| 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  | 
![]()  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  Marmaduke Ward b. Trunch, Nfk. d.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Rev-Phillip Ward b.1795 Trunch, Nfk. d.1859  |   | |||||
![]()  |  Maj-William George Ward b.1820 Bircham Newton, Nfk. d.1878  | ![]()  |  Lord-Horatio Nelson b.1758 Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. d.1805 Battle of Trafalgar.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Horatia Nelson b.1801 Merton, London. d.1881 Pinner, Middsx.  |  Lady-Emma Hamilton b.1761 Gt. Neston, Cheshire. d.1815 Calais  | |||||
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![]()  | ![]()  |  Cdr-Edward Blanckley b. d.  | ||||||
![]()  |  Catherine V.N. Blanckley b.1835 d.  | ![]()  |  George Matcham b.1763 Norfolk. d.1833 Kensington, London.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Harriet Matcham b.1794 Hoadland, Ssx. d.1838 Plymouth. Devon.  |  Catherine Nelson b.1767 Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. d.1842 Kensington, London.  | |||||
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