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James Prior 1794–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1794

Birth Location: Great Hallingbury, Essex, England

Death Date: 13 Jan 1868

Death Location: St. Christopher, Willingale Doe, Essex, England

Father: James Prior

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah Ellis

Children(s): William Prior, Mary Prior, Rebecca Prior, Sarah Prior, Charles Prior, John Prior, James Prior, Samuel Pryor, Joseph Prior, Henry Prior, Jothan Prior

James Prior was born in 1794 in Great Hallingbury, Essex, England, the child of James Prior And Deceased. James Prior married Sarah Ellis, and had children including Charles Prior, Henry Prior, James Prior, John Prior, Joseph Prior, Jothan Prior, Mary Prior, Rebecca Prior, Samuel Pryor, Sarah Prior, William Prior. James Prior passed away in 1868 in St. Christopher, Willingale Doe, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • James Prior was born in 1794 in Great Hallingbury, Essex, England, the child of James Prior And Deceased.
  • James Prior married Sarah Ellis, and had children including Charles Prior, Henry Prior, James Prior, John Prior, Joseph Prior, Jothan Prior, Mary Prior, Rebecca Prior, Samuel Pryor, Sarah Prior, William Prior.
  • James Prior passed away in 1868 in St. Christopher, Willingale Doe, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Prior
1760–1847
Birth Location: Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Ellis
1795–1866
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
SE

Children(s)

William Prior
1817–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
WP
Mary Prior
1835–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
MP
Rebecca Prior
1828–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
RP
Sarah Prior
1822–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
SP
Charles Prior
1824–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
CP
John Prior
1819–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
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James Prior
1815–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
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Samuel Pryor
1837–1911
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
SP
Joseph Prior
1826–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
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Henry Prior
1831–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
HP
Jothan Prior
1833–
Birth Location: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
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James Prior's Ancestors

Self
James Prior
1794–1868
Birth Place: Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
Parents
James Prior
1760–1847
Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
Grandparents
Richard Prior
1711–1775
Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
Anne Thorne
1714–1788
Great-Grandparents
William Prior
1670–1740
Mary Seelie
1680–1740
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Prior
1632–1705
Margaret Packer
1630–1697

James Prior's Descendants

1.
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James Prior (5 Jan 1794–13 Jan 1868) m. Sarah Ellis (1795–28 Jul 1866)
  1. 1. William Prior 1817–
  2. 2. Mary Prior 1835– m. Charles (Henry) Horsnall 1835–
    1. 1. Charles Horsnall 1855–
    2. 2. Thomas (J.) Horsnall 1859–
    3. 3. Isabella Horsnall 1861–
    4. 4. Samuel Horsnall 1868–
    5. 5. John Horsnall 1870–
  3. 3. Rebecca Prior 1828– m. Samuel Perry 1827–
    1. 1. Samuel (Perry) Prior 1851–
    2. 2. James Perry 1855–
    3. 3. Henry Perry 1857–
    4. 4. Alice Perry 1859–
    5. 5. Clara Perry 1862–
    6. 6. John Perry 1864–
    7. 7. Sophia Perry 1865–
    8. 8. Emily Perry 1868–
  4. 4. Sarah Prior 1822–
  5. 5. Charles Prior 1824–
  6. 6. John Prior 1819–
  7. 7. James Prior 1815–
  8. 8. Samuel Pryor 1837–1911 m. Lucy Pryor 1834–1901
    1. 1. John Pryor 1869–1870
    2. 2. George (William) Prior 1876–
    3. 3. Charles Prier 1858–1868
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) Pryor 1871–1871
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Pryor 1861– m. John (Samuel) Cresswell 1840–1896
      1. 1. William Cresswell 1880–
      2. 2. Alice (Maud) Cresswell 1889–1958 m. Henry (Walter) Wood –1918 m. Henry (Richard) Wood 1877–1921 m. Sidney Little 1878–
        1. 1. Elsie (Elizabeth) Wood 1907–
        2. 2. Rose (Emily) Wood 1908–
        3. 3. Henry (Walter) Wood 1910–
        4. 4. Ellen (Mauf) Wood 1913–
        5. 5. Frederick (Charles) Wood 1916–
      3. 3. Arthur (John) Cresswell 1893–1902
      4. 4. Rose (Emma) Cresswell 1896–
      5. 5. Charles Cresswell 1885– m. Mabel Baxter 1894–1957
        1. 1. Robert Cresswell 1904–
        2. 2. Rose (Ellen) Cresswell 1915– m. Charles (Edward) Twinn 1912–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Prier 1860–1941 m. Joseph (Frederick) Lyons 1857–1906 m. Robert Evison 1856–1891
      1. 1. Earnest Lyons 1889–1958 m. May (Winifred) Chester 1893–1973
        1. 1. Albert (Ronald) Everson 1921–1989
        2. 2. Jack (Noel William) Everson 1923–1944
      2. 2. Arthur Lyons 1887–1955 m. Susannah (Ellen) Warner 1889–
        1. 1. Frederick (Arthur) Everson 1910–1963 m. Lilian (Alice Florence) Cook 1909–
        2. 2. Constance (May) Everson 1912–1913
        3. 3. Leslie (George) Everson 1920–1980
      3. 3. Joseph Lyons 1891–1915
      4. 4. Laura (Elizabeth) Lyons 1894–1978
        1. 1. Ernest (Sidney) Lyons 1914–1915
      5. 5. Ellen ((Nellie)) Lyons 1896–
      6. 6. Sidney (Walter) Lyons 1904–
      7. 7. William Lyons 1882–1911 m. Ethel Eveson 1886–1969
        1. 1. Frederick (Arthur) Everson 1906–1974 m. Jessie (May) Richards 1906–1993
        2. 2. Ethel (Maud) Everson 1908–1971 m. Fred (Alfred) Elmer 1907–1998
      8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Everson 1877–1954 m. John (Marchant) Alderton 1869–
        1. 1. Bertie 1894–1960 m. Louisa Webb 1900–1976
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Ellen) Alderton 1896–1990 m. John (Richard) Morris 1889–
        3. 3. John (William) Alderton 1901–
        4. 4. Lily (May) Alderton 1903–
    7. 7. Alice Prior 1866–1866
    8. 8. Thomas (H.) Pryor 1863–1917
    9. 9. Samuel Pryor 1867–1941 m. Charlotte Berry 1860–
      1. 1. Emily (Elizabeth) Prior 1901–
      2. 2. Edith Berry 1891–
      3. 3. Alice (Esther) Prior 1893–
      4. 4. Florence (Edith) Berry 1888– m. Charles (Henry) Keeling 1887–
        1. 1. Irene (Alice) Keeling 1921– m. John (Bernard) McAlenan 1918–1995
        2. 2. Charles (Henry) Keeling 1914–
        3. 3. Phyllis (Irene) Keeling 1917–
        4. 4. George (Arthur) Keeling 1925–
      5. 5. Charles Prior 1897–1897
      6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Prior 1903–1907
      7. 7. Lucy Prior 1906–1906
    10. 10. Emily Pryor 1873–1951 m. George Barford 1882– m. John Rice 1866–
      1. 1. Lucy (Rebecca) Rice 1893–
      2. 2. John (William) Rice 1897–
      3. 3. Archibald (George F.) Barford 1910–
    11. 11. Esther (A.) Pryor 1875–1953 m. Henry (George) Silvester 1872–
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Silvester 1895–
      2. 2. William (George) Sylvester 1897–
      3. 3. Florence (Ellen) Silvester 1899–
      4. 4. Rose (Emma) Silvester 1893–
      5. 5. Edward (Charles) Sylvester 1901–
      6. 6. Alice (May) Silvester 1903–
      7. 7. Agnes (Lilian) Silvester 1906–
      8. 8. Mary Silvester 1909–
      9. 9. Samuel (John) Sylvester 1912–
    12. 12. Arthur Pryor 1878–1890
  9. 9. Joseph Prior 1826–
  10. 10. Henry Prior 1831– m. Harriet Bush 1833–
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Prior 1856–
    2. 2. Susannah Prior 1858–
    3. 3. Harriet (J.) Prior 1862–
    4. 4. James (H.) Prior 1865–
    5. 5. Emily (M.) Prior 1868–
    6. 6. Charles Prior 1872–
    7. 7. Walter Prior 1880–
  11. 11. Jothan Prior 1833– m. Eliza 1834–
    1. 1. Alice Prior 1858–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Prior 1862–
    3. 3. Sophia Prior 1864–
    4. 4. Jonathan Prior 1860–
    5. 5. William Prior 1869–
    6. 6. Emma Prior 1871–
    7. 7. Susan Prior 1875–
    8. 8. Charles Prior 1876–
    9. 9. James Prior 1867–

James Prior's Timeline

11 Records

1794
5 Jan 1794
Birth of James Prior in Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
1794
23 Feb 1794
James Prior was christened in St. Giles, Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
St. Giles, Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
1837
16 Jul 1837
Age 43
James Prior was employed in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1841
6 Jun 1841
Age 47
James Prior appeared in census in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1841
6 Jun 1841
Age 47
James Prior was employed in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1851
30 Mar 1851
Age 57
James Prior appeared in census in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1851
30 Mar 1851
Age 57
James Prior was employed in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1861
7 Apr 1861
Age 67
James Prior appeared in census in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1861
7 Apr 1861
Age 67
James Prior was employed in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1868
Jan 1868
Age 74
Death of James Prior in Willingale Doe, Essex, England
Willingale Doe, Essex, England
1868
13 Jan 1868
Age 74
Burial of James Prior in St. Christopher, Willingale Doe, Essex, England
St. Christopher, Willingale Doe, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1794
    Event Place: Great Hallingbury, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: HO107; Piece: 1771; Folio: 55; Page: 11; GSU roll: 207417; Schedule: 43; Reg. district: Ongar; Sub-reg. district: Bobbingworth; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; citing the census entry for the household of James Prior, age 57, born Hallingbury
    [2] 1861 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1066; Folio: 47; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542746; Schedule: 120; Reg. district: Ongar; Sub-reg. district: Bobbingworth; ED, institution, or vessel 4; citing the census entry for the household of James Prior, age 67, born Hollingbury

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1794
    Event Place: St. Giles, Great Hallingbury, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1868
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1868
    Event Place: St. Christopher, Willingale Doe, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: 1841 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: HO107; Piece: 328; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Willingale Doe; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 19; Page: 8; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241366; citing the household of James Prior, age 45, born Essex

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
    Record Source: Christening Registers., "Willingale Doe, Essex, England, United Kingdom Records," citing the baptism of Samuel Prior on the 16 Jul 1837; FHL microfilm 004008736, Image: 954 of 2001, Images, FamilySearch ( : 5 February 2023)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1841 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: HO107; Piece: 328; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Willingale Doe; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 19; Page: 8; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241366; citing the household of James Prior, age 45, born Essex

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1841
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1841 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: HO107; Piece: 328; Book: 26; Civil Parish: Willingale Doe; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 19; Page: 8; Line: 3; GSU roll: 241366; citing the household of James Prior, age 45, born Essex

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1851 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: HO107; Piece: 1771; Folio: 55; Page: 11; GSU roll: 207417; Schedule: 43; Reg. district: Ongar; Sub-reg. district: Bobbingworth; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; citing the census entry for the household of James Prior, age 57, born Hallingbury

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1851
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1851 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: HO107; Piece: 1771; Folio: 55; Page: 11; GSU roll: 207417; Schedule: 43; Reg. district: Ongar; Sub-reg. district: Bobbingworth; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; citing the census entry for the household of James Prior, age 57, born Hallingbury

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1861 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1066; Folio: 47; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542746; Schedule: 120; Reg. district: Ongar; Sub-reg. district: Bobbingworth; ED, institution, or vessel 4; citing the census entry for the household of James Prior, age 67, born Hollingbury

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Willingale Doe, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1861 English Census on Ancestry.co.uk, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1066; Folio: 47; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542746; Schedule: 120; Reg. district: Ongar; Sub-reg. district: Bobbingworth; ED, institution, or vessel 4; citing the census entry for the household of James Prior, age 67, born Hollingbury
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