Lord-Alwyne Compton, b: 1855 -

^{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}


		^{Spencer J A Compton}^{b.1790 2nd Marquess of Northa d.1851}

	^{William Compton}^{b.1818 4th Marquess of Northam d.1897}

^{Lord-Alwyne Compton}^{b.1855 d.1911}







^Mary Vyner^{b. Newby Hall d.}