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John Pointon 1857–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 September 1857

Birth Location: Willunga, South Australia, Australie

Death Date: 5 November 1918

Death Location: Rainbow, Victoria, Australie

Father: James Pointer

Mother: Peggy Polkinghorne

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John Pointon was born in 1857 in Willunga, South Australia, Australie, the child of James Pointer And Peggy Sara Polkinghorne. John Pointon passed away in 1918 in Rainbow, Victoria, Australie.

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Biography

  • John Pointon was born in 1857 in Willunga, South Australia, Australie, the child of James Pointer And Peggy Sara Polkinghorne.
  • John Pointon passed away in 1918 in Rainbow, Victoria, Australie.

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John Pointon's Ancestors

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John Pointon
1857–1918
Birth Place: Willunga, South Australia, Australie
Parents
James Pointer
1821–1880
Morston, Norfolk, England
Peggy ((Sara)) Polkinghorne
1826–1896
Breage, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Pointon
1792–1854
Field Dalling, Norfolk, England
Mary Emerson
1790–1865
Binham, Norfolk, England
Joseph Polkinghorne
1795–1858
Breage, Cornwall, England
Anne ((Ann)) Veale
1799–1858
Uny Lelant, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Pointer
1761–1823
Christianna Gravenor
1765–1850
Charles Emerson
1770–1847
Anne Durrant
1765–1847
William Polkinghorne
1767–1820
ELIZABETH LOBB
1770–1850
William Veal
1754–1843
MARGARET CHAMPION
1771–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Pointon's Timeline

2 Records

1857
15 September 1857
Birth of John Pointon in Willunga, South Australia, Australie
Willunga, South Australia, Australie
1918
5 November 1918
Age 61
Death of John Pointon in Rainbow, Victoria, Australie
Rainbow, Victoria, Australie

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 September 1857
    Event Place: Willunga, South Australia, Australie
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 November 1918
    Event Place: Rainbow, Victoria, Australie
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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