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John French 1841 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1841

Birth Location: Manaton, Devon, England

Death Date: 9 Sep 1925

Death Location: Totnes, Devon, England

Father: John French

Mother: Elizabeth Wilcocks

Spouse(s): Susanna Widdicombe

Children(s): John French, Maria French, Catherine French

The birth of John French took place in 1841 in Manaton, Devon, England, to John French and Elizabeth Wilcocks. John French married Susanna Goodridge Widdicombe, and together they had John French, Maria Elizabeth French and Catherine Widdicombe French. John French's death occurred in 1925 in Totnes, Devon, England.

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Parents

John French
1799 – 1883
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
JF
Elizabeth Wilcocks
1806 – 1866
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Widdicombe
1840 – 1911
Birth Location: Paignton, Devon, England
SW

Children(s)

John French
1873 – 1956
Birth Location: Dean Prior, Devon, England
JF
Maria French
1874 – 1949
Birth Location: Dean Prior, Devon, England
MF
Catherine French
1876 – 1949
Birth Location: Dean Prior, Devon, England
CF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: July 1841
    Event Place: Manaton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, 1861 England Census, 1871 England Census, 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1920, England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Class: RG14; Piece: 12841; Schedule Number: 19, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1712; Folio: 104; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6096822, Class: RG11; Piece: 2177; Folio: 119; Page: 13; GSU roll: 1341524, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 187, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2079; Folio: 47; Page: 4; GSU roll: 831778, Class: RG13; Piece: 2073; Folio: 32; Page: 4, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1404; Folio: 96; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542807, Class: HO107; Piece: 1871; Folio: 145; Page: 3; GSU roll: 221019

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Manaton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1871; Folio: 145; Page: 3; GSU roll: 221019

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Manaton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 1404; Folio: 96; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542807

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: St Winifred, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Devon, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1920, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2079; Folio: 47; Page: 4; GSU roll: 831778

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Dean Prior, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2177; Folio: 119; Page: 13; GSU roll: 1341524

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Dean Prior, Devon, 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: 1712; Folio: 104; Page: 11; GSU roll: 6096822

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Dean Prior, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2073; Folio: 32; Page: 4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Dean Prior, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 12841; Schedule Number: 19

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manaton Newton, Devonshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Sep 1925
    Event Place: Totnes, Devon, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006, England & Wales, National Probate Calendar, 1858-1966, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5b; Page: 187

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