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Peter James Nye 1853–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1853

Birth Location: St Leonards

Death Date: 1 January 1921

Death Location: Hastings district, Sussex

Father: Joshua Nye

Mother: Sarah White

Spouse(s): Mercy Cornwall

Children(s): Charles Cornwall, Robert Nye, Horace Nye, George Nye, Peter Nye, Daniel Nye, John Nye, Roseanna Richardson, Emily Nye, Mercy Nye

The story of Peter James Nye began in 1853 in St Leonards. In 1861, Peter James Nye resided in Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England. Peter James Nye married Mercy Cornwall, and had children including Charles Frederick Woollard Cornwall, Daniel Nye, Emily Mabel Nye, George Nye, Horace Nye, John Cornwall Nye, Mercy Sarah Ann Nye, Peter Nye, Robert James Nye, Roseanna Richardson. Peter James Nye passed away in 1921 in Hastings district, Sussex.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter James Nye began in 1853 in St Leonards.
  • In 1861, Peter James Nye resided in Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England.
  • Peter James Nye married Mercy Cornwall, and had children including Charles Frederick Woollard Cornwall, Daniel Nye, Emily Mabel Nye, George Nye, Horace Nye, John Cornwall Nye, Mercy Sarah Ann Nye, Peter Nye, Robert James Nye, Roseanna Richardson.
  • Peter James Nye passed away in 1921 in Hastings district, Sussex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Nye
1805–1883
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, , England
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Sarah White
1810–1903
Birth Location: Battle
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Cornwall
1857–1929
Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England
MC

Children(s)

Charles Cornwall
1871–1947
Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England
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Robert Nye
1881–1954
Birth Location: 1678401, Sussex, England
RN
Horace Nye
1880–1882
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
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George Nye
1877–1910
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
GN
Peter Nye
1875–1943
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
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Daniel Nye
1874–1899
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex, England
DN
John Nye
1896–1939
Birth Location: St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex
JN
Roseanna Richardson
1895–1961
Birth Location: St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex
RR
Emily Nye
1891–1966
Birth Location: St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex
EN
Mercy Nye
1888–1959
Birth Location: Hastings, Sussex
MN

Peter Nye's Ancestors

Self
Peter Nye
1853–1921
Birth Place: St Leonards
Parents
Joshua Nye
1805–1883
Battle, Sussex, , England
Sarah White
1810–1903
Battle
Grandparents
John Nye
1785–1824
Reigate, Surrey, England
Elizabeth Gower
1771–1849
Sussex, England
William White
1790–
Louisa Sara
1790–
Great-Grandparents
William Nye
1756–
Ann Goddard
1736–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Nye's Descendants

1.
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Peter (James) Nye (1853–1 January 1921) m. Mercy Cornwall (1857–18 January 1929)
  1. 1. Charles (Frederick Woollard) Cornwall 1871–1947 m. Rhoda (Evelyn) Holloway 1872–1947
    1. 1. Edward (Lewis) Cornwall 1914–1989 m. Enid (Dorothy Morris) (goatley?) 1919–1992
    2. 2. Maud (Edith) Cornwall 1911–
    3. 3. Frank (Leslie) Cornwall 1903–1943 m. Gladys (Irene) Warner 1910–1983
    4. 4. Charles (Edgar) Cornwall 1907–1965
    5. 5. Arthur (Edward) Cornwall 1900–1904
    6. 6. Frederick (Charles) Cornwall 1899–1900
    7. 7. Evelyn (Agnes) Cornwall 1897–1971 m. Samuel (Joseph) Claydon 1895–1938
    8. 8. Albert (William) Cornwall 1895–1974
  2. 2. Robert (James) Nye 1881–1954 m. Charlotte Slaughter 1881–1949
  3. 3. Horace Nye 1880–1882
  4. 4. George Nye 1877–1910 m. Elsie Budding 1880–
  5. 5. Peter Nye 1875–1943 m. Emma Nye 1874–1970
    1. 1. Violet (May) Nye 1904–1996 m. Thomas (Harold) Partridge 1902–1991
    2. 2. Sylvia (Emma Therza) Nye 1901–1982 m. William (Albert) Smith 1899–1982
      1. 1. Barry (Osborne) Smith 1924–2004 m. Elizabeth (Teresa) Harding –2009 m. Margaret (Ellen) Petrie 1921–1960
      2. 2. Sylvia (Emma Patricia) Smith 1920–2010 m. Melvin (W) Cumberland 1917–2006
        1. 1. David (William) Cumberland 1946–2003
      3. 3. William (Albert) Smith 1921–2010 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Petrie 1923–2012
    3. 3. Queenie Nye 1908–1984 m. Andrew (Fotheringham) Rattray 1905–1992
      1. 1. Ian (Bruce) Rattray 1936–2016 m. Bonnie (Clare) Timbs 1941–2010
  6. 6. Daniel Nye 1874–1899
  7. 7. John (Cornwall) Nye 1896–1939 m. Violet (Elsie) Budden 1902–1976
  8. 8. Roseanna Richardson 1895–1961 m. Robert Richardson 1895–1964
  9. 9. Emily (Mabel) Nye 1891–1966 m. Montague (Victor) Grundy 1891–1966
  10. 10. Mercy (Sarah Ann) Nye 1888–1959 m. Archibald Johnston 1898–1975 m. Frederick (John) Picknell 1883–1918
    1. 1. Dorothy (V) Johnston 1920– m. Leslie (G) Norman 1910–
    2. 2. Peggy (M) Johnston 1923– m. Leslie (Albert) Crouch 1923–2010
    3. 3. Ivy (Lilian) Picknell 1913–1991
    4. 4. Frederick (W) Picknell 1912–1922

Peter Nye's Timeline

9 Records

1853
July 1853
Birth of Peter James Nye in Hastings, Sussex, England
Hastings, Sussex, England
1853
1853
Birth of Peter James Nye in St Leonards
St Leonards
1861
1861
Age 8
Peter James Nye resided here in Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England
Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England
1871
1871
Age 18
Peter James Nye resided here in St Michael, Sussex, England
St Michael, Sussex, England
1881
1881
Age 28
Peter James Nye resided here in Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England
Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England
1891
1891
Age 38
Peter James Nye resided here in St Mary Magdalene, Sussex, England
St Mary Magdalene, Sussex, England
1901
1901
Age 48
Peter James Nye resided here in St Mary Magdalene, Sussex, England
St Mary Magdalene, Sussex, England
1911
02 Apr 1911
Age 58
Peter James Nye resided here in Hastings, Sussex, England
Hastings, Sussex, England
1921
1 January 1921
Age 68
Death of Peter James Nye in Hastings district, Sussex
Hastings district, Sussex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1853
    Event Place: Hastings, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 561; Folio: 124; Page: 30; GSU roll: 542662
    [2] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1032; Folio: 22; Page: 38; GSU roll: 827476
    [3] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4762; Schedule Number: 203
    [4] 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 764; Folio: 91; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6095874
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 869; Folio: 113; Page: 5
    [6] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1027; Folio: 118; Page: 89; GSU roll: 1341243
    [7] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [8] England & Wales, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1921
    Event Place: Hastings district, Sussex
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1027; Folio: 118; Page: 89; GSU roll: 1341243

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalene, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 869; Folio: 113; Page: 5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalene, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, Class: RG12; Piece: 764; Folio: 91; Page: 24; GSU roll: 6095874

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Hastings, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 4762; Schedule Number: 203

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Michael, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1032; Folio: 22; Page: 38; GSU roll: 827476

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Hastings St Mary Magdalen, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 561; Folio: 124; Page: 30; GSU roll: 542662

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: St Leonards
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