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John Ferris 1829–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jan 1902

Death Location: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Ferris

Mother: Ann Andrews

Spouse(s): Jane Smart

Children(s): Jane Ferris, William Ferris, Alfred Ferris, Phoebe Ferris, Daniel Ferris, Thomas Ferris, Ann Ferris, John Ferris, Mary Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris

John Ferris was born in 1829 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Ferris And Ann Andrews. John Ferris married Jane Smart, and had children including Alfred Ferris, Ann Ferris, Daniel Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris, Jane Ferris, John Richard Ferris, Mary Ferris, Phoebe Ferris, Thomas Ferris, William Ferris. John Ferris passed away in 1902 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Ferris was born in 1829 in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Ferris And Ann Andrews.
  • John Ferris married Jane Smart, and had children including Alfred Ferris, Ann Ferris, Daniel Ferris, Elizabeth Ferris, Jane Ferris, John Richard Ferris, Mary Ferris, Phoebe Ferris, Thomas Ferris, William Ferris.
  • John Ferris passed away in 1902 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ferris
1797–1879
Birth Location: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
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Ann Andrews
1798–1851
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Smart
1832–1914
Birth Location: Meare, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

Jane Ferris
1857–1898
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria
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William Ferris
1859–1923
Birth Location: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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Alfred Ferris
1873–1935
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria
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Phoebe Ferris
1854–1936
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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Daniel Ferris
1869–1929
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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Thomas Ferris
1856–1918
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria, Australia
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Ann Ferris
1865–1931
Birth Location: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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John Ferris
1867–1942
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria
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Mary Ferris
1862–1887
Birth Location: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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Elizabeth Ferris
1871–1959
Birth Location: Collingwood, Victoria
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John Ferris's Ancestors

Self
John Ferris
1829–1902
Birth Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Ferris
1797–1879
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Ann Andrews
1798–1851
Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Ferris
1756–1840
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferris
1734–
Elizabeth Porter
1734–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
PHILIP PORTER
1685–
MARGARETT LAURENCE
1693–1712

John Ferris's Descendants

1.
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John Ferris (1829–14 Jan 1902) m. Jane Smart (abt 1832–6 Apr 1914)
  1. 1. Jane Ferris 1857–1898 m. John (William) Newman 1855–1922
    1. 1. Gertrude (Lilian) Newman 1883–1969 m. Cecil (Raymond) Rowland 1877–1915 m. George (Alexander) Astley 1863–1956
      1. 1. Elsie (May (Peggy)) Rowland 1912–1934
      2. 2. Raymond (Eric) Rowland 1905–1982
      3. 3. John (Richard) Rowland 1907–1996 m. Marjory (Jean) Chadwick 1916–1998
    2. 2. Beatrice (Maud Mary) Prosser 1887–1947 m. Geo (Livie) Prosser 1889–1965
      1. 1. Edith (Betty) Prosser 1924–1981
      2. 2. Ernest (George) Prosser 1909–
      3. 3. Jeanetta (Beatrice) Prosser 1907–
      4. 4. Robert (William) Prosser 1913–1961
      5. 5. Gladys (Lillian) Prosser 1911–1943
      6. 6. Donald (Birdwood) Prosser 1916–
      7. 7. Colin (Frank) Prosser 1921–1965
      8. 8. Kelvin (Gordon) Prosser 1922–
      9. 9. Hazel (Eileen Irene) Prosser 1926–
    3. 3. Mildred (May) Newman 1889–1934
    4. 4. Myrtle (Jane) Newman 1891–1938
    5. 5. William (Richard) NEWMAN 1879–1928
    6. 6. Elsie (May) Newman 1881–1885
    7. 7. Amy (Isabel) Newman 1885–1908 m. William Trottman 1877–1954
    8. 8. Eunice Newman 1908–
    9. 9. Harold (Gordon) Newman 1906–
    10. 10. Irene (Elizabeth) Newman 1900–1919
    11. 11. Stanley (John) Newman 1904–1989
  2. 2. William Ferris 1859–1923 m. Adelaide (Maria) Marsham 1861–1907
    1. 1. William (Arthur) Ferris 1887–1973
    2. 2. Alice (Edith) Ferris 1885–1979
    3. 3. Alfred (Edward) Ferris 1890–1977 m. Lottie (Hilda) Phillips 1892–1963
      1. 1. Dorothy (Helen) Ferris 1917–2013
  3. 3. Alfred Ferris 1873–1935 m. Agnes (Jessie) Teather 1874–1943
    1. 1. Eleanor (Jessie) Henss 1909–1996
    2. 2. alfred (john) ferris 1905–1986 m. Lina (Mavis) Dihm 1902–1991
  4. 4. Phoebe Ferris 1854–1936 m. James (Spence) Smith 1854–1936
    1. 1. Jean Smith 1890–1972 m. Alfred (William) Donnellan 1888–1952
    2. 2. William (Bernard) Smith 1877–1966 m. Mabel Stevens 1877–1920
      1. 1. Wm (Bernard) Smith 1898–1960 m. Dorothy (Nancy Grounds \) Browne 1903–1985
      2. 2. Phoebe (Alice) Smith 1901–1985
    3. 3. John Smith 1879–1928
    4. 4. Thomas (Ferris) Smith 1883–1951 m. Barbara (Annie) Rowe 1890–1974
    5. 5. Phoebe ((Tottie)) Smith 1880–1965 m. William Timmins 1870–1944
      1. 1. Phoebe (Letitia) Timmins 1906–1970 m. Leslie (Alfred) Large 1905–1991
      2. 2. Lilly (Jean Maud) Timmins 1903–1969 m. Henry (Gordon) Lee 1900–1979
      3. 3. Agnes (Ethel) Timmins 1902–
    6. 6. Maria (Ferris) Smith 1879–1944 m. Edward (John) Thatcher 1879–1917 m. Robert (Luther) Ball 1899–1967
      1. 1. Thelma (Olive) Ball 1920–1984
      2. 2. Edward (William Richard) Thatcher 1900–1996 m. Mary (Isobel) Assender 1914–1988
      3. 3. Irene (Gladys May) Thatcher 1902–1987 m. John (Reynolds) Tippett 1902–1973 m. Alan (George Vivian) Miles 1907–1986
        1. 1. Valda (Irene) Tippett 1928–1981 m. Arthur (George) Cockram 1928–1985
      4. 4. Lillian (Florence Esther) Thatcher 1905–1991 m. Robert (Lloyd) Roberts 1902–1985
        1. 1. Stanley (Robert) Roberts 1928–1981
      5. 5. Alfred (John George) Thatcher 1907–1969 m. Alice (Linda) Anderson 1909–1967
      6. 6. Vera (Edith Beatrice) Thatcher 1909–1982 m. Ernest (George) Baker 1910–1996
      7. 7. Myrtle (Altona) Thatcher 1912–1982 m. Walter (Charles) Jones 1911–1978
      8. 8. Edna RoseThatcher 1914–1986 m. Herbert (Alexander) Armstrong 1902–1983
      9. 9. Stanley (Gordon) Thatcher 1917–1918
  5. 5. Daniel Ferris 1869–1929 m. Martha Davidson 1869–1920
    1. 1. Mabel (Margaret) Ferris 1900–1986 m. Alexander (Ian) Mackay 1905–1980
      1. 1. Neil (Alexander) Mackay 1936–2009
      2. 2. Lindsay (Reay) Mackay 1938–2011
      3. 3. Ian (Davidson) Mackay 1933–1971
    2. 2. Allan (Forrest) Ferris 1914–1965
    3. 3. David (John) Ferris 1909–1980
    4. 4. Gordon (Davidson) Ferris 1903–1959 m. Frances (Ellen) Gilbert 1907–1984
  6. 6. Thomas Ferris 1856–1918 m. Isabella (Maria) Caldwell 1851–1943
    1. 1. Edith (Mary) FERRIS 1885–1947
    2. 2. Ethel (Eliza) FERRIS 1887–1919
    3. 3. John (Harrison) FERRIS 1889–1958
    4. 4. Ruby (Isabel) Ferris 1892–1942 m. Henry (Draper) Baker 1894–1969
  7. 7. Ann Ferris 1865–1931 m. Robert (Esh) Lovell 1851–1931
    1. 1. Ormond (Robert Esh) Lovell 1885–1952
      1. 1. Wilbur (Esh) Lovell 1913–2005 m. Roma (Hillary) Ritson 1924–2014
      2. 2. Robert (Edwin) Lovell 1918–1972 m. Norma (Alice Margaret) Mitchley 1924–
    2. 2. Mary (Ida) Lovell 1887–1973 m. George (Herbert) silver 1879–1908
      1. 1. Royce silver 1908–1961
    3. 3. Robert (Eric) Lovell 1890–1892
    4. 4. Rita (Erica) Lovell 1894–1966
    5. 5. Robert (Edwin) Lovell 1869–
  8. 8. John (Richard) Ferris 1867–1942
  9. 9. Mary Ferris 1862–1887
  10. 10. Elizabeth Ferris 1871–1959
    1. 1. Vi (Jane) Stanley 1894–
    2. 2. William (Warren Royce) Stanley 1897–1977 m. Eleanor (Ruth) Beanland 1898–1998
    3. 3. Alice (May) Stanley 1903–

John Ferris's Timeline

5 Records

1829
1829
Birth of John Ferris in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
1829
15 Jul 1829
John Ferris was baptized in Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
1853
1853
Age 24
John Ferris was married in Victoria
Victoria
1858
1858
Age 29
John Ferris resided here in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
1902
14 Jan 1902
Age 73
Death of John Ferris in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Australia Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1829
    Event Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1692 - 1885; Film Number: 1279376
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Victoria
    Record Source: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Rate Books, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Australia; Series Title: 2336/P Microfilm copy of Rate Books, City of Fitzroy [copy of VPRS 4301] [1858-1901]

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records, Place: Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England; Date Range: 1692 - 1885; Film Number: 1279376

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1902
    Event Place: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index
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