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 |
William Laurence b.1802 Snaith, Yorks d.1839 Rawcliffe, Yorks | ||||||||
Mary Ann Lawrence b.1857 Ousefleet, Yorks d.1891 | Joseph Lawrence b.1833 Rawcliffe, Yorks d.1895 Whitgift, Yorks | John Pocklington b.1760 d.1824 | ||||||
George William Lawrence b.1858 Ousefleet, Yorks d.1939 | Mary Pocklington b.1801 Doncaster, Yorks d.1858 Rawcliffe, Yorks | Elizabeth Oates b. d.1829 | ||||||
Emma Lawrence b.1860 Whitgift, Yorks d. | ||||||||
Alice Lawrence b.1863 Whitgift, Yorks d.1949 London | ||||||||
Joseph Lawrence b.1867 d.1961 | Frances Coulson b.1833 Ousefleet, Yorks d.1919 Goole, Yorks | |||||||