Thomas Simpson, b: 1823 - Hull, England

^{1922 USSR formed by Soviet states}
^{1939 - 1945 World War II}
^{1945 Atomic bomb detonated (Hiroshima)}
^{1950 Korean War begins}
^{1964 - 1973 Vietnam War}

^{1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy}
^{1899 Boer War begins}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}
^{1912 Titanic sinks on maiden voyage}
^{1914 - 1918 World War I}

^{1830 French Revolution}
^{1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne}
^{1854 Crimean War with Russia}
^{1869 Opening of Suez Canal}
^{1871 Franco - Prussian War}




			^{Thomas Simpson}^{b.1823 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England d.1871 Sculcoates, England}

	^{Sarah Simpson}^{b.1848 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England d.}

	^{Priscilla Simpson}^{b.1850 St.Mary's, England d.1907 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England}



			^{Ann Coverdale}^{b.1825 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England d.1856 St.Mary's, England}