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John Work 1816–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 MAY 1816

Birth Location: Westray, Orkney

Death Date: 18 Jul 1892

Death Location: Greenslide, Flotta, Orkney, Scotland

Father: James Work

Mother: Margaret Rendall

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John Work was born in 1816 in Westray, Orkney, the child of James Work And Margaret Rendall. John Work passed away in 1892 in Greenslide, Flotta, Orkney, Scotland.

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Biography

  • John Work was born in 1816 in Westray, Orkney, the child of James Work And Margaret Rendall.
  • John Work passed away in 1892 in Greenslide, Flotta, Orkney, Scotland.

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John Work's Ancestors

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John Work
1816–1892
Birth Place: Westray, Orkney
Parents
James Work
1781–1861
Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland
Margaret Rendall
1780–1861
Shapinshay, Orkney, Scotland
Grandparents
James Work
1747–1817
Kirkwall and St Ola, Orkney, Scotland
Margaret Nicholson
1749–1810
Orkney Islands, Orkney, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Work
1699–1749
Margaret Fea
1705–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Wirk
1665–1721
Janett Bemmond
1672–1747
James Clestran
1681–
Isobell Mouat
1672–

John Work's Timeline

2 Records

1816
18 MAY 1816
Birth of John Work in Westray, Orkney
Westray, Orkney
1892
18 Jul 1892
Age 76
Death of John Work in Greenslide, Flotta, Orkney, Scotland
Greenslide, Flotta, Orkney, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1816
    Event Place: Westray, Orkney

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Greenslide, Flotta, Orkney, Scotland

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