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Margaret John 1711 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1711

Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 30 May 1791

Death Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England

Father: Thomas John

Mother: Maria Williams

Spouse(s): Richard Branwell

Children(s): Richard Branwell, Thomas Branwell, Margaret Branwell, Joseph Branwell, Martin Branwell, Jane Branwell, Alice Branwell, Martin Branwell

Margaret John was born in 1711 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas John and Maria Williams. Margaret John married Richard Branwell, and had children including Richard Branwell, Thomas Branwell, Margaret Branwell, Joseph Branwell, Martin Branwell, Jane Branwell, Alice Branwell, Martin Branwell. Margaret John passed away in 1791 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret John was born in 1711 in Penzance, Cornwall, England, the child of Thomas John and Maria Williams.
  • Margaret John married Richard Branwell, and had children including Richard Branwell, Thomas Branwell, Margaret Branwell, Joseph Branwell, Martin Branwell, Jane Branwell, Alice Branwell, Martin Branwell.
  • Margaret John passed away in 1791 in Penzance, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas John
1686 – 1769
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Maria Williams
1679 – 1741
Birth Location: Kilycombe
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Spouses(s)

Richard Branwell
1711 – 1792
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Richard Branwell
1744 – 1812
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
RB
Thomas Branwell
1746 – 1808
Birth Location: Madron, Cornwall, England
TB
Margaret Branwell
1748 – 1773
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Joseph Branwell
1748 – 1813
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Martin Branwell
1752 – 1752
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Jane Branwell
1753 – 1829
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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Alice Branwell
1756 –
Birth Location: Penzance, Cornwall, England
AB
Martin Branwell
1761 – 1761
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
MB

Margaret John's Ancestors

Self
Margaret John
1711 – 1791
Birth Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
Parents
Thomas John
1686 – 1769
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Maria Williams
1679 – 1741
Kilycombe
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret John's Descendants

1.
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Margaret John (19 Sep 1711 – 30 May 1791) m. Richard Branwell (1711 – 15 Feb 1792)
  1. 1. Richard Branwell (9 jul 1744 – 25 mar 1812) m. Honour Matthews (11 Mar 1745 – 17 sep 1811) m. Catherine (unmarried) Veale
    1. 1. Richard Branwell (1772 – 7 Feb 1815)
    2. 2. Honour Branwell (16 May 1773 – 1776)
    3. 3. Robert (Matthews) Branwell (may 1775 – 10 Mar 1813)
    4. 4. Catherine Branwell (1776 – 13 Sep 1816) m. John Edmunds (1770 – )
      1. 1. John Edmonds (1794 – )
      2. 2. Richard Edmonds (1799 – January 1857) m. Mary Lanyon (1807 – 1859)
        1. 1. Alfred Edmonds (1827 – Mar 1891)
        2. 2. Catherine Edmonds (1829 – )
        3. 3. Charles Edmonds (1829 – )
        4. 4. Robert (Branwell) Edmonds (1829 – )
        5. 5. Emma Edmonds (18 Nov 1829 – 24 Nov 1863) m. George Bennett (21 Aug 1825 – 31 Mar 1911)
        6. 6. Maria Edmonds (ABT 1831 – )
        7. 7. Susan Edmonds (1835 – )
        8. 8. Richard Edmonds (1835 – )
        9. 9. Thomas Edmonds (Mar 1838 – )
      3. 3. Catharine (Bramwell) Edmonds (4 Apr 1801 – 1851)
      4. 4. Joseph Edmonds
      5. 5. Walter Edmonds
    5. 5. Thomas Branwell (1778 – 24 Nov 1811)
    6. 6. Thomasine (Matthews) Branwell (4 Dec 1780 – 3 Oct 1853)
    7. 7. Margaret Branwell (1782 – 13 Sep 1816)
    8. 8. Julia Branwell (1784 – 13 aug 1835)
    9. 9. eliza branwell (1786 – 13 Aug 1835)
    10. 10. William Branwell (1787 – 30 OCT 1813)
    11. 11. Joseph Branwell (27 Oct 1789 – 7 april 1857)
    12. 12. Richard (Veale) Branwell (11 Oct 1765 – 5 Apr 1845)
  2. 2. Thomas Branwell (1746 – 5 Apr 1808) m. Anne Carne (1744 – 22 Dec 1809)
    1. 1. ANNE (CARNE) BRANWELL (9 April 1769 – 11 May 1781)
    2. 2. Margaret Branwell (15 JUL 1770 – 10 MAR 1781)
    3. 3. THOMAS BRANWELL (11 AUG 1771 – 23 FEB 1776)
    4. 4. ELIZABETH (I) BRANWELL (08 SEP 1772 – 23 FEB 1776)
    5. 5. JANE (Anne) BRANWELL (29 NOV 1773 – Apr 1855)
    6. 6. Benjamin (Carne) Branwell (1775 – 27 JUL 1818)
    7. 7. Elizabeth Branwell (1776 – 29 OCT 1842)
    8. 8. Thomas (II) BRANWELL (24 MAR 1778 – 19 JAN 1779)
    9. 9. Alice BRANWELL (1779 – 08 MAY 1779)
    10. 10. Alice (II) BRANWELL (05 DEC 1780 – 25 OCT 1781)
    11. 11. MARIA BRANWELL (15 APR 1783 – 15 SEP 1821) m. Rev (Patrick) Brontë (17 Mar 1777 – 7 Jun 1861)
      1. 1. Maria Bronte (1814 – 6 May 1825)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Bronte (8 feb 1815 – 15 Jun 1825)
      3. 3. Charlotte Bronte (21 Apr 1816 – 31 Mar 1855) m. Arthur (Bell) Nicholls (1819 – 2 Dec 1906)
      4. 4. Branwell Bronte (26 Jun 1817 – 24 Sep 1848)
      5. 5. Emily (Jane) Brontë (30 Jul 1818 – 19 Dec 1848)
      6. 6. Anne Bronte (17 January 1820 – 28 May 1849)
    12. 12. Charlotte Branwell (10 NOV 1789 – JUN 1848)
  3. 3. Margaret Branwell (1748 – 15 Feb 1773)
  4. 4. Joseph Branwell (12 Dec 1748 – 27 Jun 1813)
  5. 5. Martin Branwell (1752 – 1752)
  6. 6. Jane Branwell (1753 – 26 May 1829)
  7. 7. Alice Branwell (1756 – )
  8. 8. Martin Branwell (29 Jun 1761 – 1 Jul 1761)

Margaret John's Timeline

2 Records

1711
19 Sep 1711
Birth of Margaret John in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England
1791
30 May 1791
Age 80
Death of Margaret John in Penzance, Cornwall, England
Penzance, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1711
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1791
    Event Place: Penzance, Cornwall, England
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