Lord Byron (chronology)

1789
:Mother took lodgings in Queen Street, Aberdeen.

1791
:Aug. 2 – Father died in France never having seen his son.
:Mother moved to flat in 64 Broad Street, Aberdeen.

1794 – 1798 - At Aberdeen Grammar School.

1798
:May 21 – George Gordon Byron became 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale on death of grandfather.
:Aug. – With his mother took up residence at ancestral home, Newstead Abbey, near Nottingham.

1799
:Lived with Parkyns family, Nottingham. Tutored by "Dummer" Rogers.
:July – Removed to London by John Hanson, Byron’s lawyer & business agent.
:Sept. – Attended Dr. Glennie’s School, Dulwich.
:Spent Xmas holidays with Hanson family at Earl’s Court, London.
:Spent summer holiday in Newstead Abbey and fell in love with 1st cousin, Margaret Parker.

1801
:April – Entered Harrow School.
:Spent summer with mother at Mrs Massingberd’s, 16 Piccadilly, at Hanson’s and in Cheltenham.
:Xmas holidays in Bath with mother.

1803
:Feb. – Newstead Abbey leased to Lord Grey de Ruthyn.
:July 21 – Mother rented Burgage Manor, Southwell.
:Sept. – Fell madly in love with neighbour’s daughter, Mary Chaworth, of Annesley Hall. Refused to go back to Harrow.
1804
:Jan – Fell out with Lord Grey and returned to Harrow.
:Mar. 22 – Started holiday at Burgage Manor and met the Pigots who lived opposite.

1805
:Aug 2 – Played for Harrow in annual match v Eton at Lord’s. Scored 6 notches.
:Oct. 24 – Went up to Trinity College, Cambridge University.
:Friendships with E.N.Long & John Edleston began.

1806
:Feb – Got heavily in debt with moneylenders; dissipation in London.
:April – Returned to Trinity College.
:July – At Burgage Manor writing poems.
:Aug – After acrimonious quarrel with mother escaped to London.
:Nov – Collection of poems, Fugitive Pieces, privately printed.

1807
:Jan Second volume of poetry, Poems on Various Occasions, privately printed.
:June – Hours of Idleness published. Back at Cambridge started friendships with Cam Hobhouse and Scrope Davies, Matthews and Hodgson.
:Dec. – Came down from Cambridge University for good.

1808
:Feb. – Hours of Idleness ridiculed in The Edinburgh Review.
:Mar. – Poems Original and Translated published.
:July-Aug. – At Brighton with John Hobhouse & Scrope Davies.

1809
:Mar. 13 – Took seat in the House of Lords.
:English Bards and Scotch Reviewers published.
:June 20 – Travelled to Falmouth with Hobhouse.
:July 2 – Set sail with Hobhouse in the Lisbon packet, Princess Elizabeth.
:July 7 – Arrived in Lisbon.
:July 12-16 – Explored Cintra.
:July 20 – Departed for Spain.
:July 29 – Arrived Cadiz.
:Aug 3 – Sailed in the frigate, Hyperion.
:Aug 4 – Arrived at the Rock of Gibraltar.
:Aug 16 – Sailed for Malta in packet Townshend.
:Aug 31 – Arrived Malta.
:Sept – Had romantic affair with Mrs Spencer Smith. Sailed in brig, Spider, for Greece & Albania.
:Sept 29 – Landed at Prevesa.
:Oct 1 – Left for Joannina.
:Oct 11 – Left for Tepelene, Albania, to meet Ali Pasha.
:Oct 31 – At Joannina. Started poem, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage.
:Nov. 20 – Visited Missolonghi.
:Dec. 25 – Arrived Athens.

1810
:Mar-Apr – Toured Turkey, visited Smyrna, Ephesus, Troy.
:May 3 – Swam Hellespont from Sestos to Abydos.
:May 13 – Arrived Constantinople.
:July 18 – Arrived Athens.
:July 21 – Left for the Morea.
:July 26 – Arrived Patras.
:Aug 19(?) – At Athens: stayed in Capuchin monastery.
:Oct 18 – Returned Athens.

1811
:March – Wrote Hints from Horace & The Curse of Minerva
:Apr 22 – Sailed in the Hydra
:Apr 30-June 2 – At Malta. Sailed for England in frigate Volage
:July 14 – Landed Sheerness; at Reddish’s Hotel, St James’ Street.
:Aug 1 – Mother died.
:Aug 3 – At Newstead Abbey; Matthews drowned at Cambridge.
:Oct 16 – Visited Cambridge Univ with Scrope Berdmore Davies.
:Oct 28 – Took up residence at 8 St.James’ Street, London.
:Nov 4 – Dinner with Samuel Rogers to meet Thomas Moore.
:Dec 19 – After further visit to Cambridge left for Newstead, where Byron had an affair with Welsh maid, Susan Vaughan.

1812
:Feb 27 – Maiden speech in House of Lords.
:Mar 10 – Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage Cantos I & II published, which made Byron famous overnight.
:Mar 25 – First saw Annabella Milbanke.
:April – Affair with Lady Caroline Lamb started.
:Aug 15 – Thomas Claughton offered £140,000 for Newstead but delayed payment.
:Sept – Wrote Drury Lane Theatre Address at request of Lord Holland.
:Oct – Proposal of marriage to Annabella Milbanke rejected; Wrote The Waltz.
:Oct 24 – Left for Eywood, Presteign, to visit the Oxfords.
:Nov 21 – Left Eywood to stay with Jerseys at Middleton.
:Nov 30 – At Batt’s Hotel, Dover Street, London.
:Dec 14(?) – Back at Eywood.

1813
:Jan 19 – Took lodgings at 4 Bennet Street, St.James’.
:May 29 – Accompanied Moore to visit Leigh Hunt in prison.
:June 1 – Last speech in House of Lords.
:June 8 – First edition of The Giaour published.
:June 20 – Met Madame de Stael for first time.
:Aug – Correspondence with Miss Milbanke begun.
:Sept – Visit to Wedderburn Webster and dallied with Lady Frances Webster.
:Oct 19 – "Spared" Lady Frances and returned to London.
:Nov 14 – Began Journal (continued to April 19 1814).
:Dec 2 – Bride of Abydos published.

1814
:Feb 1 – Corsair published. 10,000 copies sold on day of publication.
:March – Sat to Phillips for portrait.
:March 28 – Rented apartment in Albany, Piccadilly.
:April 2 – With Augusta at her home at Six Mile Bottom, Cambs [1].
:April 16 – Ode to Napoleon Buonaparte published anonymously.
:July 1 – At Duke of Wellington’s Ball.
:July 22 – At Hastings with Augusta.
:Aug 6 – Lara published with Samuel Rogers’ Jacqueline.
:Sept 9 – Tentative proposal to Annabelle Milbanke.
:Sept 15 – Received Annabelle’s acceptance of proposal of marriage.
:Oct 29 – Left for Seaham, near Durham, Annabelle’s home.
:Oct 30-31 – At Six-Mile-Bottom with Augusta.
:Nov 2 – Arrived Seaham.
:Nov 16 – Left for London.
:Nov 18 – At Cambridge .
:Nov 19-22 – At Six Mile Bottom.
:Nov 23 – Applauded by undergraduates at Cambridge University.
:Nov 24 – London.
:Dec 24 – Left with Hobhouse for Seaham.
:Dec 25 – Christmas at Six Mile Bottom.
:Dec 30 – Arrived Seaham.

1815
:Jan 2 – Married to Miss Annabelle Milbanke at Seaham.
:Jan 2-21 – Treaclemoon at Halnaby, Yorkshire.
:Jan 21 – Mar 9 – At Seaham.
:Mar 12-28 – At Six Mile Bottom.
:Mar 29 – Settled at 13 Piccadilly Terrace, London.
:April 7 – Met Sir Walter Scott at John Murray, Albemarle Street.
:April 17 – Death of Lord Wentworth; Milbankes took name of Noel.
:April – Hebrew Melodies published with musical score by Nathan.
:May – Became member of Management Sub-Committee, Drury Lane Theatre.
:June-July – Visited Leigh Hunt at Maida Vale, London.
:July 29 – Signed new will leaving estate residue to Augusta Leigh.
:Oct – Wrote Siege of Corinth.
:Nov – Wrote Parisina.
:Dec10 – Birth of Ada, poet’s only legitimate daughter.

To be completed...

1824
:April 19 – Died