| 1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight 1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage 1914 - 1918 World War I 1922 USSR formed by Soviet states 1939 - 1945 World War II | 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 |
![]() | John Kershaw b.1851 Huddersfield, England d. | |||||||
| Sophia Elizabeth Kershaw b.1875 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England d. | ||||||||
| Florence Kershaw b.1877 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Lillie Kershaw b.1878 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England d. | ![]() | William Needham b.1825 Maidenwell, England d. | ||||||
![]() | Jane Needham b.1848 Sigglesthorne, England d. | ![]() | Thomas Major b.1804 Barmston, England d. | |||||
![]() | ![]() | Sophia Major b.1830 Sigglesthorne, England d. | Hannah Dandy b.1800 Sigglesthorne, England d. | |||||
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