Henry English and Margaret Lawson married at St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Ovingham, Northumberland
WILLIAM English born in Wylam, Northumberland
WILLIAM'S sister Sarah Ann English born in Wylam, Northumberland
English family moved to South Shields, County Durham
English family lived at Chevington, Northumberland
English family lived at Stobswood, Northumberland
English family lived at Pegswood, Northumberland
WILLIAM started work as a trapper at Ashington Colliery, Northumberland
WILLIAM'S mother died at Pegswood and buried at Bothal, Northumberland
WILLIAM lived in Gateshead and worked at Ravensworth Colliery. He was a member of the Empire Rowing Club
WILLIAM received men's pay working on stonework
WILLIAM worked at Victoria Garesfield Colliery, Durham
WILLIAM'S father Henry travelled to Transvaal, South Africa to work in the gold mines
WILLIAM was sent for by his father and travelled to South Africa
WILLIAM arrived at Park Station, Johannesburg
WILLIAM and his father started work at George and Hay Gold Mine
WILLIAM received his blasting certificate
WILLIAM had an attack of enteric and was in hospital in Johannesburg for two weeks
WILLIAM bought a cycle from Shimwells and began competing in cycle races
WILLIAM left Witwatersrand and travelled to East London as Anglo-Boer seemed imminent
WILLIAM joined Kaffrarian Rifles
WILLIAM left Kaffrarian Rifles
WILLIAM rejoined Kaffrarian Rifles
WILLIAM left Kaffrarian Rifles
WILLIAM joined Burghersdorp District Mounted Troop
WILLIAM at Maitland Camp, Cape Town
Anglo-Boer War ended
WILLIAM is in England
WILLIAM in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria returning to South Africa
WILLIAM restarted working in Witwatersrand gold mines
WILLIAM and Mary Sarah Bevington married at Mowbray Presbyterian Church in Cape Town
WILLIAM and Mary's son Henry Bevington English was born at Luipaardsvlei
WILLIAM, Mary and Henry moved from Luipaardsvlei to Krugersdorp
Mary and Henry left Krugersdorp to return to England
WILLIAM finished at Promise Mine and left for England
WILLIAM arrived at Southampton and was met by Mary, Henry and Mrs Emma Bevington (Mary's mother) and travelled to Leytonstone, Essex
WILLIAM, Mary and Henry rented 23 Cranleigh Drive, Leigh on Sea, Essex
WILLIAM spent a lot of time on local cycling trips and also completed a return cycle trip from Leigh on Sea to Newcastle to visit relatives
WILLIAM returned to South Africa
WILLIAM started working again in the gold mines
WILLIAM took five and half months off work to cycle in races and two weeks prospecting for gold
WILLIAM'S father Henry died
Mary and Henry travelled from England to South Africa
WILLIAM bought a house - 59 Dekker Street, West Krugersdorp
WILLIAM and Mary's second child born - William Ridley English - at 59 Dekker Street
Mary, Henry and William Ridley left Krugersdorp to travel to England
Mary left England, with William Ridley, and travelled to South Africa. Henry stayed in England and lived with Mary's mother Emma and sister Elizabeth Bevington. He attended Highfield College as a day student
WILLIAM signed an agreement to buy two houses on Stand 609, West Krugersdorp
WILLIAM and Mary's third child Constance Mary English was born at Dekker Street
WLLIAM had first asthma attack
WILLIAM diagnosed with phthisis
WILLIAM advised to stop working in the gold mines due to poor health
WILLIAM started work as a shaft clerk
WILLIAM and Mary's fourth child John Albert English was born at Dekker Street
WILLIAM started a month's holiday on full pay and attended the Phthisis Sanatorium at Modderfontein
WILLIAM died at the Phthisis Sanatorium at Modderfontein
WILLIAM buried at Burghershoop Cemetery, Krugersdorp