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Henry Steel Renton Snr 1839–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Apr 1839

Birth Location: Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 2 May 1917

Death Location: Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Father: George Renton

Mother: Mary Steel

Spouse(s): Isabella Cowen

Children(s): Mary Renton, George Renton, Henry Renton

In 1839, Henry Steel Renton Snr entered the world in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, born to George Renton And Mary Steel. In 1891, Henry Steel Renton Snr resided in Christchurch, Gateshead, Durham, England. Henry Steel Renton Snr married Isabella Smith Cowen, and had children including George William Renton, Henry Steele Renton, Mary Steel Renton. Henry Steel Renton Snr passed away in 1917 in Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1839, Henry Steel Renton Snr entered the world in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England, born to George Renton And Mary Steel.
  • In 1891, Henry Steel Renton Snr resided in Christchurch, Gateshead, Durham, England.
  • Henry Steel Renton Snr married Isabella Smith Cowen, and had children including George William Renton, Henry Steele Renton, Mary Steel Renton.
  • Henry Steel Renton Snr passed away in 1917 in Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Snr's Ancestors

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Henry Snr
1839–1917
Birth Place: Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Parents
George Renton
1814–1896
Paxton, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Mary Steel
1810–
Grandparents
Henry Steel
1761–1832
Horndean, Berwickshire, Scotland
Mary Stewart
1771–1838
Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Henry Steel
1728–
Sidney Wedderston
1735–
John Stewart
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Steall
1693–1760

Henry Snr's Descendants

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Henry (Steel Renton) Snr (25 Apr 1839–2 May 1917) m. Isabella (Smith) Cowen (Jul 1848–Mar 1896)
  1. 1. Mary (Steel) Renton 1891–1942
  2. 2. George (William) Renton 1872–1941 m. Eleanor Riddell 1873–1944
  3. 3. Henry (Steele) Renton 1893–1976 m. Muriel (Dorothea) Ostenfeld 1901–1997

Henry Snr's Timeline

3 Records

1839
25 Apr 1839
Birth of Henry Steel Renton Snr in Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
1891
1891
Age 52
Henry Steel Renton Snr resided here in Christchurch, Gateshead, Durham, England
Christchurch, Gateshead, Durham, England
1917
2 May 1917
Age 78
Death of Henry Steel Renton Snr in North Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
North Ipswich, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1839
    Event Place: Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4179; Folio: 40; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6099289
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Christchurch, Gateshead, Durham, 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: 4179; Folio: 40; Page: 19; GSU roll: 6099289

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1917
    Event Place: North Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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