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Edith Muriel Jacobs 1895–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1895

Birth Location: Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 14 Aug 1983

Death Location: Aylsham, Norfolk, , England

Father: John Jacobs

Mother: Anna Reynolds

Spouse(s): Walter Chestney

Children(s): Dorothy Chestney, Walter Chestney, Eleanor Chestney, Rosa Chestney, Lorna Chestney, Malcolm Chestney

The story of Edith Muriel Jacobs began in 1895 in Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England. In 1901, Edith Muriel Jacobs resided in Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England. Edith Muriel Jacobs married Walter Chestney, and had children including Dorothy Chestney, Eleanor Elizabeth Chestney, Lorna Ellen Chestney, Malcolm Ernest Chestney, Rosa Muriel Rosie Chestney, Walter Thomas Tommy Chestney. Edith Muriel Jacobs passed away in 1983 in Aylsham, Norfolk, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith Muriel Jacobs began in 1895 in Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England.
  • In 1901, Edith Muriel Jacobs resided in Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England.
  • Edith Muriel Jacobs married Walter Chestney, and had children including Dorothy Chestney, Eleanor Elizabeth Chestney, Lorna Ellen Chestney, Malcolm Ernest Chestney, Rosa Muriel Rosie Chestney, Walter Thomas Tommy Chestney.
  • Edith Muriel Jacobs passed away in 1983 in Aylsham, Norfolk, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Jacobs's Ancestors

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Edith Jacobs
1895–1983
Birth Place: Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Parents
John Jacobs
1849–1934
Briston, Norfolk, , England
Anna (Maria) Reynolds
1854–1924
Plumstead, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Charles Reynolds
1824–1878
Plumstead, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Reynolds
1780–1838
Frances Mann
1785–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edith Jacobs's Descendants

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Edith (Muriel) Jacobs (13 Oct 1895–14 Aug 1983) m. Walter Chestney (3 Oct 1889–28 July 1934)
  1. 1. Dorothy Chestney 1914–2002
  2. 2. Walter (Thomas 'Tommy') Chestney 1920–1944
  3. 3. Eleanor (Elizabeth) Chestney 1922–2000
  4. 4. Rosa (Muriel "Rosie") Chestney 1923–2010 m. David (McCullough) Reid 1921–1993
    1. 1. Jean (Ann "Jeannie") Reid 1949–2017
  5. 5. Lorna (Ellen) Chestney 1925–1994 m. Maurice (Grenville) Cooper 1922–1999
  6. 6. Malcolm (Ernest) Chestney 1928–2002 m. Edith (Maude) Crowe 1924–2018

Edith Jacobs's Timeline

3 Records

1895
13 Oct 1895
Birth of Edith Muriel Jacobs in Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
1901
1901
Age 6
Edith Muriel Jacobs resided here in Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
1983
14 Aug 1983
Age 88
Death of Edith Muriel Jacobs in Aylsham, Norfolk, , England
Aylsham, Norfolk, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1827; Folio: 99; Page: 14.
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Edgefield, Erpingham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1827; Folio: 99; Page: 14.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1983
    Event Place: Aylsham, Norfolk, , England

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