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Clara Preston 1821–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 May 1821

Birth Location: Pill St Georges, Somerset, England

Death Date: Oct 1898

Death Location: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Father: William PRISTON

Mother: Mary Preston

Spouse(s): William TAYLOR

Children(s): William Taylor, Thomas Taylor, James Taylor, Esther Paines, Benjaman Taylor, Josiah Taylor, Clara Taylor

Clara Preston was born in 1821 in Pill St Georges, Somerset, England, the child of William Priston And Mary Preston. In 1861, Clara Preston resided in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England. In 1881, Clara Preston resided in St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales. Clara Preston married William Taylor, and had children including Benjaman Taylor, Clara Taylor, Esther J Paines, James Taylor, John Taylor, Josiah Taylor, Thomas Taylor, William Taylor. Clara Preston passed away in 1898 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • Clara Preston was born in 1821 in Pill St Georges, Somerset, England, the child of William Priston And Mary Preston.
  • In 1861, Clara Preston resided in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England.
  • In 1881, Clara Preston resided in St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales.
  • Clara Preston married William Taylor, and had children including Benjaman Taylor, Clara Taylor, Esther J Paines, James Taylor, John Taylor, Josiah Taylor, Thomas Taylor, William Taylor.
  • Clara Preston passed away in 1898 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Clara Preston's Ancestors

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Clara Preston
1821–1898
Birth Place: Pill St Georges, Somerset, England
Parents
William PRISTON
1799–1866
St George, Somerset, England
Mary Preston
1801–1855
St George, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Clara Preston's Descendants

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Clara Preston (31 May 1821–Oct 1898) m. William TAYLOR (4 Aug 1822–12 Oct 1895)
  1. 1. William Taylor 1849– m. Elizabeth Taylor 1851–1927
    1. 1. Cecelia Evans 1870– m. Geo Evans 1875–
      1. 1. Ethel Evans 1902–1991
    2. 2. Ernest Taylor 1875–
    3. 3. Thomas Taylor 1877–
    4. 4. Ethel Taylor 1880– m. Francis (G) Marks 1884–
      1. 1. Francis (William) Marks 1912–1991
    5. 5. Alice Maggs 1884–1966 m. George Maggs 1882–
      1. 1. George Maggs 1900–
      2. 2. Thomas Maggs 1901–
      3. 3. Henry Maggs 1903–
      4. 4. Clifford Maggs 1907–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Maggs 1905–
      6. 6. Willie Maggs 1909–
    6. 6. Evelyn Taylor 1885–
    7. 7. Fredrick (Francis) Taylor 1889–1947 m. Agnes (Edith) Weston 1891–1962
    8. 8. Azelia (Alice) Maggs 1879–1966 m. George Maggs 1879–1928 m. George Maggs 1878–1928
      1. 1. George Maggs 1899–
      2. 2. Thomas Maggs 1900–
      3. 3. George Maggs 1899–
      4. 4. Thomas Maggs 1900–
      5. 5. Henry Maggs 1902–1974 m. Ivy Lewis 1905–
        1. 1. Ivy (Doreen) Maggs 1929–2005
      6. 6. Clifford (Joseph) Maggs 1906–1972
      7. 7. Willie Maggs 1909–
      8. 8. Florence Delahay 1912–
      9. 9. Emmie Price 1916–1983
      10. 10. Henry (R) Maggs 1902–1974 m. Ivy Lewis 1907–1963
        1. 1. Ivy (Doreen) Bastin 1929–2005 m. Cyril Davies 1927–1996 m. Norman (Frederick) Bastin 1927–1994
      11. 11. George Maggs 1900–
      12. 12. Thomas Maggs 1901–
      13. 13. Clifford Maggs 1907–
      14. 14. Elizabeth Maggs 1905–
      15. 15. Willie Maggs 1909–
    9. 9. William TAYLOR 1871–
  2. 2. Thomas Taylor 1852–
  3. 3. James Taylor 1855–
  4. 4. Esther (J) Paines 1856– m. William Paines 1856–
    1. 1. Harriet Paines 1889–
    2. 2. Ivor Paines 1894–
    3. 3. Clar (Eliz) Paines 1875–
    4. 4. William (Jas) Paines 1878–
    5. 5. Hannah Paines 1880–
    6. 6. Ester Paines 1882–
    7. 7. Ethel Paines 1887–
    8. 8. John Paines 1891–
    9. 9. Arthur Paines 1893–
    10. 10. Mary (Ann) Oakley 1874–
  5. 5. Benjaman Taylor 1858–
  6. 6. Josiah Taylor 1860– m. Ellen Taylor 1865–
    1. 1. Ethel Taylor 1890–
  7. 7. Clara Taylor 1868–

Clara Preston's Timeline

4 Records

1821
31 May 1821
Birth of Clara Preston in Pill St Georges, Somerset, England
Pill St Georges, Somerset, England
1861
1861
Age 40
Clara Preston resided here in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
1881
1881
Age 60
Clara Preston resided here in St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales
St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales
1898
Oct 1898
Age 77
Death of Clara Preston in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 May 1821
    Event Place: Pill St Georges, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census
    [2] 1881 Wales Census
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St Woollos, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1881 Wales Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1898
    Event Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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