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Leontine Ada (“Ada”) RICHARDSON

Leontine Ada (“Ada”) RICHARDSON

Female 1882 - 1943  (61 years)


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   Date  Event(s)
1 1870 
  • 1870—1870: GPO takes over the privately-owned Telegraph Companies (nationalised)
  • 1870—1870: Dr Thomas Barnardo opens his first home for destitute children
  • 1870—1870: Water closets come into wide use
  • 1870—1870: Diamonds discovered in Kimberley, South Africa
  • 1 Oct 1870—1 Oct 1870: First British postcard - halfpenny post