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Jesse Filmer 1876–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1876

Birth Location: Wouldham, Kent, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1937

Death Location: Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Jasper Filmer

Mother: Eliza Watson

Spouse(s): Jean Alexander

Children(s): Edith Filmer, Mildred Filmer

Jesse Filmer was born in 1876 in Wouldham, Kent, England, the child of Jasper Filmer And Eliza Ann Filmer Nee Watson. Jesse Filmer married Jean Filmer Nee Alexander, and had children including Edith Evelyn Harley Filmer, Mildred Kathleen Filmer. Jesse Filmer passed away in 1937 in Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jesse Filmer was born in 1876 in Wouldham, Kent, England, the child of Jasper Filmer And Eliza Ann Filmer Nee Watson.
  • Jesse Filmer married Jean Filmer Nee Alexander, and had children including Edith Evelyn Harley Filmer, Mildred Kathleen Filmer.
  • Jesse Filmer passed away in 1937 in Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jasper Filmer
1844–1908
Birth Location: Buxted, Kent, England
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Eliza Watson
1844–1922
Birth Location: Pendeen, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Jean Alexander
1885–1966
Birth Location: Forfarshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Edith Filmer
1914–2005
Birth Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
EF
Mildred Filmer
1931–1989
Birth Location: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
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Jesse Filmer's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Filmer
1876–1937
Birth Place: Wouldham, Kent, England
Parents
Jasper Filmer
1844–1908
Buxted, Kent, England
Eliza (Ann Filmer, nee) Watson
1844–1922
Pendeen, Kent, England
Grandparents
John Filmer*
1817–1883
Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, England
Jane (Filmer, nee) Higham
1815–1863
Loose, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
John Watson
1811–1858
Paddington, London, England
Elizabeth (Ann Watson, nee Bentley*) Bundy
1811–
Budworth, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Filmer
1787–1874
Elizabeth Budds
1788–1859
John Higham
1790–1866
Mary Walker
1793–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Twin
1757–1841
Ketinah*Keturah Apps
1762–1801
John Budds
1739–1824
Elizabeth(Betty) Thomas
1761–1819
Henry Highams
1757–1824
Rebecca Banks
1761–1833
John Walker
1771–1831
Mary Hoyle
1773–1838

Jesse Filmer's Descendants

1.
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Jesse Filmer (7 Mar 1876–22 Jul 1937) m. Jean (Filmer, nee) Alexander (20 Oct 1885–17 Sep 1966; age 80 yrs)
  1. 1. Edith (Evelyn Harley) Filmer 1914–2005 m. E. (R.) Stevens 1912–2000
  2. 2. Mildred (Kathleen) Filmer 1931–1989

Jesse Filmer's Timeline

8 Records

1809
23 Apr 1809
Jesse Filmer was baptized in St Paul's, Canterbury, Kent, England
St Paul's, Canterbury, Kent, England
1876
7 Mar 1876
Birth of Jesse Filmer in Wouldham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
Wouldham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
1876
7 Mar 1876
Birth of Jesse Filmer in Wouldham, Kent, England
Wouldham, Kent, England
1876
2 Apr 1876
Jesse Filmer was baptized in Wouldham, Kent, England
Wouldham, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 5
Jesse Filmer resided here in Birling, Kent, England
Birling, Kent, England
1891
1891
Age 15
Jesse Filmer resided here in Ryarsh, Kent, England
Ryarsh, Kent, England
1937
22 Jul 1937
Age 61
Death of Jesse Filmer in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1937
22 Jul 1937
Age 61
Death of Jesse Filmer in Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Wouldham, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 669; Folio 67; Page 12; GSU roll: 6095779.
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 898; Folio: 79; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341213.
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] Canada, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Canada, WWI CEF Personnel Files, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; CEF Personnel Files; Reference: RG 150; Volume: Box 3081 - 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Wouldham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1809
    Event Place: St Paul's, Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1876
    Event Place: Wouldham, 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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Birling, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 898; Folio: 79; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341213.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ryarsh, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 669; Folio 67; Page 12; GSU roll: 6095779.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1937
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nanaimo, Nanaimo Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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