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John Jefferson 1866–1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1866

Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding

Death Date: Oct 1932

Death Location: Leeds North, Yorkshire West Riding, England

Father: Thomas Jefferson

Mother: Jane GATENBY

Spouse(s): Annie Close

Children(s): Alice Jefferson, Robert Jefferson, Ethel Jefferson, Elsie Jefferson, Hilda Jefferson, Ivy Jefferson

John Jefferson was born in 1866 in Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding, the child of Thomas Jefferson And Jane Gatenby. In 1871, John Jefferson resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. In 1881, John Jefferson resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England. John Jefferson married Annie Elizabeth Close, and had children including Alice Maud Jefferson, Elsie May Jefferson, Ethel Mary Jefferson, Hilda Emily Jefferson, Ivy Jefferson, Robert William Ainsley Jefferson. John Jefferson passed away in 1932 in Leeds North, Yorkshire West Riding, England.

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Biography

  • John Jefferson was born in 1866 in Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding, the child of Thomas Jefferson And Jane Gatenby.
  • In 1871, John Jefferson resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
  • In 1881, John Jefferson resided in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.
  • John Jefferson married Annie Elizabeth Close, and had children including Alice Maud Jefferson, Elsie May Jefferson, Ethel Mary Jefferson, Hilda Emily Jefferson, Ivy Jefferson, Robert William Ainsley Jefferson.
  • John Jefferson passed away in 1932 in Leeds North, Yorkshire West Riding, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Jefferson
1819–1883
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
TJ
Jane GATENBY
1827–1901
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Annie Close
1866–1947
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
AC

Children(s)

Alice Jefferson
1887–1918
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
AJ
Robert Jefferson
1889–1905
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
RJ
Ethel Jefferson
1890–1978
Birth Location: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
EJ
Elsie Jefferson
1897–1975
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
EJ
Hilda Jefferson
1899–1940
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
HJ
Ivy Jefferson
1905–1982
Birth Location: Leeds
IJ

John Jefferson's Ancestors

Self
John Jefferson
1866–1932
Birth Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding
Parents
Thomas Jefferson
1819–1883
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Jane GATENBY
1827–1901
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Jefferson
1784–1857
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Alice Halton
1786–1858
Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
Robert Gatenby
1785–1819
Thirsk and Sand Hutton, Yorkshire, England
Hannah Morrell
1801–1852
Galphay, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jefferson
1749–1815
Hannah Pannet
1756–1846
John Halton
1753–1824
Ann Mohun
1756–1831
Robert GATENBY
1749–1800
Jane Watson
1755–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leonard Jefferson
1707–1772
Jane Eckles
1709–1789
David Halton
1709–
Elizabeth Peacock
1710–1759
George Mohun
1710–1777
Mary Hildreth
1719–
Christopher GATENBY
1717–1792
Jane GAINS
1721–1787
William Watson
1715–1788
Jane Oates
1720–1793

John Jefferson's Descendants

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John Jefferson (1866–Oct 1932) m. Annie (Elizabeth) Close (1866–Jan 1947)
  1. 1. Alice (Maud) Jefferson 1887–1918 m. John Dargan 1885–
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Dargon 1907–1983
    2. 2. John (William) Dargan 1910–1942
    3. 3. Thomas (George) Dargan 1912–1971 m. Gladys (W) Gledhill 1913–
  2. 2. Robert (William Ainsley) Jefferson 1889–1905
  3. 3. Ethel (Mary) Jefferson 1890–1978 m. Thomas (Herbert) Buckton 1888–1915 m. John (W) Metcalfe 1887–
    1. 1. May Metcalfe 1920–
  4. 4. Elsie (May) Jefferson 1897–1975 m. Harold Brompton 1894–
    1. 1. Ethel (Margaret) Brompton 1920–2005
    2. 2. Barbara Brompton 1933–1943
    3. 3. James (William) Brompton 1926–1926
  5. 5. Hilda (Emily) Jefferson 1899–1940 m. Arthur (S) Bruty 1890–
  6. 6. Ivy Jefferson 1905–1982
    1. 1. Dorothy (Hannah) Jefferson 1930–1992

John Jefferson's Timeline

7 Records

1866
1866
Birth of John Jefferson in Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding
Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding
1871
1871
Age 5
John Jefferson resided here in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 15
John Jefferson resided here in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 25
John Jefferson resided here in Burley Leeds, St Matthias, Headingley with Burley, Yorkshire, England
Burley Leeds, St Matthias, Headingley with Burley, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 35
John Jefferson resided here in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1911
1911
Age 45
John Jefferson resided here in Leeds, England
Leeds, England
1932
Oct 1932
Age 66
Death of John Jefferson in Leeds North, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Leeds North, Yorkshire West Riding, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire North Riding
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4820; Folio: 30; Page: 52; GSU roll: 1342163
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 4833; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 847367

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Thirsk, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4820; Folio: 30; Page: 52; GSU roll: 1342163

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Burley Leeds, St Matthias, Headingley with Burley, Yorkshire, 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: 3711; Folio: 125; Page: 42; GSU roll: 6098821

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4237; Folio: 90; Page: 31

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Leeds, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1932
    Event Place: Leeds North, Yorkshire West Riding, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 9d; Page: 429
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