 32 Death 1884 (Age 33) Loading...
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| Father’s family with Queen Regent Emma … Of Netherlands - View family |
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King William III … Of Netherlands
Birth 19 February 1817 24 22 Brussels, Belgium Death 23 November 1890 (Age 73) Het Loo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands Loading...
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41 years step-mother |
Queen Regent Emma … Of Netherlands
Birth 2 August 1858 Arolsen, Germany Death 20 March 1934 (Age 75) The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands Loading...
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Marriage: 7 January 1879 — Arolsen, Germany |
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20 months #1 half-sister |
Queen Wilhelmina … Of Netherlands
Birth 31 August 1880 63 22 The Hague, Netherlands Death 28 November 1962 (Age 82) Het Loo, Apeldoorn, Netherlands Loading...
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