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 |
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Jane SPEAK b.1834 Simonstone, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||
Thomas SPEAK b.1766 d. Y/ | ||||||||
Grace SPEAK b.1817 Simonstone, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||
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