Clarke Family Tree » William Colyer (1813-1869)

Personal data William Colyer 

  • He was born on February 4, 1813 in Cobham, Kent, England.
  • He died on May 26, 1869 in Nowra Creek, near Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia, he was 56 years old.

Household of William Colyer

He has/had a relationship with Sarah Ann Reed.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas William Colyer  1854-1925 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Colyer

William Colyer
1813-1869


Sarah Ann Reed
1816-1889

Thomas William Colyer
1854-1925

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Birthday February 4, 1813

  • The temperature on February 4, 1813 was about 4.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1813: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 6 » The Battle of Stoney Creek, considered a critical turning point in the War of 1812. A British force of 700 under John Vincent defeats an American force twice its size under William Winder and John Chandler.
    • July 23 » Sir Thomas Maitland is appointed as the first Governor of Malta, transforming the island from a British protectorate to a de facto colony.
    • August 11 » In Colombia, Juan del Corral declares the independence of Antioquia.
    • August 30 » First Battle of Kulm: French forces are defeated by an Austrian-Prussian-Russian alliance.
    • October 26 » War of 1812: A combined force of British regulars, Canadian militia, and Mohawks defeat the Americans in the Battle of the Chateauguay.
    • December 30 » War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York.

Day of death May 26, 1869

  • The temperature on May 26, 1869 was about 19.5 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 76%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1869: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • April 17 » Morelos is admitted as the 27th state of Mexico.
    • May 4 » The Naval Battle of Hakodate is fought in Japan.
    • May 15 » Women's suffrage: In New York, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton form the National Woman Suffrage Association.
    • October 16 » Girton College, Cambridge is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
    • November 6 » In New Brunswick, New Jersey, Rutgers College defeats Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey), 6–4, in the first official intercollegiate American football game.
    • November 17 » In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.


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