George Stephenson Life By finn_sinclair 1781 George Stephenson born in Northumberland, England 1798 Begins Work as Engine-man at Water Row Pit 1799 Begins Attending Night School 1801 Begins Work as Brakes-Man at Black Callerton Colliery 1802 Marries Frances Henderson 1803 Son, Robert Stephenson, is Born 1805 Daughter, Frances Stephenson is Born, and Dies Within Weeks 1806 Wife, Frances Hendersen, Dies of Tuberculosis 1809 Begins Work as Brakes-Man at Killingworth Colliery 1811 Promoted to Enginewright at Killingworth Colliery 1814 Designs Blucher, First Locomotive 1815 Invents Geordie Safety Lamp 1819 Built 16 More Locomotives at Killingworth Colliery 1820 Builds First Solely Machine Powered Railway, Hetton Railway 1820 Marries Elizabeth Hindmarsh 1821 Builds Stockton and Darlington Railway with Son, Robert 1823 Founds Robert Stephenson and Co. with son, Robert 1824 Creates Standard Gauge Size Still Used Today 1825 Builds Locomotion For Stockton and Darlington Railway 1829 Builds Rocket with son 1830 Rocket Wins Most Powerful Steam Train Competition 1830 Builds Liverpool and Manchester Railway 1830 Builds Skew Arch Bridge 1838 Builds Mansion, Tapton House 1843 Works on Many Locomotives and Railways 1845 Wife, Elizabeth Hindmarsh, Dies 1847 Becomes First President of Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1848 Marries Housekeeper, Ellen Gregory 1848 George Stephenson Died From Pleurisy, at Age 67
