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James Arthur Marchant 1787–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1787

Birth Location: Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England

Death Date: 18 Dec 1856

Death Location: Wilton, Somerset, England

Father: George Marchant

Mother: Sarah Gay

Spouse(s): Anna Rivers

Children(s): Sarah Maddox, Amelia Marchant, William Marchant, Elizabeth Marchant, George Marchant, William Marchant, John Marchant

In 1787, James Arthur Marchant entered the world in Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England, born to George Marchant And Sarah Ann Gay. In 1841, James Arthur Marchant resided in Freshford, Freshford, Somerset, England. James Arthur Marchant married Anna Amelia Rivers, and had children including Amelia Marchant, Elizabeth Jane Marchant, George James Marchant, John Percival Marchant, Sarah Ann Marchant Maddox, William Lavington Blacksmith Marchant, William Lavington Marchant. James Arthur Marchant passed away in 1856 in Wilton, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1787, James Arthur Marchant entered the world in Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England, born to George Marchant And Sarah Ann Gay.
  • In 1841, James Arthur Marchant resided in Freshford, Freshford, Somerset, England.
  • James Arthur Marchant married Anna Amelia Rivers, and had children including Amelia Marchant, Elizabeth Jane Marchant, George James Marchant, John Percival Marchant, Sarah Ann Marchant Maddox, William Lavington Blacksmith Marchant, William Lavington Marchant.
  • James Arthur Marchant passed away in 1856 in Wilton, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Marchant
1759–1837
Birth Location: Newton St Loe, Bath, Somerset, England
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Sarah Gay
1761–1849
Birth Location: Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, Eng.
SG

Spouses(s)

Anna Rivers
1787–1870
Birth Location: Hackleston, Somerset, England
AR

Children(s)

Sarah Maddox
1821–1911
Birth Location: Freshford, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
SM
Amelia Marchant
1819–1855
Birth Location: Freshford, Somerset, England
AM
William Marchant
1816–1878
Birth Location: Freshford, Somerset, England
WM
Elizabeth Marchant
1813–1893
Birth Location: Freshford, Somerset, England
EM
George Marchant
1816–1878
Birth Location: Freshford, Somerset, England
GM
William Marchant
1824–1870
Birth Location: Freshford, Somerset, England
WM
John Marchant
1820–
Birth Location: Chatteris
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James Marchant's Ancestors

Self
James Marchant
1787–1856
Birth Place: Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Parents
George Marchant
1759–1837
Newton St Loe, Bath, Somerset, England
Sarah (Ann) Gay
1761–1849
Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire, Eng.
Grandparents
John (Clement) Marchant
1717–1792
Freshford, Somerset, England
Jane Piercy
1721–
Freshford, Somerset, England
Gay
1735–
Tugwell ?
1740–
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Merchant
1688–1721
Mary Gelway
1690–1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Marchant
1646–1736
Ann Wedds
1647–1710

James Marchant's Descendants

1.
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James (Arthur) Marchant (6 Feb 1787–18 Dec 1856) m. Anna (Amelia) Rivers (1787–8 Sep 1870)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann Marchant) Maddox 1821–1911 m. Edward Cox 1823–1870
    1. 1. John (Jack) Cox 1849–
    2. 2. William (Bill) Cox 1847–
    3. 3. Emma (Amelia) Cox 1857–1935 m. Mark Holland 1854–1936
      1. 1. John (Henry) Holland 1886–1971
      2. 2. Florence (A) Holland 1885–1955
      3. 3. Ellen (Amelia) Holland 1883–1968 m. Joseph Holden 1875–1963
        1. 1. Eleanor (Frances) Holden 1915–2005 m. Asa (Asaph Seymour) Arent 1911–1998
        2. 2. Dorothy Holden 1904–
        3. 3. Phyllis Holden 1906–
        4. 4. Joyce Holden 1911–
        5. 5. Donald (Hayes) Holden 1919–2013
      4. 4. Arthur (J) Holland 1887–1965 m. Edna Aldrich 1892–1960
        1. 1. LeRoy Holland 1913–1990
        2. 2. Rita Holland 1920–
      5. 5. Ethel (Clara Holland) Appleby 1889–1981
      6. 6. Herbert Holland 1891–1892
    4. 4. Edward (Ted) Cox 1863–
    5. 5. Fanny Cox 1845–
    6. 6. Frances (Fanny) Cox 1848–1897
    7. 7. William (John) Cox 1850–
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Cox 1861–1868
    9. 9. George Cox 1852–1890
    10. 10. Annie Hayward 1860–1933 m. John Hayward 1860–1935
      1. 1. Florence (Mabel) Hayward 1883–1957
      2. 2. Mabel (Ethel) Thomas 1888–1950
      3. 3. Herbert Hayward 1890–1937 m. Ida (Jane) Evans 1888–1968 m. Amy (Ethel) Dunford 1888–1918
        1. 1. Frank Hayward 1926–2014
        2. 2. Gladys (Mabel) Hayward 1913–2004 m. William Burbidge –1944 m. Alfred (Charles) Dyer 1903–1979
        3. 3. William (J) Hayward 1916–
        4. 4. Nancy Hayward 1918–
        5. 5. John Hayward 1917–
      4. 4. Winifred (Alice) Butt 1890–1956 m. Samuel (James) Dicks 1889–1945 m. Walter (Lewis) Butt 1888–1961
        1. 1. Pauline (Joanne) Dicks 1926–1937
        2. 2. Patricia (Juliet) Dicks 1929–2020
        3. 3. Sylvia (Gwendoline Phyllis) Lloyd 1913–1977 m. Harold (John) Lloyd 1909–1988
        4. 4. half (sister to Sylvia GP) Butt 1908–1908
      5. 5. Thomas (H) Hayward 1881–
      6. 6. John Hayward 1886–
      7. 7. Harold (Stanley) Hayward 1899–1958
      8. 8. Holroyd (Roy) Hayward 1894–1955 m. Gladys (Novella\Ann) Smith 1898–1981
        1. 1. Gladys (N) Hayward 1916–1986
        2. 2. Harold (Stanley) Hayward 1917–2014
        3. 3. Dorothy (Sarah) Hayward 1919–1929
  2. 2. Amelia Marchant 1819–1855
  3. 3. William (Lavington) Marchant 1816–1878
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) Marchant 1813–1893
  5. 5. George (James) Marchant 1816–1878
  6. 6. William (Lavington ( blacksmith )) Marchant 1824–1870
  7. 7. John (Percival) Marchant 1820–

James Marchant's Timeline

6 Records

1787
6 Feb 1787
Birth of James Arthur Marchant in Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
1787
18 Mar 1787
James Arthur Marchant was baptized in Freshford, Somerset, England
Freshford, Somerset, England
1841
1841
Age 54
James Arthur Marchant resided here in Freshford, Freshford, Somerset, England
Freshford, Freshford, Somerset, England
1851
1851
Age 64
James Arthur Marchant resided here in Freshford, Somerset, England
Freshford, Somerset, England
1856
21 Sep 1856
Age 69
Death of James Arthur Marchant in Freshford, Somerset, England
Freshford, Somerset, England
1856
18 Dec 1856
Age 69
Burial of James Arthur Marchant in Wilton, Somerset, England
Wilton, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1787
    Event Place: Freshford, Bath and North East Somerset Unitary Authority, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1841; Folio: 81; Page: 5; GSU roll: 220988
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 931; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Freshford; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 15; Page: 24; Line: 25; GSU roll: 474593
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\fresh215
    [5] Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: DPfresh217

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1787
    Event Place: Freshford, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\p\fresh215

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Freshford, Freshford, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 931; Book: 8; Civil Parish: Freshford; County: Somerset; Enumeration District: 11; Folio: 15; Page: 24; Line: 25; GSU roll: 474593

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Freshford, Somerset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1841; Folio: 81; Page: 5; GSU roll: 220988

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Freshford, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: DPfresh217

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Wilton, Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Somerset, England, Church of England Burials, Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: DPfresh217
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