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Margaret Priest 1821–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

Death Date: 6 Dec 1911

Death Location: Linwood, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Shadrach Williams

Mother: Dolly Williams

Spouse(s): Francis Prest

Children(s): Mary Priest, William Priest, Frank Priest, Eliza Priest, George Priest, Owen Priest, John Priest, Margaret Priest, Samuel Priest

The story of Margaret Priest began in 1821 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales. Margaret Priest married Francis Prest, and had children including Eliza Travencore Priest, Frank Frances Hodge Priest, George Priest, John Shadrach Priest, Margaret Henrietta Priest, Mary Elizabeth Priest, Owen James Priest, Samuel Whittaker Priest, William Priest. Margaret Priest passed away in 1911 in Linwood, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Priest began in 1821 in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.
  • Margaret Priest married Francis Prest, and had children including Eliza Travencore Priest, Frank Frances Hodge Priest, George Priest, John Shadrach Priest, Margaret Henrietta Priest, Mary Elizabeth Priest, Owen James Priest, Samuel Whittaker Priest, William Priest.
  • Margaret Priest passed away in 1911 in Linwood, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Shadrach Williams
1798–1867
Birth Location: Llanelian, Denbighshire, Wales
SW
Dolly Williams
1806–1890
Birth Location: Llanbeblig, Caernarfonshire, Wales
DW

Spouses(s)

Francis Prest
1819–1911
Birth Location: Kingston upon Hull Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
FP

Children(s)

Mary Priest
1855–1944
Birth Location: Okains Bay Banks Penninsula New Zealand
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William Priest
1863–1894
Birth Location: Okains Bay, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
WP
Frank Priest
1848–1944
Birth Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
FP
Eliza Priest
1851–1939
Birth Location: SS, Travancore, Ship, Pacfic, Oceania
EP
George Priest
1857–1929
Birth Location: Okains Bay Banks Penninsula New Zealand
GP
Owen Priest
1869–1954
Birth Location: O'Kains Bay, New Zealand
OP
John Priest
1853–1933
Birth Location: Okains Bay, Bank's Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand
JP
Margaret Priest
1860–1946
Birth Location: Okains Bay, Akaroa, Banks, Peninsular, New Zealand
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Samuel Priest
1843–1899
Birth Location: West Derby, Lancashire, England
SP

Margaret Priest's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Priest
1821–1911
Birth Place: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Parents
Shadrach Williams
1798–1867
Llanelian, Denbighshire, Wales
Dolly Williams
1806–1890
Llanbeblig, Caernarfonshire, Wales
Grandparents
David WILLIAMS
1762–1822
Sgivog, Flintshire, Wales
Elizabeth Williams
1768–1847
Llanddausaint, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Williams
1737–1801
Catherine LLOYD
1740–1799
Job Spencer
1737–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Owen JONES
1698–1786
Thomas Spensur
–1747
Grace
1711–

Margaret Priest's Descendants

1.
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Margaret Priest (1821–6 Dec 1911) m. Francis Prest (21 Apr 1819/25 May 1818–1 Aug 1911)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Priest 1855–1944 m. William (John) Symes 1852–1928
    1. 1. John (Henry) Symes 1885–1957 m. Emily (Jane) Symes 1883–1960
      1. 1. John (Leonard Wilkinson) Symes 1910–1980 m. Kate (Esther) Julian 1912–1992
        1. 1. Joan (Anne) Symes 1948–2022
        2. 2. Leonard (Norman) Symes 1935–2000
        3. 3. John (William) Symes 1935–2009
        4. 4. Allen (Brian (Stan)) Symes 1940–1992
      2. 2. Edward (William) Symes 1908–1908
      3. 3. Raymond (Harry) Symes 1915–1956
      4. 4. John (William Kenneth) Symes 1911–1982
      5. 5. Myrtle (Edna) Symes 1913–
      6. 6. Peter (Edward) Symes 1912–1987
    2. 2. Francis (Thomas) Symes 1882–1957
    3. 3. Owen (Wilfred) Symes 1894–1953
    4. 4. Vida (Mary) Symes 1891–1984
    5. 5. Edith (Lettice) Symes 1896–1990
    6. 6. Clarice ("Clarrie" Coombe) Symes 1884–1977 m. James Dalglish 1870–
    7. 7. Mildred (Eliza) Symes 1886–1979
    8. 8. Morgan (John) Symes 1888–1985
    9. 9. Roland (William) Symes 1900–1934
  2. 2. William Priest 1863–1894
  3. 3. Frank ((Frances) Hodge) Priest 1848–1944
  4. 4. Eliza (Travencore) Priest 1851–1939
  5. 5. George Priest 1857–1929 m. Mary ((Launders)) Lander 1864–1942
    1. 1. Eileen (Johannah) PRIEST 1899–1981
    2. 2. Kathleen (Monica) Priest 1909–1977
    3. 3. George Priest 1902–1966
    4. 4. Vita (May) Priest 1897–1965
    5. 5. Wilmer (Owen) Priest 1895–1970
    6. 6. Myra (Gwendoline) Priest 1893–1985
    7. 7. Morgan (Whitaker) Priest 1891–1957
    8. 8. Francis (Maurice) Priest 1888–1945
    9. 9. Llewellyn (Thomas (aka George)) Priest 1886–1961
  6. 6. Owen (James *) Priest 1869–1954
  7. 7. John (Shadrach) Priest 1853–1933
  8. 8. Margaret (Henrietta) Priest 1860–1946
  9. 9. Samuel (Whittaker) Priest 1843–1899

Margaret Priest's Timeline

6 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Margaret Priest in Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales
Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales
1821
1821
Birth of Margaret Priest in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
1843
July 1843
Age 22
Margaret Priest was married in Bangor, Anglesey
Bangor, Anglesey
1843
July 1843
Age 22
Margaret Priest was married in Liverpool, Lancashire
Liverpool, Lancashire
1881
1881
Age 60
Margaret Priest resided here in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
1911
6 Dec 1911
Age 90
Death of Margaret Priest in Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Bodedern, Anglesey, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Wales Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5594; Folio: 23; Page: 39; GSU roll: 1342343
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1843
    Event Place: Bangor, Anglesey
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1843
    Event Place: Liverpool, Lancashire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales
    Record Source: 1881 Wales Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 5594; Folio: 23; Page: 39; GSU roll: 1342343

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Woolston, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canterbury, North, Central
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Linwood, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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