| 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 Emporer 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson killed 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon defeat 1830 French Revolution |
![]() | ![]() | Robert Vickers b.1816 Ireland d. | ![]() | ||||
![]() | ![]() | James Vickers b.1850 Ireland d.1922 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
![]() | Robert Vickers b.1877 12 Wylde Street, Bolton d. | ![]() | ![]() | William Wolstencroft b. d. | |||
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Thomas Wolstencroft b.1828 London, Middlesex d.1890 77 Bull Lane, Bolton | Mary b.1791 Devonshire, Exeter d.1855 Marsdens House | |||
![]() | ![]() | Alice Wolstencroft b.1855 Fletcher Street, Eastern Bolton d. | ![]() | Richard Kay b.1811 d.1885 3 York Street, Bolton | |||
![]() | ![]() | Mary Kay b.1835 100 Eldon Street, Bolton d.1909 98 Platt Street, Bolton | Elizabeth Crompton b.1813 d.1848 4 Back Barlow R, Little Bolton | ||||