Alexander MelDrum, b: 1794 - Penrith, 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}




	^{George MelDrum}^{b.1814 Penrith, England d.}		^{Alexander MelDrum}^{b.1794 Penrith, England d.}

	^{Margaret MelDrum}^{b.1816 Penrith, England d.}

	^{Jane MelDrum}^{b.1818 Penrith, England d.}

	^{Elisabeth MelDrum}^{b.1821 Penrith, England d.1827}

	^{Henry MelDrum}^{b.1823 Penrith, England d.}		^{Elizabeth Gasgarth}^{b.1794 Penrith, England d.}

	^{Alexander MelDrum}^{b.1825 Penrith, England d.}

	^{Elisabeth MelDrum}^{b.1827 Penrith, England d.}