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John Frederick Thurston 1812–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1812

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 27 May 1882

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: John Thurston

Mother: Elizabeth Nickels

Spouse(s): Sarah Pollard

Children(s): Frances Thurston, John Thurston, Henry Thurston, Rosina Thurston, George Thurston, Elizabeth Thurston, Elizabeth Thurston, Charles Thurston, 'Eliza' Thurston, Samuel mo), Margarett Thurston, Deborah Thurston, Mary Thurston

The story of John Frederick Thurston began in 1812 in Colchester, Essex, England. In 1841, John Frederick Thurston resided in St Giles, St Giles, Essex, England. In 1861, John Frederick Thurston resided in Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England. John Frederick Thurston married Sarah Pollard, and had children including Charles George Thurston, Deborah Thurston, Eliza Harriet Thurston, Elizabeth Jane Thurston, Frances Fanny Eliza Thurston, George Alfred Thurston, Henry Thurston, John Thomas Tydeman Thurston, Margarett Thurston, Mary Anne Thurston, Rosina Thurston, Samuel Thurston Died Aged 3 Mo. John Frederick Thurston passed away in 1882 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Frederick Thurston began in 1812 in Colchester, Essex, England.
  • In 1841, John Frederick Thurston resided in St Giles, St Giles, Essex, England.
  • In 1861, John Frederick Thurston resided in Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England.
  • John Frederick Thurston married Sarah Pollard, and had children including Charles George Thurston, Deborah Thurston, Eliza Harriet Thurston, Elizabeth Jane Thurston, Frances Fanny Eliza Thurston, George Alfred Thurston, Henry Thurston, John Thomas Tydeman Thurston, Margarett Thurston, Mary Anne Thurston, Rosina Thurston, Samuel Thurston Died Aged 3 Mo.
  • John Frederick Thurston passed away in 1882 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Thurston
1783–1850
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Elizabeth Nickels
1789–1848
Birth Location: –
EN

Spouses(s)

Sarah Pollard
1805–1868
Birth Location: Haughley, Suffolk, England
SP

Children(s)

Frances Thurston
1854–1906
Birth Location: Harwich, Essex, England
FT
John Thurston
1845–1894
Birth Location: Stowupland, Suffolk, England
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Henry Thurston
1857–1935
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
HT
Rosina Thurston
1846–1928
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
RT
George Thurston
1848–1920
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
GT
Elizabeth Thurston
1838–1910
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
ET
Elizabeth Thurston
1839–1910
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
ET
Charles Thurston
1843–1916
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
CT
'Eliza' Thurston
1842–1842
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
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Samuel mo)
1845–1845
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
Sm
Margarett Thurston
1851–1854
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
MT
Deborah Thurston
1836–1844
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
DT
Mary Thurston
1839–1927
Birth Location: Stow Upland
MT

John Thurston's Ancestors

Self
John Thurston
1812–1882
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
John Thurston
1783–1850
Essex, England
Elizabeth Nickels
1789–1848
Grandparents
Richard Thurston
1787–1787
Norfolk, England
Rosamond (Mary) Churchill
1798–1831
Erpingham, Norfolk, England
John (Pell) Nickells
1768–1828
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth West
1768–1827
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Thurston
1760–
Frances Thurston
1760–
Joseph Churchill
1761–1836
Sarah Primrose
1769–1807
James Nickels
1742–1787
Elizabeth Pells
1736–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Churchill
1734–1800
Mary Dixie
1736–1806
Benjamin Primrose
1747–1817
Elizabeth Dawson
1749–1822
John Nickells
1714–
John Pells
1706–1780
Mary French
1710–1788

John Thurston's Descendants

1.
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John (Frederick) Thurston (1812–27 May 1882) m. Sarah Pollard (10 Jul 1805–April 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
        1. 1. Molly (Joan) Akehurst 1921–2004 m. Herbert (Henry) Hatton 1918–1961
      3. 3. Sidney (Frederick) Dorman 1899–1970 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Price 1896–1980
        1. 1. Violet (Lilian) Dorman 1923–1971 m. Walter (William J) Stevens 1920–1981
        2. 2. Sidney (C W) Dorman 1926–
        3. 3. Vera (M) Dorman 1925–1995
      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
        1. 1. Joan Shepherd 1936–2019 m. George (Edward James (Jimmy)) Pounds 1930–1984
    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
        1. 1. Brenda (M) Thurbon 1930–1936
    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
        1. 1. Gerald (Leonard Buist (KIA In) WW2) 1924–1944
        2. 2. Richard (Frederic Cooper Buist (Correspondent) Supervisor) 1911–1986
      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
        1. 1. Thomas (James) Hallmark 1949–2018
      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–
        1. 1. Robert (G.) Poole 1948–2010
      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

John Thurston's Timeline

9 Records

1812
1812
Birth of John Frederick Thurston in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England
1841
1841
Age 29
John Frederick Thurston resided here in St Giles, St Giles, Essex, England
St Giles, St Giles, Essex, England
1861
1861
Age 49
John Frederick Thurston resided here in Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England
Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England
1871
1871
Age 59
John Frederick Thurston resided here in Croydon, St John, Surrey, England
Croydon, St John, Surrey, England
1881
1881
Age 69
John Frederick Thurston resided here in Croydon, Surrey, England
Croydon, Surrey, England
1882
27 May 1882
Age 70
Burial of John Frederick Thurston in Essex, England
Essex, England
1887
1887
Age 75
John Frederick Thurston resided here in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1890
30 Jul 1890
Age 78
Death of John Frederick Thurston in Croydon, Surrey, England
Croydon, Surrey, England
1890
28 Aug 1890
Age 78
John Frederick Thurston - Probate in Principal Registry
Principal Registry

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1812
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1996, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: St Giles, St Giles, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 344; Book: 5; Civil Parish: St Giles; County: Essex; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 44; Page: 21; Line: 21; GSU roll: 241380

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Croydon, Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Croydon, St John, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Electoral Registers; Reference: QS67A129

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1890
    Event Place: Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 May 1882
    Event Place: Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1996, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Principal Registry
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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