John Longstaff HITCHON, b: 1849

^{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}



		^{Reuben LONGSTAFF}^{b.1829 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs d. Y/}

^{Charles HITCHON}^{b.1880 Bolton, Lancs d.1880 Bolton, Lancs}	^{John Longstaff HITCHON}^{b.1849 Simonstone, Lancs d.1935 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs}		^{Peter HITCHON}^{b.1795 Whalley, Lancs d.1860 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs}

^{William HITCHON}^{b.1881 Bolton, Lancs d.1961 Simonstone, Lancs}		^{Margaret HITCHON}^{b.1827 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs d.1907 Bolton-le-Moors, Lancs}	^{Mary ROBINSON}^{b.1795 Pendleton, Lancs d. Y/}

^{Bertha HITCHON}^{b.1885 d.1976 Burnley, Lancs}

^{Ernest HITCHON}^{b.1889 d.1974 Burnley, Lancs}

^{John HITCHON}^{b.1893 Burnley, Lancs d.1972 Burnley, Lancs}	^{Maria THORNLEY}^{b.1858 d.1948 Burnley, Lancs}

^{George HITCHON}^{b.1894 Bolton, Lancs d.1972 Burnley, Lancs}