| 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor  | 1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland 1712 Religious warfare in Switzerland 1740 War of Austrian Succession begins 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales  | 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper  | 
![]()  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  Roger Pocklington b. Kelham, Notts d.1720  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Roger Pocklington b.1669 Bassingham, Lincs d.1751 Newark, Notts  |  Mary Saxton b. d.  | |||||
![]()  |  William Pocklington b.1694 Newark, Notts d.1764  | ![]()  |  Thomas Haslam b. Newark, Notts d.  | |||||
|  Roger Pocklington b.1734 Newark, Notts. d.1810 Newark, Notts  | ![]()  |  Anne Haslam b.1669 d.1737  |   | |||||
|  Joseph Pocklington b.1736 Muskham House, Cumb. d.1817  | ![]()  | |||||||
|  Mary Pocklington b.1739 d.1809  | ![]()  |  Samual Rastell b. The Friary, Newark, Notts d.  | ||||||
![]()  |  Elizabeth Rastell b.1715 The Friary, Newark, Notts d.1803  | |||||||
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