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 | 1762 Catherine II becomes Czarina/Russia 1770 Cook discovers New South Wales 1776 America declares independence 1789 Geo. Washington 1st USA president 1789 French Revolution begins |
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John Hole Tonkin b. UK d. UK | ||||||||
Elizabeth Foss Tonkin b.1809 Plymouth, Devon, UK d. | William Foss b.1753 Devon, United Kingdom d.1817 Devon, United Kingdom | |||||||
Elizabeth Foss b.1788 Devon, UK d. UK | Mary Lock b.1752 UK d.1832 Devon, United Kingdom | |||||||