| 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  | 
![]()  | ![]()  |  James WATERS b. d.  | |||||||
|  Elizabeth WATERS b.1857 Shanghai, China d.1933 Wallasey, England  |  Charles WATERS b.1834 d.1865 44 Aubrey Str, Liverpool  | ||||||||
|  Mary Ann Bell WATERS b.1859 Shanghai, China d.1945 Nithsdal, Dumbartonshire  | ![]()  |   | |||||||
|  Agnes Rain WATERS b.1862 Shanghai, China d.1880 1 Wren Street, Liverpool  | ![]()  | ||||||||
|  John Charles WATERS b.1862 Kirkcudbright, Scotland d.1943 Liverpool, England  | ![]()  |  Robert McGOWAN b.1795 Kirkcudbright, Scotland d.1841 Kirkcudbright, Scotland  | |||||||
|  Emily Ann WATERS b.1866 Probably. Scotland d.1871 1 Wren Street, Liverpool  |  Janet McGOWAN b.1826 Kirkcudbright, Scotland d.1869 1 Wren Street, Liverpool  | ![]()  |  John RAIN b. d.  | ||||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Margaret RAIN b.1803 Irongrey, Scotland d.  |  Jane RIDDOCK b. d.  | ||||||
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