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John Firth 1788 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1788

Birth Location: Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 15 Jul 1841

Death Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Joseph Firth

Mother: Sarah Holroyd

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nicholson

Children(s): Samuel Firth

The story of John Firth began in 1788 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England. John Firth married Elizabeth 'Betty' Nicholson, and had children including Samuel Baines Firth. John Firth passed away in 1841 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Firth began in 1788 in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Firth married Elizabeth 'Betty' Nicholson, and had children including Samuel Baines Firth.
  • John Firth passed away in 1841 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Firth
1760 – 1822
Birth Location: Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire
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Sarah Holroyd
1760 –
Birth Location: Clayton, Bradford, W.Yorkshire
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Nicholson
1791 – 1873
Birth Location: Hawksworth Hall, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Samuel Firth
1825 – 1886
Birth Location: Colne Bridge, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England
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John Firth's Ancestors

Self
John Firth
1788 – 1841
Birth Place: Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Joseph Firth
1760 – 1822
Clayton, Bradford, Yorkshire
Sarah Holroyd
1760 –
Clayton, Bradford, W.Yorkshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Firth's Descendants

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John Firth (abt 1788 – 15 Jul 1841) m. Elizabeth ('Betty') Nicholson (1791 – 13 Sep 1873)
  1. 1. Samuel (Baines) Firth (25/6/1825 – Sep 1886) m. Mary (Ann) Tinker (13 Jan 1836 – 3 Jan 1915)
    1. 1. Ada (Mildred) Gilmore (24 Feb 1881 – 5 Aug 1942) m. Joseph (Creary) Howes (21 Jul 1875 – 4 Aug 1944)
      1. 1. Lucy (Ann) Howes (17 May 1897 – 8 Jul 1967) m. Samuel Copp (12 Jul 1884 – 11 Nov 1964)
        1. 1. Dorothy Copp (5 Jun 1917 – 1992)
        2. 2. Russell (Samuel) Copp (21 Oct 1920 – 2 Feb 2009)
        3. 3. Margaret (Ada) Copp (30 March 1922 – 9 Mar 2019) m. Edward (William) Jones (3 March 1914 – 30 Apr 1996)
        4. 4. Barbara (Rae) Copp (19 Nov 1929 – 15 Mar 2010)

John Firth's Timeline

2 Records

1788
abt 1788
Birth of John Firth in Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England
Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England
1841
15 Jul 1841
Age 53
Death of John Firth in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Halifax, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1788
    Event Place: Birkenshaw, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1841
    Event Place: Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
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