Timeline: William Law Vorley: Dutton, Berrett & Hungerford Twigs

Our Family's Journey Through Time

1846 - 1848 (2 years)

	Date	Event(s)
1	1837	20 Jun 1837—22 Jan 1901: Queen Victoria Queen Victoria was born in 1819 and died in 1901. She reigned as sovereign for 64 years from 1837 to 1901.
2	1845	1845—1852: Great Famine The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. It constituted a major historical social crisis and had a significant impact on Irish society and history. The most severely affected areas were in the western and southern parts of Ireland. Between 1845 and 1855, at least 2.1 million people left Ireland, making it one of the greatest exoduses from a single island in history.
3	1846	27 Jul 1846: Mortlake Railway Station opened A railway station was opened in Mortlake for the first time. 19 Dec 1846: Anaesthesia General anaesthesia was first successfully used in London on December 19th 1846.

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