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Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston 1854–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1854

Birth Location: Harwich, Essex, England

Death Date: October 1906

Death Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Father: John Thurston

Mother: Sarah Pollard

Spouse(s): Frederick Kent

Children(s): Percy Kent, Sidney War)

Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston was born in 1854 in Harwich, Essex, England, the child of John Frederick Thurston And Sarah Pollard. In 1861, Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided in Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England. In 1871, Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided in Croydon, St John, Surrey, England. Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston married Frederick Kent, and had children including Percy Kent, Sidney Kent Kia In Great War. Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston passed away in 1906 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston was born in 1854 in Harwich, Essex, England, the child of John Frederick Thurston And Sarah Pollard.
  • In 1861, Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided in Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England.
  • In 1871, Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided in Croydon, St John, Surrey, England.
  • Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston married Frederick Kent, and had children including Percy Kent, Sidney Kent Kia In Great War.
  • Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston passed away in 1906 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thurston
1812–1882
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
JT
Sarah Pollard
1805–1868
Birth Location: Haughley, Suffolk, England
SP

Spouses(s)

Frederick Kent
1859–1946
Birth Location: Arundel, Sussex, England
FK

Children(s)

Percy Kent
1889–1974
Birth Location: Arundel, Sussex, England
PK
Sidney War)
1891–1918
Birth Location: Arundel, Sussex, England
SW

Frances Thurston's Ancestors

Self
Frances Thurston
1854–1906
Birth Place: Harwich, Essex, England
Parents
John Frederick Thurston
1812–1882
Colchester, Essex, England
Sarah Pollard
1805–1868
Haughley, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Thurston
1783–1850
Essex, England
Elizabeth Nickels
1789–1848
Philip French
1771–1847
Colchester, Essex
Abigail Blatch
1779–1853
Colchester, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Thurston
1787–1787
Rosamond Churchill
1798–1831
John Nickells
1768–1828
Elizabeth West
1768–1827
James Blatch
1748–1811
Elizabeth Blatch
1743–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thurston
1760–
Frances Thurston
1760–
Joseph Churchill
1761–1836
Sarah Primrose
1769–1807
James Nickels
1742–1787
Elizabeth Pells
1736–1828
William Smythies
1698–1772
Elizabeth Blatch
1719–1807

Frances Thurston's Descendants

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Frances ('Fanny' Eliza) Thurston (April 1854–October 1906) m. Frederick Kent (3 Mar 1859–13 March 1946)
  1. 1. Percy Kent 1889–1974 m. Florence (Willcock Phillips) Southen 1889–1974
  2. 2. Sidney (Kent (KIA in Great) War) 1891–1918 m. May Lavender 1885–1944
    1. 1. Sydney (Eric) Kent 1919–1996 m. Muriel (Jane) Brown 1929–2005
    2. 2. Hilda (May) Kent 1917–

Frances Thurston's Timeline

8 Records

1854
April 1854
Birth of Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston in Harwich, Essex, England
Harwich, Essex, England
1861
1861
Age 7
Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided here in Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England
Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England
1871
1871
Age 17
Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided here in Croydon, St John, Surrey, England
Croydon, St John, Surrey, England
1874
1874
Age 20
Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided here in Sussex, England
Sussex, England
1888
July 1888
Age 34
Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston was married in Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom
Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom
1891
1891
Age 37
Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided here in Arundel, Arundel, Arundel, Sussex, England
Arundel, Arundel, Arundel, Sussex, England
1901
1901
Age 47
Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston resided here in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
1906
October 1906
Age 52
Death of Frances 'Fanny' Eliza Thurston in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1854
    Event Place: Harwich, Essex, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 303916

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1888
    Event Place: Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 448; Folio: 103; Page: 36; GSU roll: 542640

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Croydon, St John, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 841; Folio: 73; Page: 41; GSU roll: 827755

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Sussex, England
    Record Source: UK, City and County Directories, 1766 - 1946, UK, City and County Directories, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Arundel, Arundel, Arundel, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 839; Folio: 32; Page: 20; GSU roll: 6095949

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 991; Folio: 8; Page: 8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1906
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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