Betty Smith, b: -

^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}
^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}

^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}
^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}

^{1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia}
^{1770 Cook discovers New South Wales}
^{1776 America declares independence}
^{1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president}
^{1789 French Revolution begins}




	^{Mary Thornton}^{b.1789 Ballgrove d.}		^{James [1] Thornton}^{b.1763 d.1834 Castle}

	^{William Thornton}^{b.1790 Lee d.}

	^{Robert [1] Thornton}^{b.1797 Lower Bradley d.1815 Knaze Edge}

	^{Martha Thornton}^{b.1797 Lower Bradley d.}

	^{James [2] Thornton}^{b.1799 Lower Bradley d.}		^Betty Smith^{b. d.}

	^{Smith Thornton}^{b.1809 Knaze Edge d.}