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 |
Robert SMERDON b.1766 Widecombe In T, England d.1848 Newton Abbot, England | ||||||||
John SMERDON b.1798 Ipplepen, Devon, England d.1840 Devon, England | Elizabeth NECK b.1770 Devon, England d.1838 Ipplepen, Devon, England | |||||||
Charles Cowell SMERDON b.1834 Newton Abbot, England d.1909 Newton Abbot, England | ||||||||
Mary COWELL b.1795 Newton Abbot, England d.1851 | ||||||||
Mary MADDICOTT b.1830 Abbotskerswell, England d. | ||||||||