| 1810. | Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson, born at 12 Lindsey Row, Chelsea, September 29th. |
| 1811. | Removed to 3 Beaufort Row, Chelsea, June, 1811. |
| Mother died, October, 1811, at 3 Beaufort Row. |
| 1812. | Elizabeth taken to Knutsford when fourteen months old. |
| 1824. | Sent to school at Stratford-on-Avon. |
| 1827. | Her only brother, John Stevenson, disappeared at Calcutta. |
| 1829. | Father died at 3 Beaufort Row, Chelsea. |
| Visited her relatives at Newcastle-on-Tyne. |
| 1830. | Visited Edinburgh. |
| 1831. | Marble bust sculptured by Dunbar. |
| 1832. | Married the Rev. William Gaskell, M.A., August 30th. |
| 1832-42. | Resided at 14 Dover Street, Manchester. |
| 1837. | Mrs. Lumb died at Knutsford, May 1st. |
| 1842-49. | Resided at 121 Upper Rumford Street, Manchester. |
| 1844. | Only son died at Festiniog, September, 1844. |
| 1849-65. | Resided at 84 Plymouth Grove, Manchester. |
| 1848. | First novel, Mary Barton, published. |
| First met Charles Dickens. |
| 1850. | Mr. Gaskell’s mother, Margaret Gaskell, died in January. |
| 1850. | First met Charlotte BrontË, August, 1850. |
| Published The Moorland Cottage. |
| 1853. | Second novel, Ruth, published. |
| Cranford published. |
| 1854. | Visited Paris and met Madame Mohl. |
| 1855. | North and South published. |
| Lizzie Leigh and Other Tales published. |
| 1857. | Life of Charlotte BrontË published. |
| Edited Mabel Vaughan and wrote preface. |
| 1859. | Round the Sofa Stories published. |
| My Lady Ludlow and Other Tales published. |
| 1862. | Preface to Garibaldi at Cabrera by Colonel Vecchj. |
| Inaugurated Sewing schools for poor in Manchester. |
| 1863. | Sylvia’s Lovers published. |
| Mrs. Gaskell’s daughter, Florence Elizabeth, married to Mr. Charles Compton, Q.C., on September 8th. |
| Visited Rome and stayed with W. W. Story. |
| 1865. | Cousin Phillis published. |
| Wives and Daughters published in “Cornhill Magazine.” |
| Mrs. Gaskell died at Holybourne, Hants, November 12th. |
| Buried, November 16th, in the Unitarian Chapel Burial Ground, Knutsford. |
