1854 Crimean War with Russia 1869 Opening of Suez Canal 1871 Franco - Prussian War 1895 Marconi invents wireless telegraphy 1899 Boer War begins | 1804 Napoleon becomes French Emperor 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution 1837 Queen Victoria assumes throne | 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins 1798 Irish revolt against English rule |
William Pressley b.1775 Bridge, Kent, England d.1875 Herne Bay, Kent, England | ||||||||
Henry Edward Pressley b.1818 Herne Bay, Kent, England d.1855 Herne Bay, Kent, England | Elizabeth b.1777 d.1851 Herne Bay, Kent, England | |||||||
Thomas Pressley b.1882 d. | Alfred Oliver Pressley b.1848 Herne Bay, Kent UK d.1908 | |||||||
Alfred Oliver Pressley b.1888 d. | Emma Wells b.1824 Upper Hardres, England d. Herne Bay, Kent, England | |||||||
Frederick Richard Pressley b.1892 d. | ||||||||
Ralph Victor Pressley b.1894 d. | ||||||||
Kathleen Maud Vera Pressley b.1896 d. | Julia Goodwin b.1863 d.1899 | |||||||