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 |
Edgar Thompson b. England d. | ||||||||
J. Thompson b. d. | ||||||||
M. Thompson b. d. | George Nurse b. d. | |||||||
Richard Jackson Nurse b.1837 Eastrington, Yorks, Eng d.1907 Halifax, Yorks, Eng | Ann Jackson b. d. | |||||||
Kate Nurse b.1879 Hull, Yorks d. | William Robinson b.1797 Ryhill, Yorks, Eng d.1882 Wressle, Yorks, Eng | |||||||
Mary Sarah Robinson b.1841 Barlow, Yorks, Eng d.1927 Halifax, Yorks, Eng | Elizabeth Pocklington b.1799 Hirst Courtney, Yorks d.1866 Kilpin, Yorks, Eng | |||||||