1899 Boer War begins 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I 1922 USSR formed by Soviet states | 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 |
Joshua HITCHON b. d. Y/ | ||||||||
Peter HITCHON b.1796 d.1868 Worsthorne, Lancs | ||||||||
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Witham HITCHON b.1860 Worsthorne, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||
Susannah WITHAM b.1829 d.1907 Worsthorne, Lancs | ||||||||