Thomas Crossland, b: 1827 - Knottingley, England

^{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}



		^{John Crossland}^{b.1790 Pontefract, England d.1865 Western Mound Townshi}

	^{Thomas Crossland}^{b.1827 Knottingley, England d.1893 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England}

		^Mary Sharp^{b.1793 d.1855 Illinois}

^{Benjamin Crossland}^{b.1873 Knottingley, England d.1954 Hull, E.Yorkshire, England}



	^{Mary Ann Austwick}^{b.1829 Knottingley, England d.}