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19th Century
| 1803 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Sir John Doyle arrives. He develops new roads and fortified towers against the French | ||
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| 1804 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Chateau de Rocquaine re-built as Fort Grey | Fort Grey | |
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| 1806 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Draining of the Braye du Valle joins Vale parish to the main island | 1805 - Battle of Trafalgar | |
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| 1807 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| HMS 'Boreas' is shipwrecked with the loss of 127 lives | Slave Trade abolished within British Empire | |
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| 1810 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Quarrying & the export of granite develops as a major industry | ||
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| 1811 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| A visit to Les Vardes begins F C Lukis interest in archaeology, establishing the foundations for the first Guernsey Museum | ||
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| 1812 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Major General Isaac Brock dies at the battle of Queenston Heights | Cylinder Printing Press invented | |
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| 1815 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Shipbuilding grows as a major industry with shipyards along the eastern coast of the Island | Shipbuilding (PDF) | Battle of Waterloo |
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| 1816 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| First local currency (notes) produced to finance the building of the markets | 1821 - Electric motor invented by Faraday | |
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| 1830 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Local coins known as doubles are introduced | ||
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| 1832 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Cholera Epidemic. 99 People die in three weeks | Living History at Guernsey Museum | Death of Goethe (playwright) and Rammohun Roy, Father of modern India |
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| 1834 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| 1st Tourist Guide Book | VisitGuernsey | 1840 - First postage stamp |
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| 1843 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| William le Lacheur sets up 1st cargo of coffee from Costa Rica to London | William Le Lacheur | Irish famine |
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| 1846 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| First visit of Queen Victoria & Prince Albert to Guernsey | US conquers New Mexico and California | |
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| 1848 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| The Railway Companies build ships and set up boat - train services. Tourism takes off |
Guernsey
Tourism Railway Companies & Shipping (PDF) |
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| 1848 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Victoria Tower built | ||
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| 1851 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| The Great Exhibition takes place in London |
The Great Exhibition, 1851
(PDF version - 435 Kb - please click here) |
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| 1853 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| The first postal Pillar Box is introduced | Guernsey Post Office | 1854 Crimean War |
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| 1855 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Arrival of Victor Hugo | Victor Hugo site | S Livingstone in Africa |
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| 1856 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| St Peter Port harbour is improved & enlarged | Harbour Authority | Mass production of steel |
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| 1860 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| The Horticultural Industry is well established Grapes are exported to the UK |
Horticulture site Grapes & Horticulture (PDF) |
1861 - Louis Pasteur |
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| 1862 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| The Hanois Lighthouse is built | Trinity House | American Civil War |
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| 1866 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Thomas de la Rue, famous printer, dies | 1864 - Red Cross founded | |
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| 1883 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| The artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir visits the Island | Artists in Guernsey (book flyer) | First Hydro Electric Plant |
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| 1884 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| Main crop tomatoes are exported to the UK for the first time | Guernsey Museum - Past Exhibition | Unification of Italy |
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| 1899 | LINKS | WORLD EVENTS |
| The Stella sinks with the loss of 105 lives |
Stella - Titanic of the Channel
Islands (book flyer) Wreck of the Stella (PDF - 1.2Mb) |
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