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Joseph Wells 1761–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1761

Birth Location: Girton, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 Mar 1840

Death Location: Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Joseph Wells

Mother: Sarah Admigall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cont

Children(s): Elizabeth Wells, William Wells, Sarah Wells, Joseph Wells, John Wells

The story of Joseph Wells began in 1761 in Girton, Nottinghamshire, England. Joseph Wells married Elizabeth Cont, and had children including Elizabeth Wells, John Wells, Joseph Wells, Sarah Wells, William Wells. Joseph Wells passed away in 1840 in Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Wells began in 1761 in Girton, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Joseph Wells married Elizabeth Cont, and had children including Elizabeth Wells, John Wells, Joseph Wells, Sarah Wells, William Wells.
  • Joseph Wells passed away in 1840 in Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Wells
1729–1795
Birth Location: South Muskham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Sarah Admigall
1737–1782
Birth Location: Headon, Nottinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cont
1773–1845
Birth Location: Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Wells
1808–1874
Birth Location: South Scarle, Lincolnshire, England
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William Wells
1801–1852
Birth Location: South Scarle, Nottinghamshire, England
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Sarah Wells
1803–
Birth Location: South Scarle, Notts, England
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Joseph Wells
1806–
Birth Location: South Scarle, Notts, England
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John Wells
1798–1822
Birth Location: Norton Disney, Lincolnshire
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Joseph Wells's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Wells
1761–1840
Birth Place: Girton, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Joseph Wells
1729–1795
South Muskham, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah Admigall
1737–1782
Headon, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Wells
1695–1777
Newark?
Sarah Martin
1698–1778
Newark, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
William Admigall
1705–1786
Bothamsall, Nottinghamshire, England
Ruth Dewick
1711–1766
Bothamsall, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wells
1663–1727
Martha Shelton
1665–1708
George Admigall
1666–1727
Mary Roberds
1668–1736
William Dewick
1685–1766
Ruth Birkett
1691–1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dewick
1643–1721
Alice Leak
1648–1727

Joseph Wells's Descendants

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Joseph Wells (Mar 1761–15 Mar 1840) m. Elizabeth Cont (Sep 1773–6 Jun 1845)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Wells 1808–1874 m. Thomas (Mather) Policeman 1795–1881
    1. 1. Ann Mather 1832–1905 m. Henry Walters 1828–1896
      1. 1. Thomas (Mather) Walters 1864–1924 m. Ada (Emma) Betteridge 1873–1953
        1. 1. Albert (“Bert”) Walters 1896–1970 m. Daisy (Olive) Brown 1898–1975
        2. 2. WALTERS (Vincent) Charles 1914–1991 m. Paulina (\ Paula Marguerite) Margeson 1918–2007 m. Barbara (Doreen “Babs”) Hanna 1917–2005
        3. 3. Lillian (\ Lily) Walters 1905–1989 m. Archibald (“Archie” Raymond) Jackson 1905–1991
        4. 4. George (Sidney) Walters 1897–1962
        5. 5. Dorothy ("Dolly") Walters 1908–1995 m. Charles ("Melvin") McCreight 1910–1992 m. William (Robert) Armstrong 1908–1967 m. Noble (Lester Rogers m 1968) Oregon 1921–
        6. 6. Norman Walters 1910–1982 m. Olive Bowers 1910–2004
        7. 7. Nora Walters 1917–2003
      2. 2. Byron Walters 1858–1936 m. Myra (Elizabeth) Kendall 1858–1931
        1. 1. Myra (Adelaide) Walters 1886–1962 m. John (Stenick) (Stecuik) 1895–1976
        2. 2. William (Byron) Walters 1888–1968 m. Lillian ("Lily" Hilda) (Walters) 1888–1944
        3. 3. Charles (Edward) Walters 1898– m. Edith (Amy) Perryman 1900–
      3. 3. Sarah (Mather) Walters 1852–1931 m. John (Noyes L) Hotchkiss 1859–1904
        1. 1. John (Henry) Hotchkiss 1884–1958
        2. 2. Lena (Elizabeth) Hotchkiss 1888–1949 m. Harry (B) Deakin 1891–
        3. 3. Lottie (Charlotte) Hotchkiss 1890–1966 m. James Seymour 1887–1962
        4. 4. Jennie Hotchkiss 1887–
        5. 5. William Hotchkiss 1885–1948
        6. 6. Harry Hotchkiss 1891–1965
      4. 4. Kate (Ann) Walters 1854–1926 m. Charles (George Whitehouse) photographer 1852–1936
        1. 1. Kate (Marion) Whitehouse 1881–1961 m. Ernest (Coulter) Whitehouse 1881–1952
        2. 2. Annie (Edith Whitehouse music) teacher 1878–
        3. 3. Sidney (Charles) Whitehouse 1884–1960 m. Alva (Louise) Donawa 1889–1964
      5. 5. Henry Walters 1857–1903 m. Harriet Hughes 1857–
        1. 1. Edward Walters 1890–1972 m. Florence (May) Smith 1899–1984
        2. 2. William ("Willie") Walters 1884– m. Violet Lydall 1913–1990
        3. 3. Ernest (Alexander) Walters 1888–1971 m. Elizabeth Piper 1884–
        4. 4. Byron (Walters fishmonger & farm) labour 1893– m. Ethel (Louisa May) Vernalls 1889–1981
        5. 5. Charlotte (Elizabeth “Lottie”) Walters 1880–
        6. 6. Harry Walters 1882–1963 m. Edith (Alice) Jones 1883–
        7. 7. Thomas Walters 1885–
        8. 8. Alfred Walters 1890–
      6. 6. Selina ((Mary)) Walters 1862–1925 m. William (John) Kennedy 1859–1951
        1. 1. Leo (Henry) Kennedy 1896–1975 m. Marguerite (Alberte) Pelvin 1909–2000
        2. 2. Agnes (Mary) Kennedy 1899–1951 m. John (Francis "Jack" Nowell) farmer 1889–1959
        3. 3. Nora (Kathleen) Kennedy 1894–1977
        4. 4. Winefride (Mary) Kennedy 1892–1972
        5. 5. Vincent (William) Kennedy 1891–1910
        6. 6. Mary (Catherine) Kennedy 1898–1903
      7. 7. Lucy Walters 1866–1941 m. Albert (Richard John) Ross 1874–1933
        1. 1. Gertrude (Lucy Walters) Ross 1902–1988
        2. 2. Edith (Ross) Adopted 1899–
      8. 8. James (Charles) Walters 1869–1939 m. Margaret (Daisy) Dearlove 1881– m. Dorothy (Eveline) Cavanagh 1899–1988
        1. 1. Irene (Lottie Elizabeth) Walters 1905–1984 m. Cyril Lord 1890–1952 m. Frederick (A) Pack 1918–
        2. 2. James (Henry Earnest) Walters 1898–1972
        3. 3. Lena Walters 1902–1969
        4. 4. Alice (V.) Walters 1910–1998 m. Reginald (Lynwood) Beairsto 1908–1993
        5. 5. Howard (Vincent) Walters 1901–1981 m. Marion Osborn 1904–1981
        6. 6. John Walters 1920–
        7. 7. Bernard Walters 1923–2012
        8. 8. Kathlene (Mary) Walters 1926–
        9. 9. Alan (D) Walters 1931–2014
      9. 9. Ernest Walters 1871–1959 m. Beatrice (Mildred) Rollings 1872–
        1. 1. Ernest (R) Walters 1904–
      10. 10. Luna Walters 1862–
      11. 11. Charles Walters 1877–
        1. 1. Charles (Joseph) Walters 1900–
        2. 2. Ernest (James) Walters 1903–
        3. 3. Fredrick Walters 1905–
        4. 4. Ada (Margaret) Walters 1909–
        5. 5. Doris (A) Walters 1911–
        6. 6. Alice (Hilda) Walters 1912–
    2. 2. Henry ((Harry)) Mather 1834–1891
    3. 3. Lucy (Mather Married) cousin? 1846–1928 m. Mathias Mather 1842–1906
      1. 1. Thomas (Ernest) Mather 1872–1935
      2. 2. Edith (Ada) Mather 1869–1956 m. William Nicholson 1869–
        1. 1. William Nicholson 1910–1975
        2. 2. Lucy (Mather) Nicholson 1905–
      3. 3. Joseph (Bertram) Mather 1873–1958 m. Charlotte (Annie) Wells 1882–
      4. 4. Selina (Elizabeth) Mather 1876–1940 m. Alfred Bradley 1879–
        1. 1. Eva (Gwen) Bradley 1906–
      5. 5. Matthias Mather 1879–1970 m. Phyllis (W) Garner 1886–
      6. 6. Fred Mather 1880–1958
      7. 7. Benjamin (Paul) Mather 1880–1971 m. Louisa (Hephzibah) Baldwin 1885–
      8. 8. Frank Mather 1867–1875
      9. 9. Lucy ("Locket") Mather 1886–1888
    4. 4. Sarah Mather 1836–1868 m. Edward Hughes 1834–
    5. 5. Betsy Mather 1842–1862 m. Henry Mayo 1836–
      1. 1. Betsey Mayo 1859–
    6. 6. Selina Mather 1850–1875
    7. 7. Thomas Mather 1838–1858
    8. 8. Elizabeth Mather 1832–1853
  2. 2. William Wells 1801–1852 m. Ann Annis 1804–1867
  3. 3. Sarah Wells 1803–
  4. 4. Joseph Wells 1806–
  5. 5. John Wells 1798–1822

Joseph Wells's Timeline

3 Records

1761
Mar 1761
Birth of Joseph Wells in Girton, Nottinghamshire, England
Girton, Nottinghamshire, England
1761
10 Mar 1761
Joseph Wells was baptized in Girton, St. Cecilia, Nottinghamshire, England
Girton, St. Cecilia, Nottinghamshire, England
1840
15 Mar 1840
Age 79
Death of Joseph Wells in Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England
Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1761
    Event Place: Girton, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1761
    Event Place: Girton, St. Cecilia, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Nottinghamshire Archives; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Parish Registers for Nottinghamshire; Reference: PR6103

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: of Langford Notts
    Record Source: England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1840
    Event Place: Norton Disney, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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