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Henry Ferris 1753–1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1753

Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, , England

Death Date: 12 Apr 1799

Death Location: Modbury, Devon, , England,

Father: Solomon FERRIS

Mother: Mary MUDGE

Spouse(s): Grace Kerswell

Children(s): Maria Ferris, Henry Ferris, Grace Ferris, Robert Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris, thomas ferris, Richard Ferris, Maria Ferris, Ann Ferris, John Ferris, Mary Farris, Ann Ferris

Henry Ferris was born in 1753 in Modbury, Devon, , England, the child of Solomon Ferris And Mary Mudge. Henry Ferris married Grace Kerswell, and had children including Ann Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris, Grace Ferris, Henry Ferris, John Ferris, Maria Ferris, Mary Farris, Richard Kerswell Ferris, Robert Ferris, Thomas Ferris. Henry Ferris passed away in 1799 in Modbury, Devon, , England,.

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Biography

  • Henry Ferris was born in 1753 in Modbury, Devon, , England, the child of Solomon Ferris And Mary Mudge.
  • Henry Ferris married Grace Kerswell, and had children including Ann Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris, Grace Ferris, Henry Ferris, John Ferris, Maria Ferris, Mary Farris, Richard Kerswell Ferris, Robert Ferris, Thomas Ferris.
  • Henry Ferris passed away in 1799 in Modbury, Devon, , England,.

Immediate Family

Parents

Solomon FERRIS
1701–1793
Birth Location: Holbeton, Devon, , England
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Mary MUDGE
1697–
Birth Location: Holdeton Devon England
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Spouses(s)

Grace Kerswell
1751–1829
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Maria Ferris
1787–1857
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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Henry Ferris
1775–1865
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, , England
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Grace Ferris
1779–1873
Birth Location: Avelon Gefford, Devon, , England,
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Robert Ferris
1782–1845
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, , England
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Elizabeth Ferris
1784–1847
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, , England
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thomas ferris
1793–1871
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, , England
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Richard Ferris
1795–
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, , England
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Maria Ferris
1790–
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, , England
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Ann Ferris
1789–1889
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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John Ferris
1780–
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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Mary Farris
1787–1881
Birth Location: Avelon Gefford, Devon, , England
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Ann Ferris
1789–1857
Birth Location: Modbury, Devon, England
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Henry Ferris's Ancestors

Self
Henry Ferris
1753–1799
Birth Place: Modbury, Devon, , England
Parents
Solomon FERRIS
1701–1793
Holbeton, Devon, , England
Mary MUDGE
1697–
Holdeton Devon England
Grandparents
Bartholomew FERRIS
1614–1706
Holbeton, Devon
Joan MAY
1659–1706
Devon County, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Ferris's Descendants

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Henry Ferris (12 May 1753–12 Apr 1799) m. Grace Kerswell (25 Jan 1751–5 Jul 1829)
  1. 1. Maria Ferris 1787–1857 m. Thomas LIGHT 1787–1841
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Light 1820–1895 m. Peter (Wherne) Hamling 1820–1888
      1. 1. John (Jonas) Hamling 1845–1931 m. Cecilia (Ann) Dennis 1846–1929
        1. 1. Sarah (Maud) Hamling 1879–1961 m. Vincent (Augustine) Hoskins 1870–1938
        2. 2. Cecilia (Ettie) Hamling 1875–1952 m. David (Hy) Marks –1942
        3. 3. William (Frederick) Hamling 1872–
        4. 4. Selina (Cordelia) Hamling 1875–1934 m. Shirley (Alfred) Pavitt 1873–1967
        5. 5. Cecilia (Ellie) Hamling 1874–
        6. 6. Charlotte (Leah) Hamling 1877–1897
        7. 7. Ernest (John) Hamling 1881–1959 m. Rose Treloar 1875–1949
        8. 8. Mary (Ethel May) Hamling 1883–1967 m. John (Thomas) Farmer 1867–
        9. 9. Samuel (Hodge Edgar) Hamling 1885–1959 m. Alma (Florence) Gartside 1875–1942 m. Laura (Louise) Marsh 1883–1909
        10. 10. Elsie (Gertrude) Hamling 1889–1959 m. William (Thomas Bartlett) Vaughan 1876–1968
        11. 11. Henry (James) Hamling 1868–1935 m. Frances (Hannah) Hall 1869–1955
        12. 12. Charles (Thomas) Hamling 1889–1968 m. Isabella (Jean) Evans 1888–1948
      2. 2. Henry Hamling 1843–1916 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Reilly 1849–1918
        1. 1. Harold (Edward) Hamling 1879–1952
        2. 2. William (Henry) Hamling 1871–1877
        3. 3. Mary (Clara) Hamling 1873–1948
        4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Hamling 1875–1875
        5. 5. James (John) Hamling 1876–1878
        6. 6. Isabel (Annie) Hamling 1883–
        7. 7. Annie (Daphne) Hamling 1892–1920
        8. 8. Eileen (Maria) Hamling 1884–1945
        9. 9. Thomas (Sydney) Hamling 1887–1887
        10. 10. Grace (Eveline) Hamling 1888–1933
        11. 11. Mary (Pansy) Hamling 1892–1980
        12. 12. Bessie (May) Hamling 1881–1919
      3. 3. Thomas (Light) Hamling 1842–1910 m. Elizabeth Tomkins 1848–1937
        1. 1. William (Alfred) Hamling 1867–1955
        2. 2. Mary (Maria) Hamling 1870–1955 m. William (John) Kennedy 1865–1920
        3. 3. Alice (Maude) Hamling 1874–1911 m. Archibald (Nesbitt) Geddes 1874–1958
        4. 4. Elizabeth HAMLING 1877–1943 m. Herbert (M) Eddy 1882–1948
        5. 5. Henry (Creighton) Hamling 1879–1964 m. Elsie (Eleanor) Eddy 1888–1983
        6. 6. Ethel (May) Hamling 1881–1972
        7. 7. Grace Hamling 1883–1969 m. Morris (John) Eddy 1884–1941
        8. 8. Cora HAMLING 1885–1965 m. Daniel (Arthur) McNally 1881–1943
        9. 9. Thomas (Peter) Hamling 1872–1874
        10. 10. Mary (Elizabeth) Hamling 1867–1867
      4. 4. William Hamling 1849–1921
      5. 5. George Hamling 1851–1934 m. Susanna (Sarah Ann) Reeves 1853–1932
        1. 1. Clara (Alice) Hamling 1874–1954
        2. 2. Ada (Bertha) Hamling 1875–1967
        3. 3. Hervain (James) Hamling 1881–1960
        4. 4. Iva (Alma) Hamling 1884–1964
        5. 5. George (William) Hamling 1888–1968
        6. 6. Iris (Irene) Hamling 1896–1898
        7. 7. Eric (Edwin) Hamling 1890–1969
        8. 8. Laura (Louisa) Hamling 1879–1954
        9. 9. Edith (Maude) Hamling 1884–1982
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Hamling 1856–1935 m. John McALLISTER 1848–
        1. 1. John (Henry) McAllister 1873–1954
      7. 7. Sussan (Wherington) HAMLING 1858–1933
      8. 8. Ann (Eliza) Hamling 1860–1948 m. Rowley (Croker) Miller 1843–1920
        1. 1. Charles (Robert) Miller 1899–1960
        2. 2. Helena (Matilda) Miller 1880–1971
        3. 3. George (Croker) Miller 1882–1972
        4. 4. Croker (Rowley) Miller 1884–1928
        5. 5. Henry (James) Miller 1886–1895
        6. 6. Alexander (Croker) Miller 1889–1960
        7. 7. Ann (Eliza) Miller 1891–1973
        8. 8. Jonathon (Wilson) Miller 1894–1968
        9. 9. Rowley MILLER 1879–1879
    2. 2. Reuben Light 1818–1849
    3. 3. Thomas Light 1826–1905
    4. 4. Mary LIGHT 1815–1818
    5. 5. Maria LIGHT 1813–1879
    6. 6. Anne (Eliza) LIGHT 1824–
    7. 7. Maria LIGHT 1816–1879
    8. 8. Eliza Light 1830–
    9. 9. Mary (A.) Light 1824–1895
  2. 2. Henry Ferris 1775–1865
  3. 3. Grace Ferris 1779–1873
  4. 4. Robert Ferris 1782–1845
  5. 5. Elizabeth Ferris 1784–1847
  6. 6. thomas ferris 1793–1871
  7. 7. Richard (Kerswell) Ferris 1795–
  8. 8. Maria Ferris 1790–
  9. 9. Ann Ferris 1789–1889
  10. 10. John Ferris 1780–
  11. 11. Mary Farris 1787–1881
  12. 12. Ann Ferris 1789–1857

Henry Ferris's Timeline

2 Records

1753
12 May 1753
Birth of Henry Ferris in Modbury, Devon, , England
Modbury, Devon, , England
1799
12 Apr 1799
Age 46
Death of Henry Ferris in Modbury, Devon, , England,
Modbury, Devon, , England,

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1753
    Event Place: Modbury, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1799
    Event Place: Modbury, Devon, , England,
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