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John Robert Cummings 1859 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1859

Birth Location: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England

Death Date: Jul 1930

Death Location: Easington, Durham, England

Father: William Cummings

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Henderson

Children(s): John Cummings, Joseph Cummings, William Cummings, Maragret Cummings, Annie Cummings

John Robert Cummings was born in 1859 in Lumley Thicks, Durham, England, the child of William Allan Cummings and Margaret Smith. In 1861, John Robert Cummings resided in Great Lumley, Durham, England. John Robert Cummings married Elizabeth Henderson, and had children including John Allison Cummings, Joseph Cummings, William Allan Cummings, Maragret Elizabeth Cummings, Annie Cummings. John Robert Cummings passed away in 1930 in Easington, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • John Robert Cummings was born in 1859 in Lumley Thicks, Durham, England, the child of William Allan Cummings and Margaret Smith.
  • In 1861, John Robert Cummings resided in Great Lumley, Durham, England.
  • John Robert Cummings married Elizabeth Henderson, and had children including John Allison Cummings, Joseph Cummings, William Allan Cummings, Maragret Elizabeth Cummings, Annie Cummings.
  • John Robert Cummings passed away in 1930 in Easington, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cummings
1832 – 1902
Birth Location: Lambton Cottages, Durham, England
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Margaret Smith
1835 – 1881
Birth Location: Nowel Pit, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Henderson
1863 – 1942
Birth Location: B P Auckland, Durham, England
EH

Children(s)

John Cummings
1888 – 1967
Birth Location: Lumley, Durham, England
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Joseph Cummings
1890 –
Birth Location: Lumley, Durham, England
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William Cummings
1892 – 1981
Birth Location: Lumley, Durham, England
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Maragret Cummings
1897 – 1982
Birth Location: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
MC
Annie Cummings
1900 –
Birth Location: Lumley, Durham, England
AC

John Cummings's Ancestors

Self
John Cummings
1859 – 1930
Birth Place: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
Parents
William Allan Cummings
1832 – 1902
Lambton Cottages, Durham, England
Margaret Smith
1835 – 1881
Nowel Pit, Durham, England
Grandparents
Robert Cummings
1801 –
Durham, England
Ann
1801 – 1844
Durham, England
John Smith
1811 – 1887
Fatfield, Durham, England
Susannah (\ Susan) Avery
1814 – 1853
Chester le Street, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
Margaret Fotheringale
John Avery
1791 – 1874
Ann Hall
1793 – 1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward AVERY
1758 – 1848
Susannah SISTERSON
1757 – 1794
Thomas Hall
1758 – 1828
Elizabeth Robson
1769 – 1856

John Cummings's Descendants

1.
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John (Robert) Cummings (30 Oct 1859 – Jul 1930) m. Elizabeth Henderson (28 Aug 1863 – Jan 1942)
  1. 1. John (Allison) Cummings (14 Aug 1888 – Apr 1967) m. Sarah (Hannah) Pimlett (24 Feb 1889 – Sep 1983)
    1. 1. Elsie Cummings (Jan 1913 – )
    2. 2. Edward Cummings (16 Apr 1920 – Oct 2005) m. Margaret (Iris C) Coates (18 Jan 1927 or 8 Apr 1928 – Feb 1999)
    3. 3. Jack Cummings (Nov 1921 – Dec 2011) m. Rita Allen (16 Jun 1917 – Jan 1997)
      1. 1. Cummings
      2. 2. Cummings
      3. 3. Cummings
      4. 4. Cummings
    4. 4. Hilda Cummings (19 Oct 1927 – 16 Dec 2004) m. Ralph Blance (27 Jul 1927 – Aug 2001)
      1. 1. Blance
      2. 2. Blance
      3. 3. Blance
  2. 2. Joseph Cummings (1890 – ) m. Lillie Curry (Sep 1890 – )
    1. 1. Joseph (Hamilton) Cummings (23 Jan 1914 – Oct 1983) m. Mona Shaw (26 Jul 1915 – Oct 1988)
    2. 2. Kenneth (R) Cummings (2 Apr 1920 – ) m. Gladys Church (Apr 1922 – 1972)
  3. 3. William (Allan) Cummings (5 Nov 1892 – Sep 1981) m. Margaret Meekham (14 Apr 1896 – Apr 1957)
    1. 1. Myra Cummings (29 Jun 1922 – ) m. Nichola
  4. 4. Maragret (Elizabeth) Cummings (20 Dec 1897 – Apr 1982) m. Alexander Oliver (16 Aug 1901 – Oct 1980)
    1. 1. Ronald Oliver (9 Jan 1920 – Aug 1993) m. Asenath Kennedy (1 Jan 1921 – Jan 1978)
    2. 2. Joan Oliver (9 Sep 1921 – 2004) m. Maurice (Bernard) Trower (7 Jan 1916 – 6 Jul 1945)
    3. 3. William Oliver (Jan 1924 – ) m. Sheila (H) Curry (20 Feb 1926 – )
  5. 5. Annie Cummings (abt 1900 – )

John Cummings's Timeline

10 Records

1859
30 Oct 1859
Birth of John Robert Cummings in Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
1859
30 Nov 1859
John Robert Cummings was baptized in Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
1861
1861
Age 2
John Robert Cummings resided here in Great Lumley, Durham, England
Great Lumley, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 12
John Robert Cummings resided here in Cherry Hall, Lumley and Thicks, Lumley, Durham, England
Cherry Hall, Lumley and Thicks, Lumley, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 22
John Robert Cummings resided here in Great Lumley, Durham, England
Great Lumley, Durham, England
1886
Jan 1886
Age 27
John Robert Cummings was married in Darlington, Durham, United Kingdom
Darlington, Durham, United Kingdom
1891
1891
Age 32
John Robert Cummings resided here in Lumley Thicks, Lumley Christ Church, Great Lumley, Durham, England
Lumley Thicks, Lumley Christ Church, Great Lumley, Durham, England
1901
1901
Age 42
John Robert Cummings resided here in Sixth Pit, Little Lumley, Durham, England
Sixth Pit, Little Lumley, Durham, England
1911
1911
Age 52
John Robert Cummings resided here in Shotton, Durham, England
Shotton, Durham, England
1930
Jul 1930
Age 71
Death of John Robert Cummings in Easington, Durham, England
Easington, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1859
    Event Place: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4119; Folio: 52; Page: 34; GSU roll: 6099229
    [3] 1881 England Census
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10a; Page: 386
    [5] 1871 England Census
    [6] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4698; Folio: 50; Page: 6
    [7] 1861 England Census
    [8] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [9] England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
    [10] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1859
    Event Place: Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1886
    Event Place: Darlington, Durham, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Cherry Hall, Lumley and Thicks, Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lumley Thicks, Lumley Christ Church, Great Lumley, Durham, 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: 4119; Folio: 52; Page: 34; GSU roll: 6099229

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Sixth Pit, Little Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4698; Folio: 50; Page: 6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Shotton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Darlington, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1930
    Event Place: Easington, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 10a; Page: 386
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