Richard Pocklington, b: - Birkin, Yorks.

^{1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor}
^{1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed}
^{1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat}
^{1830 French Revolution}
^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}

^{1770 Cook discovers New South Wales}
^{1776 America declares independence}
^{1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president}
^{1789 French Revolution begins}
^{1798 Irish revolt against English rule}

^{1700 Britain's american colonies prosper}
^{1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland}
^{1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland}
^{1740 War of Austrian Succession begins}
^{1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia}




			^{Richard Pocklington}^{b. Birkin, Yorks. d.1739 Birkin, Yorks.}



	^{Richard Pocklington}^{b.1704 d.1782 Temple Hirst, Yorks.}



			^Jane Arnett^{b. Hirst Courtney, N. Yorks. d.1730}