| Year | Date | Characters | Ch | External | Ages |
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| 1757 | June | Hindley Earnshaw born | | | |
| 1757 | August | Ellen Dean born | | | |
| 1760 | | | | George III becomes king | |
| 1762 | January | Edgar Linton born | | | Hindley 4 |
| 1764 | July | Heathcliff born | | | Hindley 7; Ellen 6; Edgar nearly 2 |
| 1765 | May | Catherine Earnshaw born | | | Hindley nearly 8; Ellen 7; Heathcliff 11 months |
| 1765 | October | Isabella Linton born | | | Edgar 3 |
| 1771 | August | Mr Earnshaw brings Heathcliff to Wuthering Heights | 4 | | Hindley 14; Ellen nearly 14; Heathcliff 7; Catherine 6; Joseph 41 |
| 1773 | May | Mrs Earnshaw dies | 4 | | Hindley 15; Ellen 15; Heathcliff 8; Catherine 7 |
| 1773 | 16 Dec. | | | Boston Tea Party | |
| 1774 | October | Hindley is sent off to college | 5 | | Hindley 17; Heathcliff 10; Catherine 9 |
| 1776 | | | American Declaration of
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