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Joshua French 1820–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 OCT 1820

Birth Location: Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: JAN 1870

Death Location: Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas French

Mother: Ellen Pownall

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Travers

Children(s): Thomas Francis, George French, Joshua French, William French, Mary French

Joshua French was born in 1820 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas French And Ellen Pownall. Joshua French married Elizabeth Travers, and had children including George French, Joshua French, Mary French, Thomas Francis, William French. Joshua French passed away in 1870 in Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Joshua French was born in 1820 in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas French And Ellen Pownall.
  • Joshua French married Elizabeth Travers, and had children including George French, Joshua French, Mary French, Thomas Francis, William French.
  • Joshua French passed away in 1870 in Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua French's Ancestors

Self
Joshua French
1820–1870
Birth Place: Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas French
1787–1856
Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Pownall
1792–1840
Newton-Le-Willows, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Joshua (Joseph) French
1755–1823
Elizabeth Hill
1753–
John Pownall
1763–
Ashton in Makerfield Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Betty Harrison
1768–1815
Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas French
1725–1798
Mary Finney
1721–1776
Edward Hill
1730–
George Pownall
1737–1806
Ellen Hilton
1738–1792
Richard Harrison
1744–
Alice Lowton
1739–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James French
–1795
William Finney
1690–1794
Alice Buckley
1698–1727
John Pownall
1713–1795
Katherine Wilkinson
1693–1775
William Hilton
1711–1749
Mary Meadows
1715–1751
Francis Harrison
1719–1770
Alice Lambert
1708–1765
Thomas Lowton
1706–
Alice Ratcliff
1719–1793

Joshua French's Descendants

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Joshua French (1 OCT 1820–JAN 1870) m. Elizabeth Travers (1822–1880)
  1. 1. Thomas Francis 1843–1917
  2. 2. George French 1847–1923 m. Jane Stock 1844–
    1. 1. Joseph (French) Francis 1870–1944
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane French) Francis 1872–
    3. 3. Simon (French) Francis 1874–
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) French 1876–1935 m. William (Alexander) Ashcroft 1881–1951
      1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Ashcroft 1906–1996
      2. 2. William Ashcroft 1909–1940
      3. 3. Mary Ashcroft 1913–1976
  3. 3. Joshua French 1852–1903
  4. 4. William French 1858–
  5. 5. Mary French 1854–1926 m. James Eden 1852–1924
    1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Eden 1879–1921 m. Charles Hodgkinson 1878–1963
      1. 1. Albert Hodkinson 1910–2002 m. Agnes Hughes 1912–1977
        1. 1. Albert Hodkinson 1935–2008 m. Margaret (Rose) Tully 1939–2018
        2. 2. Eileen Hodkinson 1932–1932
        3. 3. Peter Hodkinson 1944–2025
      2. 2. William (Henry) Hodgkinson 1899–1915
      3. 3. JoshuaJosiah Hodgkinson/ 1901–1989
      4. 4. Edward Hodgkinson 1903–1904
      5. 5. Edward Hodgkinson 1905–1970 m. Nellie Hardy 1907–1951
        1. 1. Eileen Hodgkinson 1942–2003 m. Sidney (Vincent) Gerrard 1940–2015
      6. 6. James Hodgkinson 1908–1987
      7. 7. Eve Hodkinson 1918–

Joshua French's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1 OCT 1820
Birth of Joshua French in Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1870
JAN 1870
Age 50
Death of Joshua French in Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 OCT 1820
    Event Place: Burtonwood, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: JAN 1870
    Event Place: Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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