| 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  | 
![]()  |  William Burnett b.1879 Scotland d. Cleveland, Ohio  | |||||||
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![]()  | ![]()  |  George Nurse b. d.  | ||||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Richard Jackson Nurse b.1837 Eastrington, Yorks, Eng d.1907 Halifax, Yorks, Eng  |  Ann Jackson b. d.  | |||||
![]()  |  Anne Elizabeth Nurse b.1859 Eastrington, Yorks, Eng d. Cleveland, Ohio  | ![]()  |  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  | |||||
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