Richard Walmesley BLAIR

Born

7 January 1857 , Milborne Churchstone, Dorset, England

Died

28 June 1929 , Suffolk, England

Richard Walmesley married Ida Mabel LIMONZIN 15 June 1897 in Naini Tāl, Uttar Pradesh, India . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ida Mabel LIMONZIN was born 18 May 1875 in Dungemarsh, Kent, England. Ida Mabel died 19 March 1943 in Suffolk, England.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Richard Walmesley BLAIR

Richard Walmesley BLAIR married

Ida Mabel LIMONZIN
Marriage date: 15 June 1897
Marriage place: Naini Tāl, Uttar Pradesh, India

Children of Richard Walmesley BLAIR and Ida Mabel LIMONZIN

Marjorie Frances BLAIR

Born: 21 April 1898, , India
Died: 3 May 1946, Nottinghamshire, England

Eric Arthur "George" BLAIR "ORWELL"

Born: 25 June 1903, Motihari, India
Died: 21 January 1950, London, England

Married: Eileen Maud O'SHAUGNESSY 9 June 1936

Married: Sonia Mary BROWNELL 13 October 1949 Place: London, England

Avril Nora BLAIR

Born: 6 April 1908, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England
Died: 11 January 1978,

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Birth — 1857
7 January 1857
Milborne Churchstone, Dorset, England

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1897 Marriage / Partner
Richard Walmesley BLAIR and Ida Mabel LIMONZIN 15 June 1897, Naini Tāl, Uttar Pradesh, India

He was 40 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1898 Birth of Child
Marjorie Frances BLAIR was born 21 April 1898, , India (Indian Empire)

Richard Walmesley was 41 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Birth of Child
Eric Arthur "George" BLAIR "ORWELL" was born 25 June 1903, Motihari, India

Richard Walmesley was 46 years old.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Birth of Child
Avril Nora BLAIR was born 6 April 1908, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Richard Walmesley was 51 years old.