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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Elizabeth HITCHON b.1856 d. Y/ | Peter HITCHON b.1766 Chipping, Lancs d.1849 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs | |||||||
Peter HITCHON b.1795 Whalley, Lancs d.1860 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs | Elizabeth SIMPSON b.1772 d.1847 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs | |||||||
Susannah HITCHON b.1827 Padiham, Burnley, Lancs d.1909 Burnley, Lancs | ||||||||
Mary ROBINSON b.1795 Pendleton, Lancs d. Y/ | ||||||||