Year1842
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1842
Francisco Ferreira de Abreu died in Cabo Verde.
Abreu (Francisco Ferreira de) Francisco Ferreira de Abreu Cape Verde
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1842–1845
Bartolomeu dos Mártires Dias e Sousa served as deputy for Madeira.
Dias e Sousa (Bartolomeu dos Mártires) Bartolomeu dos Mártires Dias e Sousa Madeira
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1842–1845
João da Câmara Carvalhal Esmeraldo was elected deputy for Madeira.
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1842–1845
Francisco Correia Herédia served as deputy for the Funchal district.
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1842
Indirect election of deputies was restored.
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1842–1843
Captain A. T. E. Vidal aboard HMS Styx, with António Pedro de Azevedo, surveyed Madeira, Porto Santo and the Desertas.
Azevedo (António Pedro de)Geographical MapsVidal (Captain A. T. E.) A. T. E. VidalAntónio Pedro de Azevedo MadeiraPorto SantoDesertas
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1842
The Calheta municipal council printed its by-laws as a pamphlet.
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1842
The American John A. Dix stayed in Madeira and described the palanquin.
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1842–1852
The Madeiran copper coinage Pecunia Madeirensis, bearing two vine branches, was first issued in 1842, with further issues in 1850 and 1852.
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1842
The Scottish church opened in a house in Travessa do Surdo, Funchal.
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1842
The British government began paying emigrants' passages to its colonies.
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1842
João de Freitas da Silva was born in Lisbon.
Freitas da Silva (Dr João de) João de Freitas da Silva Lisbon
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1842
Andrew Picken's 'Madeira illustrated' was published in London.
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1842
The Asilo dos Inválidos was established in the Misericórdia building in Funchal.
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1842
Rafael Coelho Machado published his music method and Diccionario musical in Rio de Janeiro.
Coelho Machado (Rafael) Rafael Coelho Machado Rio de Janeiro
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10 February 1842
The 1826 Constitutional Charter was restored, ending the Constitution of 1838; in Madeira the title of civil governor was reinstated.
Chief authorities of the archipelagoConstitution of 1838Political Parties Madeira
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7 April 1842–29 September 1842
The newspaper O Beija Flôr ran from its first to its last issue.
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18 May 1842
Patrício Malheiro de Melo died in Caniço.
Malheiro de Melo (Patrício) Patrício Malheiro de Melo Caniço
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20 July 1842
A treaty abolished the British right to a conservator judge, providing mixed juries instead.
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20 September 1842
João José de Freitas Aragão died in Lisbon.
Aragão (Dr João José de Freitas) João José de Freitas Aragão Lisbon
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24 October 1842–28 October 1842
A terrible flood struck Funchal, damaging the council house on the Largo do Pelourinho, followed by a harbour storm wrecking boats; it led to the Central Relief Committee and to part of the Machico wall.
Flash floodsFunchal PoorhouseFamine in Madeira in 1846 and 1847Winter in FunchalStream wallsTown hall Largo do Pelourinho
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14 November 1842
Magnetic variation on Porto Santo was recorded as 24°38'12".
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1842–1843
The dwarf banana began to be cultivated in Madeira.
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c. 1842
Maurício José de Castelo Branco was born in Funchal.
Castelo Branco (Maurício José de) Maurício José de Castelo Branco Funchal
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c. 1842
The Concórdia society built a small theatre in Rua do Monteiro, Funchal.