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James French 1816–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1816

Birth Location: Chertsey, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 04 Jun 1909

Death Location: Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England

Father: William French

Mother: Elizabeth Clark

Spouse(s): Caroline Hallows, Eliza French, Winifred French, Sarah None

Children(s): Caroline French, Sarah French, Louis French, Alfred French, Herbert French, Arthur French, Alice French, Permunus French, Alice French, Ada French, Sam French, Caroline French, Harriet French, Louis French, Charlotte French

James French was born in 1816 in Chertsey, Middlesex, England, the child of William French And Elizabeth Clark. James French married Caroline Hallows, Eliza French, Sarah, Winifred French, and had children including Ada French, Alfred French, Alice French, Arthur French, Caroline French, Charlotte French, Harriet French, Herbert French, Louis French, Permunus French, Sam French, Sarah French. James French passed away in 1909 in Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • James French was born in 1816 in Chertsey, Middlesex, England, the child of William French And Elizabeth Clark.
  • James French married Caroline Hallows, Eliza French, Sarah, Winifred French, and had children including Ada French, Alfred French, Alice French, Arthur French, Caroline French, Charlotte French, Harriet French, Herbert French, Louis French, Permunus French, Sam French, Sarah French.
  • James French passed away in 1909 in Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James French's Ancestors

Self
James French
1816–1909
Birth Place: Chertsey, Middlesex, England
Parents
William French
1798–1849
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Clark
1795–1847
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel French
1772–1844
Hertford, Hertfordshire, England
Mary Fordham
1759–1846
Ware, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas French
1743–1851
Ann
1750–
William Fordham
1721–1796
Elizabeth Bustard
1730–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew French
1718–1751
Anne Warren
1696–1759
Gilbert Fordham
1692–
Mary Coe
1695–1750
Ralph Fordham
–1712

James French's Descendants

1.
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James French (abt 1816–04 Jun 1909) m. Caroline Hallows (abt 1821–27 Apr 1903) m. Eliza French (1838–) m. Winifred French (abt 1847–) m. Sarah (1836–)
  1. 1. Caroline French 1846–1931 m. Charles (Vernon) Hallows 1835–1897 m. Charles Halland 1834– m. Charles Hallows 1836–1897
    1. 1. Edgar (Algernon) Hallows 1869–1928 m. Henrietta Hallows 1868–1920
      1. 1. Henrietta (May Adelaide) Hallows 1896–1986 m. William (Leslie) Cadman 1896–1954
        1. 1. Mary (Grace) Macpherson 1935–2024 m. Ian MacPHERSON 1933–2022
        2. 2. David (Leslie Thomas) Cadman 1927–1984
        3. 3. Helen (Maureen Adelaide) Bennett 1922–2008 m. George (Angus) Bennett 1926–1996
        4. 4. Sylvia (Penelope) Cadman 1925–2013 m. Charles (Arthur) Brittenden 1924–2015
      2. 2. Alice (Victoria) Hallows 1903–1977 m. Reginald (C) Goddard 1899–1957
      3. 3. Edgar (Haddon) Hallows 1892–1978 m. Sarah (H) Hallows 1891–1975
      4. 4. Alfred (Baden) Hallows 1900–1983
      5. 5. Constance Hallows 1911–
    2. 2. Walter Halland 1876–
    3. 3. Victor Halland 1872–
    4. 4. Caroline Halland 1880–
    5. 5. Victor Hallows 1874–
    6. 6. Charles Halland 1867–
    7. 7. Walter Hallows 1876–
    8. 8. Eliza Hallows 1870–
    9. 9. William Halland 1880–
    10. 10. Victor Halland 1872–
    11. 11. Walter Halland 1876–
    12. 12. Eliza Hallows 1870–
    13. 13. Charles Hallows 1867–
    14. 14. Walter Hallows 1876–
    15. 15. Caroline Hallows 1880–
    16. 16. Edgar Hallows 1870–
  2. 2. Sarah French 1851–
  3. 3. Louis French 1865–
  4. 4. Alfred French 1869–
  5. 5. Herbert French 1858–
  6. 6. Arthur French 1856–
  7. 7. Alice French 1867–
  8. 8. Permunus French 1872–
  9. 9. Alice French 1867–
  10. 10. Ada French 1875–
  11. 11. Sam French 1849–
  12. 12. Caroline French 1846–
  13. 13. Harriet French 1853–
  14. 14. Louis French 1865–
  15. 15. Charlotte French 1850–

James French's Timeline

13 Records

1816
abt 1816
Birth of James French in Chertsey, Middlesex, England
Chertsey, Middlesex, England
1817
27 Apr 1817
Age 1
James French was baptized in Chelsea St Luke, England
Chelsea St Luke, England
1819
18 Jul 1819
Age 3
James French was baptized in Chelsfield, Kent, England
Chelsfield, Kent, England
1841
1841
Age 25
James French resided here in Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England
Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 35
James French resided here in St Pancras, Middlesex, England
St Pancras, Middlesex, England
1861
1861
Age 45
James French resided here in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
1871
1871
Age 55
James French resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 65
James French resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 75
James French resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1901
1901
Age 85
James French resided here in Faversham Without, Kent, England
Faversham Without, Kent, England
1909
April 1909
Age 93
Death of James French in Faversham, Kent
Faversham, Kent
1909
04 Jun 1909
Age 93
Burial of James French in Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England
Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England
1909
Jun 1909
Age 93
James French - Probate in Cook, Illinois, USA
Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1816
    Event Place: Chertsey, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 658; Folio: 9; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6095768
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 887; Folio: 99; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341210
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 904; Folio: 90; Page: 7; GSU roll: 823489
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 803; Folio: 119; Page: 3
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 192; Folio: 118; Page: 45; GSU roll: 542589
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1495; Folio: 271; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87826-87827
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [8] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 444; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Great Amwell; County: Hertfordshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 16; Page: 26; Line: 8; GSU roll: 288831
    [9] Pennsylvania, CIVIL War Muster Rolls
    [10] England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1817
    Event Place: Chelsea St Luke, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p74luk166

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1819
    Event Place: Chelsfield, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Great Amwell, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 444; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Great Amwell; County: Hertfordshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 16; Page: 26; Line: 8; GSU roll: 288831

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1495; Folio: 271; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87826-87827

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 192; Folio: 118; Page: 45; GSU roll: 542589

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 904; Folio: 90; Page: 7; GSU roll: 823489

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 887; Folio: 99; Page: 11; GSU roll: 1341210

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, 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: 658; Folio: 9; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6095768

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Faversham Without, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 803; Folio: 119; Page: 3

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1909
    Event Place: Faversham, Kent
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Carroll County); Probate Place: Carroll, New Hampshire
    [3] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, Record of grants of administration, 1877-1922; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Cook County); Probate Place: Cook, Illinois
    [4] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 04 Jun 1909
    Event Place: Preston-Next-Faversham, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Jun 1909
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Carroll County); Probate Place: Carroll, New Hampshire
    [2] Illinois, Wills and Probate Records, Record of grants of administration, 1877-1922; Author: Illinois. Probate Court (Cook County); Probate Place: Cook, Illinois

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