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Joseph Jay 1816 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 SEP 1816

Birth Location: Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 13 July 1886

Death Location: Brimfield, Herefordshire, England

Father: Joseph Jay

Mother: Elizabeth Griffiths

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Davies

Children(s): Ann Jay

Joseph Jay was born in 1816 in Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England, the child of Joseph Jay and Elizabeth Griffiths. Joseph Jay married Elizabeth Davies, and had children including Ann Jay. Joseph Jay passed away in 1886 in Brimfield, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joseph Jay was born in 1816 in Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England, the child of Joseph Jay and Elizabeth Griffiths.
  • Joseph Jay married Elizabeth Davies, and had children including Ann Jay.
  • Joseph Jay passed away in 1886 in Brimfield, Herefordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jay
1792 – 1874
Birth Location: Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
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Elizabeth Griffiths
1796 – 1849
Birth Location: Pipe Aston, Nr Ludlow, Shropshire
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Davies
1801 – 1871
Birth Location: Ashford Bowdler, Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

Ann Jay
1839 – 1923
Birth Location: Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
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Joseph Jay's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Jay
1816 – 1886
Birth Place: Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Joseph Jay
1792 – 1874
Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Griffiths
1796 – 1849
Pipe Aston, Nr Ludlow, Shropshire
Grandparents
William Jay
1765 – 1860
Marden, Herefordshire, England
Ann Dobbson
1774 – 1856
Great-Grandparents
William Jay
1730 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Jay's Descendants

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Joseph Jay (20 SEP 1816 – 13 July 1886) m. Elizabeth Davies (abt 1801 – 24 Nov 1871)
  1. 1. Ann Jay (20 Jul 1839 – 26 July 1923) m. William Diffey (3 March 1839 – 18 Sep 1919)
    1. 1. Agnes Diffey (22 Oct 1866 – 8 April 1957) m. Jens (Christian(sen)(son)) Holgerson\Holgersen (24 Jun 1853 – 10 March 1918)
      1. 1. Clara Holgerson (4 March 1896 – 26 June 1991) m. Samuel (William) Oliver (27 February 1880 – 11 November 1962)
        1. 1. Joseph (Lewis) Oliver (12 Jul 1919 – 8 Oct 1944) m. Catherine ([Cath] Lorraine) Voss (6 Jun 1919 – 30 June 1990)
        2. 2. William (Maurice) Oliver (22 Oct 1921 – 15 Feb 1982)
        3. 3. Montague (Yorke) Oliver (26 Sep 1926 – )

Joseph Jay's Timeline

2 Records

1816
20 SEP 1816
Birth of Joseph Jay in Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England
1886
13 July 1886
Age 70
Death of Joseph Jay in Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
Brimfield, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1816
    Event Place: Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1886
    Event Place: Brimfield, Herefordshire, England
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