James Wheat, b: 1821 - Gainsborough, 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}



		^James Wheat^{b.1797 Lincolnshire, England d.}

^{Mary Ann Cawthorn Wheat}^{b.1841 Gainsborough, England d.1901}	^James Wheat^{b.1821 Gainsborough, England d.}

^Fanny Wheat^{b.1848 Gainsborough, England d.}		^Elizabeth^{b.1797 Gainsborough, England d.}

^{Elizabeth Wheat}^{b.1850 Gainsborough, England d.1851 Gainsborough, England}

^Alice Wheat^{b.1853 Gainsborough, England d.}		^{Joseph Cawthorne}^{b. d.}

^{Elizabeth Wheat}^{b.1856 Gainsborough, England d.1856 Gainsborough, England}	^{Jane Cawthorne}^{b.1821 Gainsborough, England d.}

		^{Alice Cowdell}^{b. d.}