Timeline:
This page shows various historic events taking place
since the Norman Conquest. Our family
interest currently begins at the end of the seventeenth century.
Go to 1677
Event
Yet more Plague.
"The Great Outbreak of Plague".
The Globe Theatre closes.
The Bill of Rights - a statement of positive rights that the authors considered the citizens and/or residents of a constitutional monarchy ought to have.
Edward Barnes born in Stratfield Saye, Hampshire
Edward Barnes marries Mary Paise 30th September 1714 at Stratfield Saye.
Johann Heinrich Schulze discovers that silver nitrate darkens on exposure to light.
Mary Barns, baptised 29th June at Stratfield Saye, daughter of John and Sarah Barns.
1752 was the first year that the New Year began on the 1st January. In previous years the New Year started on March 26th.
Thomas Barns buried 10th May.
George Barns buried 15th May.
Sarah Barns buried 15th May.
Duke of Newcastle - Prime Minister 1754 to 1756
Duke of Newcastle - Prime Minister 1757 to 1762
Sarah Barns baptised on the 27th October, the daughter of John and Judith.
Lucy Miles Barnes, daughter of Judith Barnes baptised 3rd September at Stratfield Saye. Illegitimate.
Earl of Shelbourne - Prime Minister 1782 - 1783
George Washington orders the establishment of the "Badge of Military Merit" on the 7th August. This is the original 'Purple Heart' medal.
Duke of Portland - Prime Minister 1783
William Pitt the Younger - Prime Minister 1783 to 1801
William Barnes, brother of Ann is buried 4th May 1788.
The Second Fleet of convicts arrives in Australia - of 1,000 convicts set out, only 750 survived the journey.
Henry Addington - Prime Minister 1801 to 1804
Thomas Jefferson - third President of America, March 4th.
Spain declares war on Britain.
Nelson is hit by a musket ball at 13:15 and dies at 16:30 when victory is assured.
Duke of Portland - Prime Minister 1807 to 1809
25th March Abolition of the Slave Trade Act passed. The captain of any ship found transporting slaves would fined £100 for every slave aboard ship. This meant the many slaves were thrown overboard when a Royal Navy ship was sighted. Between 1807 and 1866 the Royal Navy captured over 500 slave ships.
Battle of Talavera 28th July.
James Madison becomes the fourth President of the United States, March 4th.
Perceval was succeeded by the Earl of Liverpool - Prime Minister 1812 to 1827.
Viscount Goderich - Prime Minister 1827 - 1828
Earl Gray - Prime Minister 1830 to 1834
George Barnes marries Elizabeth Banks on the 12th April.
Viscount Melbourne - Prime Minister 1834
Sir Robert Peel - Prime Minister 1834 to 1846
Henry Fox creates permanent negative images.
Civil Registration of births, marriages and deaths begins.
Martin Van Buren - the eighth President of the United States takes office on March 4th.
Louis Daguerre creates images on silver-plated cooper.
William H. Harrison becomes the ninth President of the United States on March 4th (he died 30 days later).
John Tyler becomes the tenth President of the United States on April 4th.
Frederick Scott Archer invents the collodion process for glass plates.
Colt produces the Colt Navy (.36 calibre) black powder six shot revolver.
Earl of Aberdeen - Prime Minister 1852 to 1855
25th October - The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States takes office on the 4th of March - he is assassinated on April 15th 1865.
The American Civil Wars starts on April 12th with an attack by the Confederates at Fort Sumter.
Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States takes office on the 15th of April.
The American Civil War ends on April 9th. 620,000 soldiers have died in the conflict.
Earl of Derby - Prime Minister 1866 to 1868
Second Reform Act gives vote to two out of every five Englishmen.
William Gladstone - Prime Minister 1868 to 1874
1st October, postcards are introduced into Britain.
Benjamin Disraeli - Prime Minister 1874 to 1880
Chester A Arthur becomes the 21st President of the United States takes office on September 19th.
Grover Cleveland - 22nd President of the United States takes office on the 4th of March.
Marquis of Salisbury - Prime Minister 1886 to 1892
Mary Ann Nichols - August 31st.
Annie Chapman - September 8th.
Catherine Eddowes (alias Mary Ann Kelly) September 30th.
Elizabeth Stride September 30th.
Mary Jane Kelly November 9th.
Earl of Rosebery - Prime Minister 1894 to 1895
Theodore Roosevelt - 26th President of the United States takes office on September 14th.
Arthur Balfour - Prime Minister 1902 to 1905
26th June, the coronation of Edward VII.
Freda Barnes (Elizabeth Freda Victoria Barnes) is awarded the King's Medal for school attendance.
Freda Barnes (Elizabeth Freda Victoria Barnes) is awarded the King's Medal for school attendance, conduct and industry.
28th July, Austro-Hungary declares war on Serbia. Russia mobilises it army in Serbia's defence.
1st August, Germany views the Russian mobilisations as an act of war against Austro-Hungary and declares war on Russia.
3rd August, France, bound by treaty to Russia finds itself at war with Germany and Austro-Hungary.
4th August, Germany invades Belgium so as to reach Paris by the shortest possible route.
4th August Britain under the 1839 Treaty of London and obligated to defend Belgium declares war on Germany and World War 1 begins.
22nd August, the British Expeditionary Force arrives in France.
23rd August, Japan honouring an agreement with Britain, declares war on Germany.
25th August, Austro-Hungary declares war on Japan.
29th August, Charles George Thomas Barnes enlists in the Royal Field Artillery Territorial Force (Worthing, West Sussex).
Late 1914, the first official "On War Service" badge, The Admiralty Badge is issued to essential shipyard workers.
1st June 1915 Private Ernest John Barnes of the 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment arrives in France.
28th July William Edward Barnes arrives in France.
Gunner Charles George Thomas Barnes is serving in Mhow, India.
Early 1915, the War Office, Ministry of Munitions issues the "On War Service 1915" badge to workers essential to the war effort.
22nd April, the German Army release 168 tons of chlorine gas - the first poison gas attack in military history. Approximately 6,000 French and colonial troops died within ten minutes, primarily from asphyxiation subsequent to tissue damage in the lungs.
15th July, the Government passes the National Registration Act to stimulate recruitment into the Army
11th October, Lord Derby is appointed Director-General of Recruitment. He put forward the Derby Scheme.
Wounded in the Battle of the Somme, L/Cpl William Edward Barnes is discharged under Kings Reg's 392 "unfit for service". He is awarded the Silver War Badge number B23452.
David Lloyd George - Prime Minister 1916 to 1922
27th January. National Military Service Act introduced, all British males between the ages of 18 and 41 and unmarried are deemed to have enlisted.
May, the War Office, Ministry of Munitions issues the "On War Service 1916" brooch to women working in the munitions factories.
25th May. The National Military Service Act is extended to include married men.
September. Under Army Order AO316, the Silver War Badge was instituted to be issued to soldiers who had been honourable discharged under Kings Regulations 392.
7th June, the Battle of Messines - 240,000 casualties.
25th June, American troops arrive in France.
4th July, Private John Edward Barnes is executed for desertion.
31st July to 10th November, Passchendaele - The Third Battle of Ypres. British and Empire forces advance five miles.
21st August, Allied troops back through the German line at Albert in Belgium.
5th October, the Allies capture the Hindenburg Line, Germany's last line of defence.
9th November, Kaiser Wilhelm abdicates.
Armistice Day - 11th November 1918. Hostilities cease. 947,000 soldiers from the British Empire have been killed.
Women's Suffrage - women over the age of 30 get the vote.
1918-1919 The Spanish Flu pandemic kills an estimated 40 to 50 million people.
28th June. The Treaty of Versailles is signed. The war is officially over.
11th December. Charles George Thomas Barnes is discharged under Kings Regs 392 "unfit for service" and is awarded the Silver War Badge number 482934. He has served in India and Mesopotamia (around Baghdad and Basra). He has served five years and 105 days with the colours.
The Two Minute Silence to remember the war dead is introduced.
Calvin Coolidge - 30th President of the United States takes office on August 2nd.
Stanley Baldwin - Prime Minister 1924 to 1929
Herbert Hoover - 31st President of the United States takes office on the 4th March.
The reign of George VI begins.
Neville Chamberlain retires to Highfield Park and lives there until his death.
14th May, Anthony Eden in his first speech as Secretary of State for War asks for volunteers for the Local Defence Volunteers.
Operation Dynamo, the Allied evacuation of 340,000 troops from Dunkirk, begins. The operation lasts until the 3rd June.
23rd July. The Local Defence Volunteers are renamed as the "Home Guard".
7th September, "Black Saturday" - British cities are bombed.
8th September - the records storage facility at Arnside Street, Southwark is bombed, destroying many WW1 Servicemen's records.
9th November. Neville Chamberlain dies at Highfield Park
20th May, the Home Guard mounts guard at Buckingham Palace to celebrate their first anniversary.
18th August, the National Fire Service is formed.
America enters World War II after Japanese forces attack the American Fleet at Pearl Harbour.
Between the 7th December and the 22nd September 1943, the Purple Heart medal was awarded to American servicemen both for wounds received in action against the enemy and for meritorious performance of duty.
The first War Dog School is opened. By June 1944, 7,000 dogs have been trained to take messages or sniff out mines or find people in bombed buildings.
The founder of the Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) Maria Dickin, introduces the Dickin Medal - the "Animals VC". Between 1943 and 1949, 54 medals are awarded.
September, the Home Guard is stood down.
December 3rd, a final parade of the Home Guard takes place.
10th June, Civil Defence Services are stood down.
14th August Victory in Japan (VJ Day) Japan surrenders.
War leaves 50 million dead, including 15 million soldiers, 20 million Russian civilians, 6 million Jews and 4 million Poles.
Clement Atlee - Prime Minister 1945 to 1951
Harry S Truman becomes the 33rd President of the United States takes office on April 12th.
December 31st, the Home Guard is disbanded.
There are calls for the Home Guard to be re-established.
December, amid the fears of the Cold War, the Home Guard is revived as a cadre force, a skeleton organisation of trained men and women to act as the basis for an expansion when required.
The Korean War ends on the 27th July.
Michael Peter Barnes is born.
July 31st - the (revived) Home Guard is stood down.
John F Kennedy - 35th President of the United States - he will be assassinated on November 22nd 1963.
Lyndon B Johnson - 36th President of the United States is sworn into office, November 22nd.
March 31st, the Civil Defence Corps is disbanded. A noble service sacrificed because of financial expediency.
April 1st, the Auxiliary Fire Service is disbanded.
December 24th. William Henry Barnes is pronounced dead on arrival at St. James Hospital, Balham.
Gerald Ford becomes the 38th President of the United States takes office on August 9th.
The Home Service Force (HSF) is formed to aid a reduced Regular Army in the guarding of key UK points.
Cheryl Ann Barnes is born
November. Elizabeth Freda Victoria (Aunt Freda) dies.
The 1st Gulf War, 2nd August to 28th February 1991.
25th December, the end of the Soviet Union - the Cold War is finally over.
With the end of the communist threat and the reorganisation of the Territorial Army, the Home Service Force is disbanded.
31st August - Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in France.
6th September - the country comes to a standstill as Princess Diana's funeral takes place.
September 11th - a series of attacks are carried out against the United States. Two hi-jacked jet aircraft are flown into the World Trade Centre towers, a third crashes into the Pentagon.
October 7th - the U.S. with U.K. forces launches Operation Enduring Freedom against Afghanistan. The stated purpose of the invasion was to capture Osama bin Laden, destroy al-Qaeda, and remove the Taliban regime which had provided support and safe harbour to al-Qaeda.
U.K. troops are now committed to both Afghanistan and Iran.
October/November. I am on a training course at Highfield Park in the village of Heckfield where my great great great grandparents lived.
U.K. troops remain stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq.
U.K. troops are still fighting in Afghanistan, against the Taliban and in Iran against insurgents.
July - George Barnes is born.
August 11th - my youngest daughter Cheryl marries Scott, with the ceremony taking place in Congleton. I am a proud Father of the Bride.
November 10th to 12th. Cousin Colin (visiting from Australia) and myself attend the 90th Anniversary of the Armistice at Thiepval.
U.K. service personnel are still in Afghanistan and Iraq.
April 30th British troops leave Iraq.
October 19th Cassie Barnes dies.
May 6th Gordon Brown - out, Cameron and Clegg in.
British troops fighting in Afghanistan - 307 killed (as at 23rd June).
September. Janice and I are married at the Findon Manor Hotel, West Sussex.
December - Mason Frimley is born
9th September, Queen Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning British monarch with a reign of 63 years, seven months and two days.
28th September, NASA announces that liquid water has been found on Mars.
21st March. President Barack Obama visits Cuba, the first time a sitting U.S. President has done so since Calvin Coolidge in 1928.
BREXIT TIMELINE
23rd June. The United Kingdom votes in a referendum to leave the European Union.
Result LEAVE 51.9% (17,410,742 votes) REMAIN 48.1% (16,141,241 votes). The total number eligible to vote is 46,500,001, the turn-out is 72.2%.
24th June. David Cameron resigns as Prime Minister.
11th July. Theresa May becomes Prime Minister.
3rd September, the U.S. and China, responsible for 40% of the worlds carbon emissions join the Paris global climate agreement.
11th February. North Korea fires a ballistic missile over the Sea of Japan.
BREXIT TIMELINE
29th March. Article 50 is triggered. Votes for 498, votes against 114. 612 MP's voted.
25th July. Britain is to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040. Hybrid vehicles are exempt.
Note: fuel tax raises £27.9bn, 4% of tax revenue.
A Year of Terror Attacks.
March 22nd. In an attack at Westminister Bridge, four pedestrians are killed by a car driven by Khalid Masood, who then fatally stabs Keith Palmer, an unarmed police officer on duty at Parliament Square. Masood is shot dead by an armed police officers.
May 22nd - twenty-two people are killed when suicide bomber Salman Abedi detonates a homemade device filled with shrapnel in the lobby of the Manchester Arena at an Ariana Grande concert. The youngest victim, Saffie Roussos was just eight years old.
June 3rd. Rachid Redouan, Khuram Butt and Youseff Zaghba drive a van into pedestrians on London Bridge, then get out and run into Borough Market stabbing people with long knives. Eight people are killed. All three terrorists are shot dead by armed police.
June 19th. A man drives a van into a group of Muslim worshippers outside the Finsbury Park Mosque as they were leaving after Ramadam night prayers. One man is killed and several others are injured. The driver of the van is arrested and charged with terrorism offences.
September 15th. Parsons Green. At least eighteen and maybe as many as twenty-nine people are injured when an improvised explosive device is detonated by Ahmed Hassan on a crowded London Underground train. Most victims suffered flash burns.
Maureen Ellen Barnes November 2nd.
15th January. The EU Withdrawal Agreement is defeated in Parliament. Votes against 432, votes for 202.
14th February. Another vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement is defeated. Votes against 391, votes for 242.
29th March. Third vote on the Withdrawal Agreement - defeated for a third time. Votes against 344, votes for 286.
24th May. Theresa May resigns as Prime Minister.
24th May. Boris Johnson becomes Prime Minister.
31st October. New date for the UK to leave Europe.
31st January 2020 is now the new, new date for the UK to leave Europe.
24th October. With Parliament blocking BREXIT, Boris Johnson calls for a General Election - Parliament finally votes yes to hold an election.
6th November. The Liberal Democrats announce plans to upgrade the energy efficiency of 26 millions homes by 2030. This will apparently save householders £550 per year. Should I upgrade my double glazing now, or wait until after the election?
15th November. Jeremy Corbyn announces plans to nationalise BT to provide everyone with free broadband by 2030. £715 million is wiped off BT shares.
29th November. Two people are killed and three wounded in a knife attack carried out by Usman Khan. Khan, a convicted terrorist was out on license when he attended a prisoner rehabilitation conference at Fishmonger' Hall. Khan is shot dead by police.
12th December - Election Day!
13th December. The Conservative Party win a large majority, Labour loses and loses big, seats in the Labour heartland that they have held for decades have voted Conservative - Labour have lost four elections in a row (and have only won three elections out of the last eleven - all three under Tony Blair's New Labour). The value of the pound rises - sterling hits a 19 month high - and the Stock Market is up. Lib Dem leader Jo Swinton loses her seat. The SNP win an additional 13 seats bringing their total to forty-eight of the sixty in Scotland.
2nd February. Three people are stabbed in Streatham, South London. The attacker, Sudesh Mamoor Faraz Amman was shot dead by police. He had recently been released from prison where he had been serving a sentence for terror offences.
March - the UK goes into lockdown.
20th June. A mass stabbing is carried out in Reading, Berkshire by 25 year Libyan born Khairi Saadallah. He attacked 'at random' two groups of people in Forbury Gardens, Reading. Saadallah used a kitchen knife with a five inch blade and his victims sustained injuries to the eye, neck, head and back. Saadallah was arrested thirty minutes later on murder charges - three of his victims had died. However, he was later rearrested under the Terrorism Act 2000. On the 11th November, Saadallah admitted three counts of murder and three counts of attempted murder. He was later sentenced (January 21st 2021 to a whole life sentence.
November - Donald Trump loses the Presidential election to Joe Biden. Some believe Biden stole the election, that may well be true.
January 20th. Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States.
March 2nd. I have my first COVID-19 vaccination at the Brighton Centre (Brighton, East Sussex).
March 7th. Meghan Markle's interview with Oprah is broadcast in the U.S.
March 8th. In the first in the coming out of lockdown roadmap, pupls return to school.
March 8th. The Meghan Markle interview with Oprah is broadcast on the UK's ITV channel. Oh dear, this is going to end in tears for someone.
