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John Gresley 1711–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1711

Birth Location: Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 31 December 1783

Death Location: Sandybrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Gresley

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): Mary Bradley, Dorothy Wilcockson

Children(s): Charles Gresley, Robert Gresley, William Gresley, Mary Gresley, Walsingham Gresley, James Gresley, Thomas Gresley, John Gresley, Elizabeth Gresley, Elizabeth Gresley, Anne Gresley

In 1711, John Gresley entered the world in Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Gresley And Elizabeth Lee. John Gresley married Dorothy Wilcockson, Mary Bradley, and had children including Anne Gresley, Charles Lee Gresley, Elizabeth Gresley, James Henry Gresley, John Gresley, Mary Gresley, Robert Gresley, Thomas Gresley, Walsingham Gresley, William Theophilus Gresley. John Gresley passed away in 1783 in Sandybrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1711, John Gresley entered the world in Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Gresley And Elizabeth Lee.
  • John Gresley married Dorothy Wilcockson, Mary Bradley, and had children including Anne Gresley, Charles Lee Gresley, Elizabeth Gresley, James Henry Gresley, John Gresley, Mary Gresley, Robert Gresley, Thomas Gresley, Walsingham Gresley, William Theophilus Gresley.
  • John Gresley passed away in 1783 in Sandybrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Gresley's Ancestors

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John Gresley
1711–1783
Birth Place: Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Gresley
1668–1743
Drakelow, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Lee
1680–1732
Ladyhole, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
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John Gresley's Descendants

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John Gresley (15 January 1711–31 December 1783) m. Mary Bradley (1716–4 Sep 1766) m. Dorothy Wilcockson (1708–1746)
  1. 1. Charles (Lee) Gresley 1748–1768
  2. 2. Robert Gresley 1755–1782
  3. 3. William (Theophilus) Gresley 1752–1826
  4. 4. Mary Gresley 1757–1797
  5. 5. Walsingham Gresley 1758–1786
  6. 6. James (Henry) Gresley 1766–1777
  7. 7. Thomas Gresley 1734–1785
  8. 8. John Gresley 1736–1795
  9. 9. Elizabeth Gresley 1740–1744
  10. 10. Elizabeth Gresley 1746–1802
  11. 11. Anne Gresley 1754–1781

John Gresley's Timeline

3 Records

1711
15 January 1711
Birth of John Gresley in Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
1733
20 August 1733
Age 22
John Gresley was married in Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
1783
31 December 1783
Age 72
Death of John Gresley in Sandybrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Sandybrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1711
    Event Place: Nether Seale, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 August 1733
    Event Place: Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wirksworth, Derby
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1783
    Event Place: Sandybrook, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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