♂ William Hughes

1774 - 1851

William Hughes
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Lydia Hudson
Lydia Hudson
1796 - 1857
 

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1774


Mar 1
1774 English explorer James Cook becomes the first European to sight (and name) the island of New Caledonia in Melanesia.

1851


Age: 76y
1851 • A population census is taken in the United Kingdom. The population reaches 21 million. 6.3 million live in cities of 20,000 or more in England and Wales and cities of 20,000 or more account for 35% of the total English population.

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