| 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 |
![]() | John Speare b.1795 Lezant, Cornwall, England d.1840 | |||||||
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| Ann Spear b.1819 Crediton , Devon, England d.1894 Guisborough, England | ![]() | |||||||
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![]() | Elizabeth Honey b.1795 St Cleer, England d. | |||||||
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