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Lydia Challis 1840–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1840

Birth Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1917

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: William Challis

Mother: Emma Challis

Spouse(s): Ebenezer Wilshere

Children(s): Dorah Wilshere, Norman Wilshere, Alured Wilshere

Lydia Challis was born in 1840 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the child of William Challis And Emma Challis. In 1841, Lydia Challis resided in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. In 1851, Lydia Challis resided in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Lydia Challis married Ebenezer Stibbs Wilshere, and had children including Alured S Wilshere, Dorah M Wilshere, Norman M Wilshere. Lydia Challis passed away in 1917 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Lydia Challis was born in 1840 in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, the child of William Challis And Emma Challis.
  • In 1841, Lydia Challis resided in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.
  • In 1851, Lydia Challis resided in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England.
  • Lydia Challis married Ebenezer Stibbs Wilshere, and had children including Alured S Wilshere, Dorah M Wilshere, Norman M Wilshere.
  • Lydia Challis passed away in 1917 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Challis
1809–
Birth Location: Broughton, Hampshire, England
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Emma Challis
1818–
Birth Location: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
EC

Spouses(s)

Ebenezer Wilshere
1819–1904
Birth Location: Greenwich, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Dorah Wilshere
1877–
Birth Location: Knowle, Somerset, England
DW
Norman Wilshere
1875–
Birth Location: Shermensbn, Newton
NW
Alured Wilshere
1872–
Birth Location: Corhampton, Hampshire, England
AW

Lydia Challis's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Challis
1840–1917
Birth Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Parents
William Challis
1809–
Broughton, Hampshire, England
Emma Challis
1818–
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Challis's Descendants

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Lydia Challis (Dec 1840–Dec 1917) m. Ebenezer (Stibbs) Wilshere (29 Jan 1819–21 Oct 1904)
  1. 1. Dorah (M) Wilshere 1877–
  2. 2. Norman (M) Wilshere 1875–
  3. 3. Alured (S) Wilshere 1872–

Lydia Challis's Timeline

8 Records

1840
Dec 1840
Birth of Lydia Challis in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1841
1841
Age 1
Lydia Challis resided here in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1851
1851
Age 11
Lydia Challis resided here in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1861
1861
Age 21
Lydia Challis resided here in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
1871
January 1871
Age 31
Lydia Challis was married in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Basingstoke, Hampshire
1871
1871
Age 31
Lydia Challis resided here in Great Bourton, Oxfordshire, England
Great Bourton, Oxfordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 51
Lydia Challis resided here in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1917
Dec 1917
Age 77
Death of Lydia Challis in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1840
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1965; Folio: 70; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6097075
    [2] England & Wales, Death Index:
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1463; Folio: 90; Page: 16; GSU roll: 838788
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 708; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542688
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1681; Folio: 140; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193589
    [6] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 385; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Basingstoke; County: Hampshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 7; Page: 10; Line: 22; GSU roll: 288792

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: January 1871
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 385; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Basingstoke; County: Hampshire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 7; Page: 10; Line: 22; GSU roll: 288792

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1681; Folio: 140; Page: 18; GSU roll: 193589

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 708; Folio: 11; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542688

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Great Bourton, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1463; Folio: 90; Page: 16; GSU roll: 838788

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 1965; Folio: 70; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6097075

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1917
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index:
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