1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I 1922 USSR formed by Soviet states 1939 - 1945 World War II | 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 |
William SWINDLEHURST b.1804 Carlisle, Cumbria d.1870 Broughton, Lancs | ||||||||
James SWINDLEHURST b.1828 Preston, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||
Mary Jane SWINDLEHURST b.1851 Preston, Lancs d. Y/ | Elizabeth Elliot b.1805 Manchester, Lancs d.1871 Preston, Lancs | |||||||
James SWINDLEHURST b.1852 Preston, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||
Elizabeth SWINDLEHURST b.1860 Preston, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||
Ann SLATER b.1827 Preston, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||