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.
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1868
1868: Penal Transportation ends Penal transportation to Australia officially ended in 1868. The last convict ship, the Hougoumont, departed from Britain and docked in Fremantle, Western Australia, on January 9th 1868, concluding a system that had sent approximately 165,000 convicts since 1788.
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1871
2 Apr 1871: 1871 Census The 1871 census was taken.