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John Usher 1806–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1806

Birth Location: Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England

Death Date: 31 Dec 1877

Death Location: Mayfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Usher

Mother: Elizabeth Freeman

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Simpson

Children(s): Jane Usher, Elizabeth Usher, Mary Usher, Robert Usher, William Usher, Simpson Usher, Charles Usher, John Usher

John Usher was born in 1806 in Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England, the child of John Usher And Elizabeth Freeman. In 1851, John Usher resided in Wolsingham, Durham, England. John Usher married Elizabeth Simpson, and had children including Charles Usher, Elizabeth Usher, Isabella Simpson Usher, Jane Usher, John Usher, Mary Ann Usher, Robert Usher, Simpson Usher, William Simpson Usher. John Usher passed away in 1877 in Mayfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • John Usher was born in 1806 in Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England, the child of John Usher And Elizabeth Freeman.
  • In 1851, John Usher resided in Wolsingham, Durham, England.
  • John Usher married Elizabeth Simpson, and had children including Charles Usher, Elizabeth Usher, Isabella Simpson Usher, Jane Usher, John Usher, Mary Ann Usher, Robert Usher, Simpson Usher, William Simpson Usher.
  • John Usher passed away in 1877 in Mayfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Usher's Ancestors

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John Usher
1806–1877
Birth Place: Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Parents
John Usher
1774–1846
Durham, England
Elizabeth Freeman
1774–1833
Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John Freeman
1739–1778
Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Margaret Hall
1738–1778
Bedlington
Great-Grandparents
Robert Freeman
1692–1774
Jane Craiston
1707–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Freeman
1650–1694
Mary Bell
1658–1739
James Craiston
1677–1758
Mary Lawson
1677–1758

John Usher's Descendants

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John Usher (16 Feb 1806–31 Dec 1877) m. Elizabeth Simpson (22 Mar 1806–24 Jul 1871)
  1. 1. Jane Usher 1830–1887 m. Ralph (Robert) Thwaites 1828–1912 m. Robert Wardle 1828–1869
    1. 1. John (Usher) Thwaites 1853–1903 m. Eva (Winkup) Tugby 1865–1900
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Thwaites 1885–1948 m. John (William) Butler 1874–1960
        1. 1. Joseph (William) Butler 1914–2000
      2. 2. Robert Thwaites 1885– m. Barbara (Kate) White 1891– m. Catrine Isabell 1888–
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Thwaites 1927–1999
        2. 2. John (Edward Peter) Thwaites 1910–
        3. 3. Robert (William) Thwaites 1921–
        4. 4. Joseph (Patrick) Thwaites 1907–
    2. 2. Ann Wardle 1861–
    3. 3. Jane Wardle 1865–
    4. 4. Mary Wardle 1867–
    5. 5. Margaret Wardle 1870–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Usher 1832–
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Usher 1835–
  4. 4. Robert Usher 1837–1853
  5. 5. William (Simpson) Usher 1839–1867
  6. 6. Simpson Usher 1843–
  7. 7. Charles Usher 1850–
  8. 8. John Usher 1829–1888 m. Mary Weddell 1826–1897
    1. 1. Mary (Evans) Usher 1853–1919 m. William Woodruff 1856–1942
      1. 1. Grace ((Eliza) Elizabeth) Woodruff 1878–1967 m. John (Henry) Smith 1870–1958
        1. 1. Charles (Leslie) Smith 1907–1976 m. Violet (Rosina) Workman 1918–2008
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Usher 1850–1904
    3. 3. George (Gordon Wedell) Usher 1854–1901 m. Mary (A) Sewell –1923
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Usher 1887–

John Usher's Timeline

3 Records

1806
16 Feb 1806
Birth of John Usher in Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England
1851
1851
Age 45
John Usher resided here in Wolsingham, Durham, England
Wolsingham, Durham, England
1877
31 Dec 1877
Age 71
Death of John Usher in Tighes Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Tighes Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1806
    Event Place: Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2388; Folio: 456; Page: 26; GSU roll: 87066
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wolsingham, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2388; Folio: 456; Page: 26; GSU roll: 87066

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1877
    Event Place: Tighes Hill, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mayfield, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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