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| 1764 | | | Father of George Jäger I born in Sommersdorf |
| 1770 | | | Death of grandfather of George Jäger. Mother moved to Magdeburg |
| 1789 | | | Father conscripted into army at Chatham. Joined 60th German rifles at Gibraltar. At taking of Guadeloupe in West Indies 3 times. |
| 1804 | | | (c) Father discharged as sergeant on 2½d per day pension. In "The College at Chelsea" |
| 1806 | | | (c) Father married Catherine Ludwich, whose father had a pottery in Kings Road Chelsea |
| 1807 | | | (c) David Jäger born |
| 1810 | | | (c) Fanny Jäger born |
| 1814 | Dec | 5 | (c) George Jäger I born |
| 1815 | | | (c) Catherine Jäger born |
| 1818 | | | (c) Father left College on being appointed "Captain of his Ward" |
| 1819 | | | Father in White Cross Street Prison for debt |
| 1821 | | | (c) Sailed from Bulls Wharf Chelsea for Bremen, thence to Sommersdorf |
| 1828 | | | Father died. Rest of family returned to London, lodging in Paradise St |
| 1829 | | | Admitted to Chelsea Workhouse in the Tailors Shop |
| 1832 | Apr | | (c) Sets out on journey that would take him on foot to Chatham, Portsmouth, Liverpool, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Bristol, the hop fields of Kent and back to London |
| 1833 | | | Leaves London for Liverpool where he lodges with Mrs Kind at 46 Elden Place off Vauxhall Road |
| 1834 | | | Baptised at Byrom Street Baptist Chapel |
| 1839 | Jul | 20 | Sets off for Philadelphia |
| 1839 | Dec | | Staying in Charleston with John Herbert, witnesses last open sale of slaves. |
| 1840 | | | Returns to Liverpool. Purchases and launches "Hope of Liverpool" as a business adventure that soon proves unsuccessful. Finds other work where he can |
| 1843 | | | Travels to London by rail to visit mother. |
| 1844 | | | Sets up in business with Mr Myers |
| 1845 | Jan | 1 | Marries Martha Briggs |
| 1845 | Dec | 12 | George Jäger II born |
| 1847 | | | Martha Ann born |
| 1849 | Dec | | Leaves Liverpool to set up in business in Preston |
| 1852 | | | Returns to Liverpool to open business in Blackstock Road |
| 1853 | | | Sets up in Black Diamond Street |
| 1868 | | | Declared bankrupt. Goes into partnership with Wm Marsh and T Monk |
| 1868 | | | George Jäger II marries Drusilla Morris |
| 1870 | Mar | | May born |
| 1872 | | | Fire at Black Diamond Street. Buys out Messrs Marsh and Monk and sets up George Jäger & Son |
| 1874 | | | Drusilla dies |
| 1874 | Oct | 2 | George Jäger II starts his journey to the Holy Land |
| 1876 | Jan | 15 | George Jäger II marries Georgiana Morris, younger sister of Drusilla, at Neufchatel, Switzerland |
| 1876 | Apr | | (c) George Jäger travels back to Philadelphia and visits the Centennial Exhibition |
| 1876 | Aug | | (c) Explosion at Black Diamond Street works |
| 1877 | Jan | 9 | George Harold (III) born |
| 1880 | | | Bonnington Sugar Refinery bought in Leith |
| 1880 | | | Birth of Bertram Jäger |
| 1881 | | | Birth of Frieda Jäger |
| 1884 | | | Mary Jäger born |
| 1888 | Dec | 22 | Dorothy MacIver born |
| 1890 | | | George Jäger starts writing memoirs |
| 1900 | Jan | 2 | Mary Jäger dies |
| 1900 | Aug | 15 | George Jäger dies |
| 1903 | Jul | 9 | George Jäger II dies |
| 1903 | Nov | 9 | Start of Georgiana Jäger's journey to South America |
| 1908 | Jun | | Harold Jäger marries Dorothy MacIver |
| 1909 | Jun | 2 | Birth of Joanna Jäger |
| 1910 | Aug | 25 | Birth of George Jäger IV |
| 1913 | Jan | 23 | Birth of Hamilton David MacIver Jäger |
| 1914 | | | Family name changed to Jager (without Umlaut) |
| 1914 | Aug | 13 | Birth of Diana Frieda Liege Jager |
| 1916 | Jul | 31 | Birth of Rotha Elaine Jager |
| 1920 | Aug | 22 | Birth of Giles Harold Merion Jager |
| 1941 | Aug | 26 | George Jager IV marries Margaret Elliott |
| 1942 | Aug | 9 | Birth of Dorothy Elliott Jager |
| 1944 | Aug | 13 | Birth of George Christopher Jager (V) |
| 1947 | Jan | 16 | Death of May Jager |
| 1947 | Aug | 22 | Birth of Elizabeth Jager |
| 1949 | | | Georgiana Jager dies |
| 1992 | Apr | 13 | George Jager IV dies |
| 2008 | Jan | 11 | Margaret Jager dies |
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