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 |
John Henry HARTLEY b. d. Y/ | ||||||||
Robert HARTLEY b.1886 Simonstone, Lancs d. Y/ | Peter HITCHON b.1795 Whalley, Lancs d.1860 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs | |||||||
Robert HITCHON b.1835 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs d.1896 Simonstone, Lancs | Mary ROBINSON b.1795 Pendleton, Lancs d. Y/ | |||||||
Mary Ellen HITCHON b.1861 Simonstone, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||
Mary SHERBURN b.1835 d.1912 Simonstone, Lancs | ||||||||