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Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin 1887–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 APR 1887

Birth Location: Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 19 NOV 1937

Death Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Jenkin

Mother: Nancy Grundy

Spouse(s): Samuel Dunk

Children(s): Wilfred Dunk, Dorothy Dunk, Harry Dunk, Helen Dunk, William Dunk

In 1887, Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin entered the world in Elgin, Ontario, Canada, born to John Sampson Jenkin And Nancy Grundy. Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin married Samuel Henry Dunk, and had children including Dorothy June Dunk, Harry Thomas Dunk, Helen Gertrude Dunk, Wilfred George Dunk, William John Jack Dunk. Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin passed away in 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1887, Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin entered the world in Elgin, Ontario, Canada, born to John Sampson Jenkin And Nancy Grundy.
  • Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin married Samuel Henry Dunk, and had children including Dorothy June Dunk, Harry Thomas Dunk, Helen Gertrude Dunk, Wilfred George Dunk, William John Jack Dunk.
  • Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin passed away in 1937 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jenkin
1861–1936
Birth Location: Camborne, Cornwall, England
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Nancy Grundy
1856–1922
Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire
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Spouses(s)

Samuel Dunk
1887–1929
Birth Location: Campbellford, ON, Canada
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Children(s)

Wilfred Dunk
1920–1987
Birth Location: Portage la Prairie, MB, Canada
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Dorothy Dunk
1916–1923
Birth Location: Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
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Harry Dunk
1913–1955
Birth Location: Deloraine, Manitoba, Canada
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Helen Dunk
1911–1946
Birth Location: RM of Turtle Mountain, Manitoba, Canada
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William Dunk
1915–1944
Birth Location: Portage-La-Prairie Manitoba
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Elizabeth Jenkin's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Jenkin
1887–1937
Birth Place: Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Sampson Jenkin
1861–1936
Camborne, Cornwall, England
Nancy Grundy
1856–1922
Preston, Lancashire
Grandparents
John Jenkin
1832–1875
Constantine, Cornwall, England
Caroline PAYNTER
1832–1885
Gwennap, Cornwall, England
Thomas Grundy
1819–1873
Preston, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Chadwick
1818–1879
Little Hoole, Near Preston, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John grandfather
1803–1886
Mary grandmother
1807–1886
John PAYNTER
1782–1854
Catharine TRENERRY
1793–1865
William Grundy
1799–1832
Alice MacDuggall
1805–1887
Margaret Critchley
1795–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John grandfather
1775–1847
Elizabeth Murten
John Critchley
1768–1855
Sarah Wilding
1768–1814

Elizabeth Jenkin's Descendants

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Elizabeth ((Bessie) Alice) Jenkin (20 APR 1887–19 NOV 1937) m. Samuel (Henry) Dunk (22 AUG 1887–12 Nov 1929)
  1. 1. Wilfred (George) Dunk 1920–1987 m. Dora (Linda) Cronsberry 1922–1992
    1. 1. Brian (Edwin) Dunk 1947–2015
  2. 2. Dorothy (June) Dunk 1916–1923
  3. 3. Harry (Thomas) Dunk 1913–1955
  4. 4. Helen (Gertrude) Dunk 1911–1946
  5. 5. William (John (Jack)) Dunk 1915–1944

Elizabeth Jenkin's Timeline

2 Records

1887
20 APR 1887
Birth of Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin in Elgin, Ontario, Canada
Elgin, Ontario, Canada
1937
19 NOV 1937
Age 50
Death of Elizabeth (Bessie) Alice Jenkin in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 APR 1887
    Event Place: Elgin, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 NOV 1937
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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