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John Usher 1829–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1829

Birth Location: Birtley, Durham, England

Death Date: 28 May 1888

Death Location: Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: John Usher

Mother: Elizabeth Simpson

Spouse(s): Mary Weddell

Children(s): Mary Usher, Elizabeth Usher, George Usher

In 1829, John Usher entered the world in Birtley, Durham, England, born to John Usher And Elizabeth Simpson. In 1841, John Usher resided in Thornley, Kelloe, Durham, England. John Usher married Mary Weddell, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Usher, George Gordon Wedell Usher, Mary Evans Usher. John Usher passed away in 1888 in Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1829, John Usher entered the world in Birtley, Durham, England, born to John Usher And Elizabeth Simpson.
  • In 1841, John Usher resided in Thornley, Kelloe, Durham, England.
  • John Usher married Mary Weddell, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Usher, George Gordon Wedell Usher, Mary Evans Usher.
  • John Usher passed away in 1888 in Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Usher
1806–1877
Birth Location: Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England
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Elizabeth Simpson
1806–1871
Birth Location: Ponteland, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Weddell
1826–1897
Birth Location: Gateshead, Durham, England
MW

Children(s)

Mary Usher
1853–1919
Birth Location: Ambleside, Westmorland, England
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Elizabeth Usher
1850–1904
Birth Location: Wolsingham, Durham, England
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George Usher
1854–1901
Birth Location: St Kilda, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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John Usher's Ancestors

Self
John Usher
1829–1888
Birth Place: Birtley, Durham, England
Parents
John Usher
1806–1877
Birtley, Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Elizabeth Simpson
1806–1871
Ponteland, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John Usher
1774–1846
Durham, England
Elizabeth Freeman
1774–1833
Bedlington, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John Freeman
1739–1778
Margaret Hall
1738–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Freeman
1692–1774
Jane Craiston
1707–1784

John Usher's Descendants

1.
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John Usher (Abt. 1829–28 May 1888) m. Mary Weddell (Abt. 1826–13 Nov 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
        1. 1. Diane (Christina Violet) Smith 1944–2011
  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

6 Records

1828
14 Sep 1828
John Usher was baptized in Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
1829
Abt. 1829
Birth of John Usher in Birtley, Durham, England
Birtley, Durham, England
1841
1841
Age 12
John Usher resided here in Thornley, Kelloe, Durham, England
Thornley, Kelloe, Durham, England
1851
1851
Age 22
John Usher resided here in Wolsingham, Durham, England
Wolsingham, Durham, England
1888
28 May 1888
Age 59
Death of John Usher in 70 Gowrie St, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
70 Gowrie St, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1891
1891
Age 62
John Usher resided here in Ryton, Holy Cross, Ryton, Durham, England
Ryton, Holy Cross, Ryton, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1829
    Event Place: Birtley, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4190; Folio: 77; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6099300
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2388; Folio: 446; Page: 6; GSU roll: 87066
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 313; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Kelloe; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 26; Folio: 64; Page: 43; Line: 19; GSU roll: 241355
    [5] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1828
    Event Place: Chester-le-Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Thornley, Kelloe, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 313; Book: 14; Civil Parish: Kelloe; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 26; Folio: 64; Page: 43; Line: 19; GSU roll: 241355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Wolsingham, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2388; Folio: 446; Page: 6; GSU roll: 87066

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ryton, Holy Cross, Ryton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 4190; Folio: 77; Page: 14; GSU roll: 6099300

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1888
    Event Place: 70 Gowrie St, Newtown, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bronte, Waverley Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current
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