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Mary Jane Pitcher 1842–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1842

Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England

Death Date: Aug 1917

Death Location: Porcupine Ridge, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

Father: Henry Pitcher

Mother: Miriam Symonds

Spouse(s): Robert Shimmin

Children(s): William Shimmin, Richard Shimmin, Richard Shimmin, Ernest Shimmin, Elizabeth Shimmin, John Shimmin, Robert Shimmin

In 1842, Mary Jane Pitcher entered the world in Dover, Kent, England, born to Henry Pitcher And Miriam Symonds. In 1851, Mary Jane Pitcher resided in Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England. Mary Jane Pitcher married Robert Shimmin, and had children including Elizabeth Miriam Shimmin, Ernest Edwin Pitcher Shimmin, John Kay Shimmin, Richard Herbert Shimmin, Richard Shimmin, Robert Henry Shimmin, William George Shimmin. Mary Jane Pitcher passed away in 1917 in Porcupine Ridge, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Mary Jane Pitcher entered the world in Dover, Kent, England, born to Henry Pitcher And Miriam Symonds.
  • In 1851, Mary Jane Pitcher resided in Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England.
  • Mary Jane Pitcher married Robert Shimmin, and had children including Elizabeth Miriam Shimmin, Ernest Edwin Pitcher Shimmin, John Kay Shimmin, Richard Herbert Shimmin, Richard Shimmin, Robert Henry Shimmin, William George Shimmin.
  • Mary Jane Pitcher passed away in 1917 in Porcupine Ridge, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.

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Spouses(s)

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Mary Pitcher's Ancestors

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Mary Pitcher
1842–1917
Birth Place: Dover, Kent, England
Parents
Henry Pitcher
1811–1893
Chislet, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Miriam Symonds
1821–1864
Dover, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas Pitcher
1765–1852
Fordwich, Kent, England
Jane Denne
1780–1856
Chislet, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
William Pilcher
1724–1781
Anne Barber
1734–1781
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pilcher
1702–1748
Mary Johncocke
1697–1776
John Barber
1698–1750
Mary Wall
1704–1783

Mary Pitcher's Descendants

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Mary (Jane) Pitcher (Apr 1842–Aug 1917) m. Robert Shimmin (abt 1832–25 Jul 1900)
  1. 1. William (George) Shimmin 1864–1941 m. Laura (Beatrice) Angove 1878–1929
    1. 1. Edna (Beatrice May) Shimmin 1906–1960 m. James (Leslie) Aldous 1903–1972
    2. 2. William (Holgate) Shimmin 1904–1905
    3. 3. Evelyn (Maud Gerte) Shimmin 1903–1974 m. Jack (Leslie) Gruer 1903–1996
      1. 1. Iva Gruer 1924–1983 m. Alice (Winifred) Carpenter 1923–2021
    4. 4. Cyril (George) Shimmin 1901–1958
    5. 5. Mabel (Beatrice) Shimmin 1911–2010 m. Edward (Ralph) Symons 1909–2005
      1. 1. John (Edward) Symons 1935–1986
  2. 2. Richard Shimmin 1875–1875
  3. 3. Richard (Herbert) Shimmin 1877–1919
  4. 4. Ernest (Edwin Pitcher) Shimmin 1881–1957
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Miriam) Shimmin 1873–1951
  6. 6. John (Kay) Shimmin 1867–1885
  7. 7. Robert (Henry) Shimmin 1863–1930

Mary Pitcher's Timeline

4 Records

1842
Apr 1842
Birth of Mary Jane Pitcher in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1842
1 May 1842
Mary Jane Pitcher was baptized in St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 9
Mary Jane Pitcher resided here in Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England
Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England
1917
Aug 1917
Age 75
Death of Mary Jane Pitcher in Porcupine Ridge, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Porcupine Ridge, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1842
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1632; Folio: 451; Page: 40; GSU roll: 193534-193535

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 May 1842
    Event Place: St. Mary-the-Virgin, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Dover St Mary the Virgin, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1632; Folio: 451; Page: 40; GSU roll: 193534-193535

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1917
    Event Place: Porcupine Ridge, Daylesford, Victoria, Australia

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