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Henry Colby 1807–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1807

Birth Location: Pakefield, Suffolk, England

Death Date: July 1879

Death Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Father: William Colby

Mother: Judith Fisher

Spouse(s): Mary Read

Children(s): George Colby

Henry Colby was born in 1807 in Pakefield, Suffolk, England, the child of William Colby And Judith Fisher. Henry Colby married Mary Read, and had children including George Colby. Henry Colby passed away in 1879 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Henry Colby was born in 1807 in Pakefield, Suffolk, England, the child of William Colby And Judith Fisher.
  • Henry Colby married Mary Read, and had children including George Colby.
  • Henry Colby passed away in 1879 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England.

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Henry Colby's Ancestors

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Henry Colby
1807–1879
Birth Place: Pakefield, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Colby
1764–1841
Pakefield, Suffolk, England
Judith Fisher
1782–1824
Kirkley, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Henry Fisher
1751–1830
Kirkley, Suffolk, England
Alice Turner
1746–1827
Kirkley, SFK
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Colby's Descendants

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Henry Colby (19 Sep 1807–July 1879) m. Mary Read (1806–1 May 1891)
  1. 1. George Colby 1835–1912
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Colby 1858–1903 m. George (Albert) Reynolds 1852–1907
      1. 1. Rose Reynolds 1887–1951 m. James Finn 1887–1950
        1. 1. Lillian Finn 1913–1970 m. Edgar (Albert) Speers 1912–1984

Henry Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1807
19 Sep 1807
Birth of Henry Colby in Pakefield, Suffolk, England
Pakefield, Suffolk, England
1879
July 1879
Age 72
Death of Henry Colby in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1807
    Event Place: Pakefield, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1879
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

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