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1801
 
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The Act of Union comes into effect, linking Ireland with Britain to form the United Kingdom      
1801
 
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British prime minister William Pitt resigns when George III vetoes Catholic emancipation, but is recalled three years later        
1801
 
  
Both France and Britain, engaged against each other in the Napoleonic Wars, take the first census of their populations     
1801
 
  
The first census of the United Kingdom reveals that the population numbers approximately 9 million     
1802
 
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The British parliament passes the first Factory Act, limiting a child's working day in a factory to twelve hours      
1802
 
    
A steam tug designed by William Symington, the Charlotte Dundas, goes into service on the Forth and Clyde canal