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John Dennis 1821–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 April 1821

Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: Totnes, Devon, England

Father:

Mother: Elizabeth Stapleton

Spouse(s): Louisa Foal

Children(s): Louisa Dennis, John Dennis, Daniel Dennis, Augusta Dennis, Elizabeth Dennis, Philip Dennis, John Dennis

The story of John Dennis began in 1821 in Brixham, Devon, England. In 1841, John Dennis resided in Coleton, Kingswear, Devon, England. John Dennis married Louisa Foal, and had children including Augusta Dennis, Daniel Dennis, Elizabeth Ann Dennis, John Dennis, John Foale Dennis, Louisa Dennis, Philip Dennis. John Dennis passed away in 1900 in Totnes, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Dennis began in 1821 in Brixham, Devon, England.
  • In 1841, John Dennis resided in Coleton, Kingswear, Devon, England.
  • John Dennis married Louisa Foal, and had children including Augusta Dennis, Daniel Dennis, Elizabeth Ann Dennis, John Dennis, John Foale Dennis, Louisa Dennis, Philip Dennis.
  • John Dennis passed away in 1900 in Totnes, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Stapleton
1791–
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Louisa Foal
1826–1883
Birth Location: Blackawton, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Louisa Dennis
1849–1890
Birth Location: Kingswear, Devon, England
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John Dennis
1844–1859
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
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Daniel Dennis
1847–
Birth Location: Kingswear, Devon, England
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Augusta Dennis
1863–1896
Birth Location: Kingswear, Devon, England
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Elizabeth Dennis
1856–1944
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
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Philip Dennis
1865–1942
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
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John Dennis
1859–1932
Birth Location: Brixham, Devon, England
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John Dennis's Ancestors

Self
John Dennis
1821–1900
Birth Place: Brixham, Devon, England
Parents
Elizabeth ('Betsey') Stapleton
1791–
Brixham, Devon, England
Grandparents
Philip Stapleton
1757–1851
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Dennis's Descendants

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John Dennis (26 April 1821–1900) m. Louisa Foal (abt 1826–1883)
  1. 1. Louisa Dennis 1849–1890 m. William (Henry) Pound 1849–1885 m. William (John) Wright 1850–1935
    1. 1. Frank Pound 1884–1950 m. Ethel (Mary) Evans 1895–1982
      1. 1. Violet (Pauline) Pound 1925–1986 m. Ernest (Phillip 'Taff') Morralley 1934–2010 m. Samuel (William) Woodley 1919–2011
        1. 1. Shelia (Frances Ann) Woodley 1944–1945
        2. 2. Sonia (Anne) Woodley 1946–1946
      2. 2. Daisy (Irene) Pound 1920–2010 m. Elliott (Edmund) Woodgate 1922–2000
        1. 1. Druscilla (Annie) Woodgate 1946–1993 m. Brian Polhill 1939–2025 m. Jeffery (Robert) Boxall 1946–2010
      3. 3. Stephen (Francis) Pound 1921–1999 m. Sylvia (Jean) Bawden 1928–2001
      4. 4. William (Frederick 'Bill') Pound 1923–1988 m. Marjorie (Ethel) Giles 1925–
      5. 5. Kenneth (James) Pound 1931–2019 m. Rosemary Butler 1933–2021
    2. 2. Philip (Henry Dennis) Pound 1875–1895
    3. 3. Sophia (Beatrice) Pound 1877–1964 m. John (Bulley) Mead 1873–1955 m. Frank Lavers 1875–1931
      1. 1. Edwin (Richard) Lavers 1912–1976
      2. 2. Frederick (Thomas Nathaniel) Lavers 1914–1915
      3. 3. George (Francis) Lavers 1919–1920
      4. 4. Gwenice Lavers 1917–1960
      5. 5. Harold (Gordon) Lavers 1918–1985
      6. 6. Philip (John) Lavers 1913–1914
      7. 7. Edgar (Charles) Lavers 1909–1911
      8. 8. Ernest (Henry) Lavers 1911–1912
      9. 9. Beatrice (Louisa) Lavers 1906–1997
        1. 1. Arthur (Edward) Barnes 1931–1973
      10. 10. Florence (Emily 'Flo') Lavers 1908–1988 m. Sidney (George) Shepherd 1903–1985
        1. 1. Leslie Shepherd 1933–1989
      11. 11. William (Frank) Lavers 1903–1972
      12. 12. Edith (May) Lavers 1904–1997 m. Alfred Love 1884–1944
        1. 1. Ronald (Edmund) Love 1929–2004 m. Betty Owen 1930–1998
    4. 4. Ernest (Daniel) Pound 1878–1938 m. Ellen (Jane) Cole 1879–1949
      1. 1. Dorothy (Ellen) Pound 1918–1986 m. James ('Jim') Lee 1911–1992
        1. 1. Olive (Mary E) Lee 1937–2017
      2. 2. Irene Pound 1914–1991
      3. 3. William (John) Pound 1912–1972 m. Edith (May) Milford 1906–1993
      4. 4. Henry (Daniel) Pound 1901–1916
      5. 5. Olive (May) Pound 1902–1936 m. Ernest (Osborne) Warren 1907–1986
      6. 6. Leslie Pound 1904–1994 m. Jeanette (M "Jenny") Jones 1907–2000
        1. 1. Jean Pound 1945–1955
        2. 2. Mary (Rose) Pound 1936–2002
      7. 7. Alfred Pound 1906–1982 m. Edith (Louisa) Large 1908–1995
      8. 8. Charles (Herbert) Pound 1907–1948
    5. 5. Louisa (Augusta) Pound 1870–
    6. 6. William (Alfred) Pound 1871–1945 m. Catherine (D.) Osborne 1876–1936
      1. 1. Louisa (Maud) Pound 1895–1985 m. Henry (George) Jago 1894–1965
        1. 1. Desmond (Herbert) Jago 1923–2000 m. Ida (E) Pockett 1926–
        2. 2. Terrence (Frederick) Jago 1933–1992
        3. 3. Cedric (Henry W) Jago 1919–2002 m. Olive (May) Veal 1920–2001
      2. 2. Augusta (Mabel) Pound 1897–1922 m. Herbert (John) Harris 1893–
      3. 3. William (John) Pound 1898–1923
      4. 4. Laura (Ethel) Pound 1901–2000 m. Frederick (James) Harris 1893–1965
    7. 7. Frederick (John) Pound 1872–1918 m. Mary Hodge 1875–1956
      1. 1. Frederick (John) Pound 1898–1898
      2. 2. William (Henry Frederick) Pound 1900–1900
      3. 3. Frank (Edward) Pound 1907–1909
      4. 4. Frederick (John) Pound 1905–1905
      5. 5. Beatrice (Violet) Pound 1897–1982 m. Herbert (William) Fisher 1894–1956
      6. 6. Charles (Henry 'Charlie') Pound 1902–1964 m. Ellen (Dora) Carey 1907–1988
    8. 8. Edith (Caroline 'Carrie') Wright 1888–1923 m. John (William Charles) Lear 1884– m. Ernest (William) Johnson 1875–
      1. 1. Edith (Nethamay 'Jackie') Lear 1915–1996 m. Arthur (Reginald) Jackson 1912–1982
      2. 2. William (John Thomas) Lear 1914–1914
      3. 3. Albert (George) Johnson 1920–1977
    9. 9. Thomas Pound 1885–1921
  2. 2. John (Foale) Dennis 1844–1859
  3. 3. Daniel Dennis 1847– m. Sophia Godbeer 1843–1896
    1. 1. Sophia (Edelina) Dennis 1876–1878
    2. 2. John (Henry) Dennis 1879– m. Eveline (Kate) Farrell 1879–1927
      1. 1. John (Henry) Dennis 1913–
    3. 3. Louisa (Jane) Dennis 1877–1940 m. Hugh (Edmond) Cruickshank 1879–1960
      1. 1. John (Albert) Cruickshank 1907–
      2. 2. Mary (Sophia) Cruickshank 1908–1975
      3. 3. Hugh Cruickshanks 1910–
      4. 4. Clifford Cruickshank 1915–
      5. 5. Norman Cruickshank 1914–
      6. 6. Robert (Frank Dennis) Cruickshank 1922–
      7. 7. Margaret (Jean) Cruickshank 1913–
      8. 8. William (Davis) Cruickshank 1912–
    4. 4. Adeline (Sophia) Dennis 1880–1958 m. William (Aubrey) White 1880–1944
    5. 5. Daniel (William) Dennis 1883–1969 m. Emily (Jane) Morgan 1887–1971
      1. 1. Hilda (Mary) Dennis 1912–1983
      2. 2. Elsie (Mae) Dennis 1916–1990
    6. 6. Robert (Frank) Dennis 1885–1964 m. Emily ('Nellie') Goddard 1889–1977
  4. 4. Augusta Dennis 1863–1896 m. Mark Bulford 1856–1930
    1. 1. Adeline (Bulford) Dennis 1888–1933 m. Charles (Henry) Charrett 1885–1967
      1. 1. Winifred (Lilian) Charrett 1909–
      2. 2. William (Mark) Charrett 1911–1989 m. Ellen (E) Craddock 1914–1990
      3. 3. George (Henry) Charrett 1911–1993 m. Dorothy (Annie) Pearce 1912–1985
      4. 4. Adeline (J) Charrett 1917– m. Ronald (Edward) Asher 1914–1975
      5. 5. Douglas (Henry) Charrett 1930–1945
      6. 6. Harold (Leonard) Charrett 1920–1982 m. Nellie (Alice M) Tizard 1921–1974
    2. 2. Mark Bulford 1892–1965 m. Alice (Maud) Hellyar 1899–1969
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann) Dennis 1856–1944 m. Edward (Ernest) Parker 1850–
    1. 1. Phillip Parker 1885–1956
    2. 2. Hester Parker 1887–1915 m. William (Archibald) Hall 1892–1957
      1. 1. David (Hutchings) Hall 1915–
    3. 3. Robert Parker 1889–1954
    4. 4. Sherman Parker 1890–1955 m. Ruth (Hazel) Bearce 1895–1975
      1. 1. Hester Parker 1918–
      2. 2. Marion Parker 1919–1995
      3. 3. Dennis (M 'Deno') Parker 1920–2008 m. Dorothy Goullis –1981
    5. 5. Frances Parker 1893–1975 m. Elmer (Warren) Ashbee 1890–1992
      1. 1. Carolyn (Dennis) Ashbee 1917–1957
    6. 6. Margaret Parker 1893–1958
    7. 7. Edward Parker 1896–1967 m. Grace Praria 1895–1963
    8. 8. Elizabeth Parker 1902–1950
  6. 6. Philip Dennis 1865–1942 m. Beatrice (Maud) Caudell 1874–1959 m. Emily (Georgina Peters) Tucker 1870–1910
    1. 1. Sarah (Annie Louise 'Annie') Dennis 1894– m. John Westlake 1893–
    2. 2. Philip (Henry) Dennis 1897–1973 m. Avilla (Jeannette) Curtis 1896–1977
    3. 3. Dora (May) Dennis 1903–1979 m. David (Edgar) Atkins 1903–1969
    4. 4. Bessie (Emily) Dennis 1891–1953 m. Alfred (John) Westlake 1889–1972
      1. 1. Selina (E) Westlake 1910–
      2. 2. Philip (John) Westlake 1912–1980
      3. 3. Violet (M) Westlake 1913–
      4. 4. George (D) Westlake 1915–
      5. 5. Dennis Westlake 1918–1959
  7. 7. John Dennis 1859–1932 m. Harriett Bennett 1860–1941
    1. 1. John (Henry) Dennis 1882–1884
    2. 2. Charles Dennis 1890–1890
    3. 3. John (Vivins) Dennis 1886–1954 m. Esther Fay 1887–1947
      1. 1. Jack Dennis 1926–
    4. 4. Laura (Bessie) Dennis 1884–1968 m. Samuel (Gurney) Wood 1880–1960
      1. 1. Margery (Nina) Wood 1910– m. John Stowbridge 1904–1955
      2. 2. Dennis (George) Wood 1918–1987 m. Hilda (M) King 1921–
    5. 5. Esther (Blanche) Dennis 1892–1952 m. Harry Harris 1891–1946
      1. 1. Dennis (Jack) Harris 1919–2014
      2. 2. Patricia Harris 1920–
    6. 6. Eric (Henry Peter) Dennis 1905–1959 m. Muriel (Ellen) Cole 1907–1971
      1. 1. Peter (Robert John) Dennis 1940–1999

John Dennis's Timeline

9 Records

1821
26 April 1821
Birth of John Dennis in Brixham, Devon, England
Brixham, Devon, England
1821
29 April 1821
John Dennis was baptized in St Mary Church, Brixham, Devon, England
St Mary Church, Brixham, Devon, England
1841
1841
Age 20
John Dennis resided here in Coleton, Kingswear, Devon, England
Coleton, Kingswear, Devon, England
1851
1851
Age 30
John Dennis resided here in Lower Street, Kingswear, Devon, England
Lower Street, Kingswear, Devon, England
1861
1861
Age 40
John Dennis resided here in Lower Street, Kingswear, Devon, England
Lower Street, Kingswear, Devon, England
1871
1871
Age 50
John Dennis resided here in Lower Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England
Lower Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England
1881
1881
Age 60
John Dennis resided here in Lower Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England
Lower Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England
1891
1891
Age 70
John Dennis resided here in Wood Lane, Kingswear, Devon, England
Wood Lane, Kingswear, Devon, England
1900
1900
Age 79
Death of John Dennis in Totnes, Devon, England
Totnes, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 April 1821
    Event Place: Brixham, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1710; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6096820
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2174; Folio: 61; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341523
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2093; Folio: 63; Page: 13; GSU roll: 831785
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1416; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542809
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1873; Folio: 368; Page: 12; GSU roll: 221021
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 227; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Brixham; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 7; Page: 10; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241314

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 April 1821
    Event Place: St Mary Church, Brixham, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Coleton, Kingswear, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 227; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Brixham; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 7; Page: 10; Line: 6; GSU roll: 241314

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Lower Street, Kingswear, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1873; Folio: 368; Page: 12; GSU roll: 221021

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Lower Street, Kingswear, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1416; Folio: 9; Page: 11; GSU roll: 542809

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Lower Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2093; Folio: 63; Page: 13; GSU roll: 831785

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Lower Street, Dartmouth, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2174; Folio: 61; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341523

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wood Lane, Kingswear, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1710; Folio: 12; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6096820

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Totnes, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
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