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John Bennett Old 1799 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1799

Birth Location: St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK

Death Date: 26 May 1856

Death Location: St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK

Father: Francis Ould

Mother: Elizabeth Bennett

Spouse(s): Maria HAWKEN

Children(s): Margery OLD, Sarah Old

The story of John Bennett Old began in 1799 in St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK. John Bennett Old married Maria HAWKEN, and had children including Margery Hawken OLD, Sarah Old. John Bennett Old passed away in 1856 in St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bennett Old began in 1799 in St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK.
  • John Bennett Old married Maria HAWKEN, and had children including Margery Hawken OLD, Sarah Old.
  • John Bennett Old passed away in 1856 in St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Ould
1767 – 1806
Birth Location: St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
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Elizabeth Bennett
1759 –
Birth Location: Cornwall, UK
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Spouses(s)

Maria HAWKEN
1804 – 1861
Birth Location: St Ervan
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Children(s)

Margery OLD
1834 – 1896
Birth Location: St Merryn
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Sarah Old
Birth Location: –
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John Old's Ancestors

Self
John Old
1799 – 1856
Birth Place: St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
Parents
Francis Ould
1767 – 1806
St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
Elizabeth Bennett
1759 –
Cornwall, UK
Grandparents
John Ould
1721 – 1804
St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
Jennifer Leverton
1724 – 1810
St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
Great-Grandparents
Richard Ould
1691 – 1737
Margaret Chenoweth
1697 – 1773
John Leverton
1685 – 1741
Julian Dyer
– 1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Old
1648 – 1726
Margaret Perkins
1662 – 1748
William Chenoweth
1673 – 1732
Ann Lawry
1675 – 1726
Martyn Levaton
1633 – 1693
Jane May
– 1681
William Dyer
1676 – 1752
JANE DOCTON
1675 –

John Old's Descendants

1.
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John (Bennett) Old (28 Jul 1799 – 26 May 1856) m. Maria HAWKEN (19 Mar 1804 – 01 Dec 1861)
  1. 1. Margery (Hawken) OLD (27 Oct 1834 – 07 Aug 1896) m. John WILLIAMS (09 Sep 1836 – 01 Sep 1915)
    1. 1. Mary (Bennett Old) Williams (1856 – ) m. Robert Retallack
    2. 2. William (Penrose) Williams (1856 – )
    3. 3. Marjery (Jane) Williams (1858 – ) m. Francis Warne
    4. 4. Beatrice (Fanny) Williams (1861 – )
    5. 5. Sarah (Helena) Williams (1863 – )
    6. 6. Anna (Maria) Williams (1865 – )
    7. 7. John Williams (12 Apr 1869 – 27 Jan 1950) m. Florence Lassitter (20 Aug 1873 – 16 Aug 1958)
      1. 1. Richard (Lassetter) Williams (1916 – ) m. Unknown
        1. 1. Anne Williams m. David (Michael) Pusey (1940 – 1989)
    8. 8. Richard (Charles) Williams (1870 – )
    9. 9. David (Horace) Williams (1873 – )
    10. 10. Edward (Henry) Williams
  2. 2. Sarah Old

John Old's Timeline

2 Records

1799
28 Jul 1799
Birth of John Bennett Old in St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
1856
26 May 1856
Age 57
Death of John Bennett Old in St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1799
    Event Place: St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1856
    Event Place: St. Merryn, Cornwall, UK
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