| 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 |
| Mary Wheat b.1813 Gainsborough, England d. | James Wheat b.1797 Lincolnshire, England d. | |||||||
| William Wheat b.1818 Gainsborough, England d.1834 Gainsborough, England | ||||||||
| James Wheat b.1821 Gainsborough, England d. | ![]() | |||||||
| Benjamin Wheat b.1825 Gainsborough, England d. | ||||||||
| Thomas Wheat b.1827 Gainsborough, England d. | Elizabeth b.1797 Gainsborough, England d. | |||||||
| Fanny Wheat b.1831 Gainsborough, England d. | ||||||||
| William Wheat b.1834 Gainsborough, England d. | ![]() | |||||||