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1854 Crimean War with Russia
1869 Opening of Suez Canal
1871 Franco - Prussian War
1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy
1899 Boer War begins
1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor
1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed
1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat
1830 French Revolution
1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne
1770 Cook discovers New South Wales
1776 America declares independence
1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president
1789 French Revolution begins
1798 Irish revolt against English rule
 George RIGBY
 b.1888 Slaidburn, Yorks
 d.          Y/
 Frederick Ralph RIGBY
 b.1867
 d.          Y/
 Edward RIGBY
 b.1889 Easington, Yorks
 d.          Y/
 Maggie RIGBY
 b.1891 Slaidburn, Yorks
 d.          Y/
 William HAYTHORNTHWAITE
 b.1773 Birkett, Newton, Yorks
 d.1854 Higher Wood Ho, Yorks
 Margaret RIGBY
 b.         
 d.          Y/
 George HAYTHORNTHWAITE
 b.1817 Batrix, Yorks
 d.1901 Higher Wood Ho, Yorks
 Anne TURNER
 b.1780 Slaidburn, Yorks
 d.1836 Catlow, Slaidburn, Yorks
 Fred RIGBY
 b.1894 Alston, Longridge, Lancs
 d.          Y/
 Margaret HAYTHORNTHWAI
 b.1865 Woodhouse, Yorks
 d.          Y/
 Ann BRIGGS
 b.1824
 d.1883 Higher Wood Ho, Yorks