| 1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy 1899 Boer War begins  | 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  | 
![]()  |  John Biscomb b.1815 Wistow, Yorks, Eng d.  | |||||||
|  Sarah Mary Biscomb b.1848 Barlow, Yorks, Eng d.1872 Cleckheaton, Yorks, Eng  | ||||||||
|  William Biscomb b.1851 Cliffe, Yorks d.  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  Michael Robinson b. d.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  William Robinson b.1797 Ryhill, Yorks, Eng d.1882 Wressle, Yorks, Eng  |  Sarah Webster b. d.  | |||||
![]()  |  Ann Robinson b.1825 Burn, Yorks, Eng d.1883 Wressle, Yorks, Eng  | ![]()  |  William Pocklington b.1770 Birkin, Yorks d.1855 Birkin, Yorks  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Elizabeth Pocklington b.1799 Hirst Courtney, Yorks d.1866 Kilpin, Yorks, Eng  |  Mary Russell b. d.1812  | |||||
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