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James Elijah Gurr 1784 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1784

Birth Location: Peasmarsh, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1858

Death Location: Sandhurst, Sussex, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Gurr

Mother: Elizabeth "Gurr"

Spouse(s): Sarah Eldridge

Children(s): John Gurr, William Gurr, Sarah Gurr, Enoch Gurr, Ann Gurr, Thomas Gurr, Edward Gurr, Mary Gurr, Harriet Gurr, James Gurr

James Elijah Gurr was born in 1784 in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Gurr and Elizabeth Bosden "Gurr". James Elijah Gurr married Sarah Eldridge, and had children including John Gurr, William Eldredge Gurr, Sarah Gurr, Enoch Eldredge Gurr, Ann Gurr, Thomas Gurr, Edward Absalom Eldredge Gurr, Mary Gurr, Harriet Gurr, James Elijah Gurr. James Elijah Gurr passed away in 1858 in Sandhurst, Sussex, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • James Elijah Gurr was born in 1784 in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England, the child of Thomas Gurr and Elizabeth Bosden "Gurr".
  • James Elijah Gurr married Sarah Eldridge, and had children including John Gurr, William Eldredge Gurr, Sarah Gurr, Enoch Eldredge Gurr, Ann Gurr, Thomas Gurr, Edward Absalom Eldredge Gurr, Mary Gurr, Harriet Gurr, James Elijah Gurr.
  • James Elijah Gurr passed away in 1858 in Sandhurst, Sussex, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gurr's Ancestors

Self
James Gurr
1784 – 1858
Birth Place: Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Gurr
1752 – 1826
Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (Bosden) "Gurr"
1755 – 1845
St Pauls, Canterbury, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Gurr
1724 – 1806
Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Mary Honace
1720 – 1781
Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Charles Gurr
1728 – 1768
Ringstead, Northumberland, England
Hannah (Elizabeth) Hartwell
1732 – 1799
Ringstead, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Gurr
1687 – 1763
Elizabeth French
1684 – 1749
Thomas Honace
– 1750
Mary Honace
1707 –
Francis Hartwell
1691 – 1755
Hannah Percival
1706 – 1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Gurr
1653 – 1697
Martha Dodson
1657 – 1692
Elizabeth Groome
1662 – 1741
Thomas Honnace
1662 –
Mary Measdy
1664 –

James Gurr's Descendants

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James (Elijah) Gurr (20 Jul 1784 – 1858) m. Sarah Eldridge (9 Dec 1788 – 20 Nov 1863)
  1. 1. John Gurr (1803 – 1887)
  2. 2. William (Eldredge) Gurr (19 Aug 1810 – 19 Mar 1882)
  3. 3. Sarah Gurr (19 Dec 1811 – Mar 1890)
  4. 4. Enoch (Eldredge) Gurr (27 Nov 1813 – 12 Mar 1887)
  5. 5. Ann Gurr (ABT 1815 – 1883)
  6. 6. Thomas Gurr (2 Jun 1818 – Mar 1890) m. Caroline Poile (1826 – 19 August 1888) m. Caroline Poile (1826 – 19 August 1888)
    1. 1. Thomas Gurr (January 1846 – Sep 1920)
    2. 2. Sarah (Francis (Fanny)) Gurr (1856 – 1935) m. Wesley Wood (1849 – Jul 1898) m. James (Arthur) Pellett (1858 – 1939)
      1. 1. William Wood (1877 – 13 April 1918)
      2. 2. Grace (Griselda) Wood (1877 – 1966) m. Thomas Pellett (Apr 1863 – Dec 1930)
        1. 1. Lucy (Mabel Kate) Wood (1901 – Aft. 1911)
        2. 2. John (Edward) Wood (1903 – 1987) m. Ellen (Kate) Brockman (14 Apr 1900 – Jun 1985)
        3. 3. Ellen Pellett (8 May 1913 – 12 Dec 2000) m. Frederick (George) Whitnall (Aug 1915 – 5 Oct 1943)
      3. 3. Sarah (Caroline) Wood (1881 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (Nelson) Wood (24 Mar 1882 – 4 June 1964) m. Florence Wood
    3. 3. Francis (B) GURR (Circa 1856 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Ann Poile) Gurr (abt 1844 – )
    5. 5. Ann Gurr (abt 1846 – Sep 1920)
    6. 6. James Gurr (1847 – 1847)
    7. 7. Thomas Gurr (abt 1847 – Sep 1920)
    8. 8. Henry Gurr (abt 1849 – 25 Nov 1942)
    9. 9. Caroline Gurr (abt 1849 – Jan 1934)
    10. 10. Elizabeth Gurr (abt 1851 – 1922)
    11. 11. Jane Gurr (Abt. Oct 1852 – )
    12. 12. Alfred Gurr (05 Nov 1854 – 08 Mar 1856)
  7. 7. Edward (Absalom Eldredge) Gurr (1819 – Aug 1863)
  8. 8. Mary Gurr (12 Mar 1827 – Mar 1909)
  9. 9. Harriet Gurr (29 Aug 1828 – 1898)
  10. 10. James (Elijah) Gurr (1831 – )

James Gurr's Timeline

2 Records

1784
20 Jul 1784
Birth of James Elijah Gurr in Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
1858
1858
Age 74
Death of James Elijah Gurr in Sandhurst, Sussex, Sussex, England
Sandhurst, Sussex, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1784
    Event Place: Peasmarsh, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Sandhurst, Sussex, Sussex, England

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