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John William Phelps 1869–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1869

Birth Location: Bussage, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: bef 1939

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Jesse Phelps

Mother: Hannah Damsell

Spouse(s): Ruth King

Children(s): Gladys Phelps, Phyllis Phelps, Margaret Phelps, William Phelps, Dorothy Phelps, Lawrence Phelps

John William Phelps was born in 1869 in Bussage, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Jesse Phelps And Hannah Damsell. In 1871, John William Phelps resided in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England. In 1881, John William Phelps resided in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England. John William Phelps married Ruth Emma King, and had children including Dorothy Phelps, Gladys Ruth Emma Phelps, Lawrence George Henry Phelps, Margaret Blanche Phelps, Phyllis Verena Phelps, William Restall Phelps. John William Phelps passed away in 1939 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • John William Phelps was born in 1869 in Bussage, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Jesse Phelps And Hannah Damsell.
  • In 1871, John William Phelps resided in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
  • In 1881, John William Phelps resided in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England.
  • John William Phelps married Ruth Emma King, and had children including Dorothy Phelps, Gladys Ruth Emma Phelps, Lawrence George Henry Phelps, Margaret Blanche Phelps, Phyllis Verena Phelps, William Restall Phelps.
  • John William Phelps passed away in 1939 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Phelps
1833–1910
Birth Location: Oakridge, Gloucestershire, England
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Hannah Damsell
1832–1892
Birth Location: Avening, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
HD

Spouses(s)

Ruth King
1867–1940
Birth Location: Bussage, Gloucestershire, England
RK

Children(s)

Gladys Phelps
1903–1955
Birth Location: France Lynch, Gloucestershire, England
GP
Phyllis Phelps
1903–
Birth Location: France Lynch, Gloucestershire, England
PP
Margaret Phelps
1893–1922
Birth Location: Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
MP
William Phelps
1891–1963
Birth Location: Eastcombe, Gloucestershire, England
WP
Dorothy Phelps
1889–
Birth Location: Bussage, Gloucestershire, England
DP
Lawrence Phelps
1897–1969
Birth Location: Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
LP

John Phelps's Ancestors

Self
John Phelps
1869–1939
Birth Place: Bussage, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Jesse Phelps
1833–1910
Oakridge, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Damsell
1832–1892
Avening, Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
James Phelps
1795–1874
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Margaret Gardiner
1799–1863
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Phelps
1761–1849
Sarah Brown
1776–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Phelps
1716–1794
Jane Wyat
1722–1795

John Phelps's Descendants

1.
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John (William) Phelps (January 1869–bef 1939) m. Ruth (Emma) King (6 August 1867–4 April 1940)
  1. 1. Gladys (Ruth Emma) Phelps 1903–1955 m. Gilbert (William) Ollerenshaw 1901–1974
  2. 2. Phyllis (Verena) Phelps 1903– m. Harold (John) Thatcher 1907–
  3. 3. Margaret (Blanche) Phelps 1893–1922 m. Francis Chandler 1887–1962
  4. 4. William (Restall) Phelps 1891–1963 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Hunt 1896–1980
    1. 1. Douglas (Restall) Phelps 1922–1987
  5. 5. Dorothy Phelps 1889– m. Ernest Durling –1954
  6. 6. Lawrence (George Henry) Phelps 1897–1969 m. Amelia Cook 1901–1982
    1. 1. Ronald (Albion John) Phelps 1924–2011 m. Doreen (Joyce) Dowdeswell 1927–2006

John Phelps's Timeline

8 Records

1869
January 1869
Birth of John William Phelps in Bussage, Gloucestershire, England
Bussage, Gloucestershire, England
1871
1871
Age 2
John William Phelps resided here in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
1881
1881
Age 12
John William Phelps resided here in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
1891
1891
Age 22
John William Phelps resided here in Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
1901
1901
Age 32
John William Phelps resided here in Chalford, Gloucestershire, England
Chalford, Gloucestershire, England
1910
1910
Age 41
John William Phelps resided here in France Lynch
France Lynch
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 42
John William Phelps resided here in Chalford, Gloucestershire, England
Chalford, Gloucestershire, England
1939
bef 1939
Age 70
Death of John William Phelps in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1869
    Event Place: Bussage, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2632; Folio: 65; Page: 10; GSU roll: 835325
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2543; Folio: 142; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341614
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [4] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2023; Folio: 24; Page: 4; GSU roll: 6097133
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2437; Folio: 72; Page: 3
    [6] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 15366; Schedule Number: 117

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 2632; Folio: 65; Page: 10; GSU roll: 835325

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2543; Folio: 142; Page: 4; GSU roll: 1341614

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bisley, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 2023; Folio: 24; Page: 4; GSU roll: 6097133

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Chalford, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2437; Folio: 72; Page: 3

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: France Lynch
    Record Source: British Army WWI Pension Records, WO364; Piece: 4275

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Chalford, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 15366; Schedule Number: 117
    [2] Gloucestershire, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1974, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: bef 1939
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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