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John Pointon 1817–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Norton in the Moors, U.K.

Death Date: 28 Sep 1889

Death Location: Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England

Father: Ralph Pointon

Mother: Sarah Hancock

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John Pointon was born in 1817 in Norton in the Moors, U.K., the child of Ralph Pointon And Sarah Hancock. John Pointon passed away in 1889 in Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Pointon was born in 1817 in Norton in the Moors, U.K., the child of Ralph Pointon And Sarah Hancock.
  • John Pointon passed away in 1889 in Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England.

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John Pointon's Ancestors

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John Pointon
1817–1889
Birth Place: Norton in the Moors, U.K.
Parents
Ralph Pointon
1797–1852
Norton, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Hancock
1796–1844
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William Pointon
1766–1840
Horton, Staffordshire, England
Jane Plant
1771–1817
Horton, Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Pointon's Timeline

6 Records

1817
1817
Birth of John Pointon in Norton in the Moors, U.K.
Norton in the Moors, U.K.
1817
25 May 1817
John Pointon was baptized in Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England
Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England
1817
25 May 1817
John Pointon was christened in Norton In The Moors
Norton In The Moors
1851
1851
Age 34
John Pointon resided here in Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England
Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England
1889
28 Sep 1889
Age 72
Death of John Pointon in Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England
Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England
1889
28 Sep 1889
Age 72
Burial of John Pointon in Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England
Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Norton in the Moors, U.K.
    Record Source:
    [1] Class: RG 9; Piece: 1945; Folio: 98; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542892
    [2] Class: RG10; Piece: 2879; Folio: 39; Page: 23; GSU roll: 836390
    [3] Class: RG11; Piece: 2737; Folio: 45; Page: 21; GSU roll: 1341656
    [4] Class: HO107; Piece: 2008; Folio: 110; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87410-87411

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 May 1817
    Event Place: Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Brown Edge, Staffordshire Moorlands District, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 May 1817
    Event Place: Norton In The Moors

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Norton in the Moors, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Class: HO107; Piece: 2008; Folio: 110; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87410-87411

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