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John Thurston 1783–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 14 May 1850

Death Location: Colchester Essex, England

Father: Richard Thurston

Mother: Rosamond Churchill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Nickels

Children(s): Elizabeth Thurston, Jane Thurston, Elizabeth Thurston, Maria Thurston, William Thurston, Henry Thurston, Sophia Thurston, Alfred Thurston, John Thurston, Frederick Thurston, Hannah Thurston, Harriet Thurston

In 1783, John Thurston entered the world in Essex, England, born to Richard Thurston And Rosamond Mary Churchill. In 1838, John Thurston resided in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. John Thurston married Elizabeth Nickels, and had children including Alfred Samuel Thurston, Elizabeth Eliza Thurston, Elizabeth Charlotte Thurston, Frederick Benjamin Thurston, Hannah Thurston, Harriet Amelia Thurston, Henry Thurston, Jane Thurston, John Frederick Thurston, Maria Thurston, Sophia Matilda Thurston, William Thurston. John Thurston passed away in 1850 in Colchester Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1783, John Thurston entered the world in Essex, England, born to Richard Thurston And Rosamond Mary Churchill.
  • In 1838, John Thurston resided in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Thurston married Elizabeth Nickels, and had children including Alfred Samuel Thurston, Elizabeth Eliza Thurston, Elizabeth Charlotte Thurston, Frederick Benjamin Thurston, Hannah Thurston, Harriet Amelia Thurston, Henry Thurston, Jane Thurston, John Frederick Thurston, Maria Thurston, Sophia Matilda Thurston, William Thurston.
  • John Thurston passed away in 1850 in Colchester Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Thurston
1787–1787
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Rosamond Churchill
1798–1831
Birth Location: Erpingham, Norfolk, England
RC

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Nickels
1789–1848
Birth Location: –
EN

Children(s)

Elizabeth Thurston
1832–1890
Birth Location: Moulton, Suffolk, England
ET
Jane Thurston
1831–1903
Birth Location: Moulton, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Thurston
1838–1915
Birth Location: Moulton, Suffolk, England
ET
Maria Thurston
1833–
Birth Location: Moulton, Suffolk, England
MT
William Thurston
1835–
Birth Location: Moulton, Suffolk, England
WT
Henry Thurston
1824–1858
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
HT
Sophia Thurston
1827–
Birth Location: St Giles, Colchester, England
ST
Alfred Thurston
1821–
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
AT
John Thurston
1812–1882
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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Frederick Thurston
1820–1885
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
FT
Hannah Thurston
1843–
Birth Location: Moulton, Suffolk, England
HT
Harriet Thurston
1825–
Birth Location: St Giles, Colchester, England
HT

John Thurston's Ancestors

Self
John Thurston
1783–1850
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
Richard Thurston
1787–1787
Norfolk, England
Rosamond (Mary) Churchill
1798–1831
Erpingham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Richard Thurston
1760–
Norfolk, England
Frances Thurston
1760–
Joseph (Dixie) Churchill
1761–1836
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Sarah Primrose
1769–1807
Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Churchill
1734–1800
Mary Dixie
1736–1806
Benjamin Primrose
1747–1817
Elizabeth Dawson
1749–1822
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Churchill
1704–1782
Mary inscription)
1709–1761
Rev. Dixie
1705–1740
Elizabeth Corbett
1701–1780
Benjamin Primrose
1715–

John Thurston's Descendants

1.
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John Thurston (1783–14 May 1850) m. Elizabeth Nickels (1789–28 Dec 1848)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ('Eliza') Thurston 1832–1890 m. William Edwards 1823–1870
    1. 1. Rose (M) Edwards 1867–1926 m. William (Emmett) Nurse 1866–1935
      1. 1. Florance (Elizabeth) Nurse 1894–
      2. 2. Gladys (Thurston) Nurse 1906–1982
    2. 2. Laura Edwards 1858–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Edwards 1859– m. Charles (William Edwards (Died in) WWI) 1860–1917
      1. 1. Sydney (Charles) Edwards 1882–1944
      2. 2. Barbara (May) Edwards 1884–
    4. 4. Amelia Edwards 1854–
    5. 5. Edward Edwards 1864–
    6. 6. Florence Edward 1861–
  2. 2. Jane Thurston 1831–1903 m. Cornelius Kerry 1833–1891
    1. 1. Johnathan Kerry 1872–
    2. 2. Maria Kerry 1874–
    3. 3. Emma Kerry 1863–
    4. 4. George Kewy 1857–
    5. 5. Mary (Anne) Kerry 1857–
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Kerry 1865–
    7. 7. Eliza Kerry 1868–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Thurston 1838–1915 m. Robert (Warren) Nurse 1838–1910
    1. 1. George Nurse 1876–1956
    2. 2. Kate (Alice) Nurse 1878–
  4. 4. Maria Thurston 1833–
  5. 5. William Thurston 1835–
  6. 6. Henry Thurston 1824–1858 m. Susannah Keeble 1825–1885
    1. 1. Henry (William Charles) Thurston 1850–
    2. 2. James Thurston 1853–
    3. 3. Frederick (George) Thurston 1854–1915
    4. 4. Ann (M) Thurston 1856–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Thurston 1860–
    6. 6. Victoria (Alice Louisa) Thurston 1851–1936
    7. 7. Henry Thurston 1847–1897
    8. 8. Laura (Amelia) Thurston 1849–1899
  7. 7. Sophia (Matilda) Thurston 1827–
  8. 8. Alfred (Samuel) Thurston 1821–
  9. 9. John (Frederick) Thurston 1812–1882 m. Sarah Pollard 1805–1868
    1. 1. Frances ('Fanny' Eliza) Thurston 1854–1906 m. Frederick Kent 1859–1946
      1. 1. Percy Kent 1889–1974 m. Florence (Willcock Phillips) Southen 1889–1974
      2. 2. Sidney (Kent (KIA in Great) War) 1891–1918 m. May Lavender 1885–1944
        1. 1. Sydney (Eric) Kent 1919–1996 m. Muriel (Jane) Brown 1929–2005
        2. 2. Hilda (May) Kent 1917–
    2. 2. John (Thomas Tydeman) Thurston 1845–1894 m. Emma Ashby 1852–1935 m. Hannah Thompson 1838–
      1. 1. Arthur Martin 1862–
      2. 2. Alice (Emma) Thurston 1873–1928 m. Frederick Batchelor 1877–1939
        1. 1. Winifred (Lilian) Batchelor 1909–1990
        2. 2. Frank (Ernest) Batchelor 1911–1981
      3. 3. Eva (Edith) Thurston 1893–1952 m. Walter (Nathaniel) Renk\Penk\Pink 1888–1976
        1. 1. Iris (Myrtle Pink \) Penk 1920–1983
        2. 2. Betty (Maureen Pink \) Penk 1923–2016
        3. 3. Joan (M Pink \) Penk 1921–2021
        4. 4. Geoffrey (Walter Pink \) Penk 1918–1996
      4. 4. Gertrude (Annie) Thurston 1885–1928 m. Fredrick (Charles) Davies 1891–1961
        1. 1. Evelyn (Ruth) Davies 1917–2003
        2. 2. Freda (May) Davies 1915–2008
        3. 3. Fredrick (Charles) Davies 1917–1917
      5. 5. Ernest (Albert) Thurston 1888–1953
      6. 6. Winifred (Grace) Thurston 1889–1936 m. John (Robert) Piggott 1890–1974
        1. 1. Leonard (W) Piggott 1920–
        2. 2. Edward (R) Piggott 1924–2002
        3. 3. Margaret (E) Piggott 1925–
        4. 4. Kathleen (Grace) Piggott 1929–1992
      7. 7. John (Ashby) Thurston 1881–1954 m. Florence (Mercy) Hawkesworth 1884–1951
        1. 1. Charles (Thomas) Thurston 1906–
        2. 2. Edward (Victor) Thurston 1907–1990
        3. 3. Florence (Frances) Thurston 1910–
        4. 4. Winifred (Beatrice) Thurston 1914–1983
        5. 5. Arthur (R) Thurston 1920–2007
      8. 8. Charles (William) Thurston 1883–1963 m. Emma (Louisa) Connor 1880–1940 m. Norah (Eileen) Carter 1903–1956
        1. 1. Ethel (Irene) Thurston 1921–2013
        2. 2. Frank (K) Thurston 1915–
    3. 3. Henry Thurston 1857–1935 m. Maria Gale 1855–
      1. 1. Adelaide (Mildred Thurston) (Trewinnard) 1885–1931 m. Henry (Albert) Trewinnard 1842–1925
    4. 4. Rosina Thurston 1846–1928
    5. 5. George (Alfred) Thurston 1848–1920
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Jane) Thurston 1838–1910 m. Henry (Charles) Shepherd 1836–1889
      1. 1. Rosina (Maud) Shepherd 1865–1934 m. William (James) Dorman 1866–1917
        1. 1. Elsie (May) Dorman 1904–1975
        2. 2. Florence (Victoria) Dorman 1897–1990 m. Edward (Victor Akehurst \) Apehurst 1894–1986
        3. 3. Sidney (Frederick) Dorman 1899–1970 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Price 1896–1980
        4. 4. Alice (Blanche) Dorman 1901–1952 m. Frederick (J) Davis 1900–
      2. 2. Emily Shepherd 1859–1905 m. Job Shepherd 1859–
      3. 3. Richard (Henry) Shepherd 1863–1939 m. Mary (Louisa Lowis \) Powis 1855–1890 m. Annie Johnson 1865–1939
        1. 1. Henry (Charles) Shepherd 1902–1962 m. Daisy (Winifred) Brown 1903–1980
      4. 4. Margaret (Matilda) Shepherd 1865–1950 m. Henry (John) Thurbon 1864–1952
        1. 1. Gladys (Ivy) Thurbon 1895–1957
        2. 2. Sidney (Horace) Thurbon 1901–1973 m. Elizabeth ((Lily)) Blackmore 1901–1974
      5. 5. Frances ('Fanny' Elizabeth) Shepperd 1873–1970 m. Henry (Francis) Tremaine 1874–1935
      6. 6. Alice (Florence) Shepherd 1862–1946
        1. 1. James (Frederick) Buist 1884–1941 m. Florence (Paynter Cooper) Buist 1889–1970
        2. 2. Richard (Henry) Buist 1885–1966
    7. 7. Elizabeth (Jane) Thurston 1839–1910 m. Henry (Charles) Shepherd 1836–1889 m. John (Apps) Greensted –1921
      1. 1. Richard (Henry) Shepherd 1863–1939
      2. 2. Emily Shepherd 1858–1905
      3. 3. Alice (Florence) Shepherd 1861–1946
      4. 4. Rosina (Maud) Shepherd 1865–1934
      5. 5. Margaret (Matilda) Shepherd 1867–1950
      6. 6. Frances (Elizabeth) Shepherd 1873–1970
    8. 8. Charles (George) Thurston 1843–1916 m. Ellen Grant 1842–1931
      1. 1. Fanny (Agnes) Thurston 1879–1880
      2. 2. Charles (Richard) Thurston 1873–1932
      3. 3. Nellie (A) Thurston 1876– m. Ernest (Oswald) Walker 1882–1940
      4. 4. Edith (Adelaide) Thurston 1876–1955
      5. 5. Fredrick (William) Thurston 1880–1972 m. Helen (M) Thurston 1885–1990
        1. 1. Helen (Clark) Thurston 1892– m. James (Schofield) Clark 1893–
        2. 2. Doris (Helen) Hallmark 1916–1989 m. Thomas Hallmark 1908–1977
        3. 3. Emma (D) Thurston 1892–
      6. 6. Ada Thurston 1882–1965 m. Harry (George) Gazely 1881–1947
        1. 1. Evelyn (Ada) Gazeley 1918–2000 m. Douglas (A) Wilson 1919–
        2. 2. Dorothy (Ellen) Gazely 1919–2008 m. Edward (George) Hurley 1920–1996
      7. 7. Daisy Thurston 1884–1965
    9. 9. 'Eliza' (Harriet) Thurston 1842–1842
    10. 10. Samuel (Thurston (Died aged 3) mo) 1845–1845
    11. 11. Margarett Thurston 1851–1854
    12. 12. Deborah Thurston 1836–1844
    13. 13. Mary (Anne) Thurston 1839–1927
  10. 10. Frederick (Benjamin) Thurston 1820–1885
  11. 11. Hannah Thurston 1843–
  12. 12. Harriet (Amelia) Thurston 1825–

John Thurston's Timeline

5 Records

1783
1783
Birth of John Thurston in Essex, England
Essex, England
1818
15 Feb 1818
Age 35
John Thurston was baptized in Hethersett, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Hethersett, Norwich, Norfolk, England
1838
9 January 1838
Age 55
John Thurston resided here in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1850
14 May 1850
Age 67
Death of John Thurston in Colchester Essex, England
Colchester Essex, England
1853
1853-1864
Age 70
John Thurston resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1818
    Event Place: Hethersett, Norwich, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 9 January 1838
    Event Place: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892, Class: HO 27; Piece: 56; Page: 20

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853-1864
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1850
    Event Place: Colchester Essex, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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