| 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 Henry Wood b.1826 Hemyock, Devon, England d. | Benjamin Wood b.1802 Hemyock, Devon, England d.1851 England | |||||||
| Debora Wood b.1828 Hemyock, Devon, England d. | ||||||||
| Mary Wood b.1833 Hemyock, Devon, England d. | ![]() | |||||||
| William Wood b.1835 Hemyock, Devon, England d. | ||||||||
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