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Richard Fountain 1798–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1798

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 8 May 1879

Death Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Fountain

Mother: Ann Gayton

Spouse(s): Susanna Gadsden, Fanny 👰

Children(s): Jabez 🤵🩸, Jonas Fountain, Naomi Fountain, John Fountain, Elizabeth Fountain, Thomas Fountain, Gaddesden 🤵🩸, Eliza Fountain, Emma Fountain

Richard Fountain was born in 1798 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Miles Fountain And Ann Gayton. In 1841, Richard Fountain resided in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. In 1851, Richard Fountain resided in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. Richard Fountain married Fanny Osborn, Susanna Gadsden, and had children including Eliza Ann Fountain, Elizabeth Fountain, Emma Fountain, Gaddesden Fountain, Jabez Fountain, John Fountain, Jonas Fountain, Naomi Fountain, Thomas Fountain. Richard Fountain passed away in 1879 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Fountain was born in 1798 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Miles Fountain And Ann Gayton.
  • In 1841, Richard Fountain resided in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  • In 1851, Richard Fountain resided in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  • Richard Fountain married Fanny Osborn, Susanna Gadsden, and had children including Eliza Ann Fountain, Elizabeth Fountain, Emma Fountain, Gaddesden Fountain, Jabez Fountain, John Fountain, Jonas Fountain, Naomi Fountain, Thomas Fountain.
  • Richard Fountain passed away in 1879 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fountain
1758–1839
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
JF
Ann Gayton
1755–1839
Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
AG

Spouses(s)

Susanna Gadsden
1798–1883
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
SG
Fanny 👰
1800–
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
F👰

Children(s)

Jabez 🤵🩸
1822–1909
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
J🤵
Jonas Fountain
1826–1911
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
JF
Naomi Fountain
1837–1899
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
NF
John Fountain
1840–1911
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
JF
Elizabeth Fountain
1826–
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
EF
Thomas Fountain
1818–1879
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
TF
Gaddesden 🤵🩸
1824–1899
Birth Location: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
G🤵
Eliza Fountain
1832–1901
Birth Location: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
EF
Emma Fountain
1835–
Birth Location: Bedfordshire, England
EF

Richard Fountain's Ancestors

Self
Richard Fountain
1798–1879
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Miles Fountain
1758–1839
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Ann Gayton
1755–1839
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Fountain
1732–1779
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Cook
1730–1771
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
Richard Gayton
1727–1790
Leighton, Buzzard, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Elliott
1728–
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Cook
1692–1765
Elizabeth Fountaine
1695–1752
Richard Elliot
1698–
Jane
1706–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cook
1664–1712
Elizabeth Hilliyard
1666–1713

Richard Fountain's Descendants

1.
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Richard Fountain (1 Apr 1798–8 May 1879) m. Susanna Gadsden (6 Apr 1798–24 May 1883) m. Fanny (Osborn) 👰 (8 Jun 1800–)
  1. 1. Jabez (Fountain) 🤵🩸 1822–1909 m. Louisa Fountain 1825–1903
    1. 1. George Fountain 1849–
    2. 2. Edward ((Edwin)) Fountain 1856–1941
    3. 3. Eliza Fountain 1864–
    4. 4. Jesse Fountain 1865–1941 m. Elizabeth (Hyde) 👰 1862–1929
      1. 1. Phillip Fountain 1893–
      2. 2. Stanley Fountain 1895–
      3. 3. Edith Fountain 1897–
    5. 5. William Fountain 1844–
    6. 6. Charles Fountain 1851–1941 m. Thirzah (Agnes Lay) 👰 1856–1929
      1. 1. Ada Fountain 1888–1957 m. Charles (Impey) 🤵 1881–1964
        1. 1. Ivy (Rose) Impey 1910–1967
        2. 2. Ethel (May) Impey 1908–1994 m. Frederick (Wright) 🤵 1914–1970
        3. 3. Constance ("Connie" Edith) Impey 1914–2002
        4. 4. Rita (Lilian A) Impey 1922–1997
      2. 2. William Fountain 1879–
      3. 3. Violet Fountain 1880– m. Archibald (Odell) 🤵 –1916
        1. 1. Mabel (O'Dell) Fountain 1901–
        2. 2. Doris Odell 1903–1974 m. Cecil (John Stanbridge) 🤵 1904–1972
        3. 3. Irene Odell 1909–
        4. 4. Rose (E) Odell 1913–1925
        5. 5. Stanley (Archibald) Odell 1915–1965
      4. 4. Lizzie Fountain 1882– m. George (T Smith) 🤵 1882–1950
      5. 5. George Fountain 1885– m. Annie (Cross) 👰 1885–1968
        1. 1. Grace Fountain 1906–
        2. 2. Connie Fountain 1911–
        3. 3. Aubrey Fountain 1914–
      6. 6. Herbert (Bert) Fountain 1889–1965 m. Rose (Elizabeth Coleman) 👰 1890–1957
        1. 1. Ivy (Valentine) Fountain 1921–2002 m. Ronald (Milsom) 🤵 1917–1985
        2. 2. Norman (Roy) Fountain 1928–1997 m. Sheila (Mary Willis) 👰 1935–2022
        3. 3. Constance (Elizabeth) Fountain 1918–2002 m. Alfred (J) Steele 1914–
        4. 4. Leslie (Roy) Fountain 1931–2001
        5. 5. Elsie (M) Fountain 1915–1928
        6. 6. Bert (Aubrey) Fountain 1923–1995
        7. 7. Kenneth (G) Fountain 1926–
        8. 8. Aubrey (John) Fountain 1933–2021
      7. 7. Minnie Fountain 1892–1936 m. George (T Smith) 🤵 1882–1950
        1. 1. Doris (E) Fountain 1918–
      8. 8. Harold (W) Fountain 1896–1957 m. Hilda (May Ayres) 👰 1901–1979
        1. 1. Leslie (George) Fountain 1925–1994 m. Vera (Mary Messenger) 👰 1931–1988
        2. 2. Dennis Fountain 1923–1975 m. Vera (May Weatheritt) Hardy 1922–1998 m. Hetty (City) 👰 1925–2002
        3. 3. Joan (Margaret) Fountain 1930–2004
        4. 4. Harold (Walter Fountain) ⚠️ 1921–1997
    7. 7. James Fountain 1851–1898 m. Maria (Brown Weatherhead) 👰 1852–1925
      1. 1. Albert (Edward) Fountain 1879–1951 m. Nellie (Moses) 👰 1878–1951
        1. 1. Mabel (Eliza Audrey) Fountain 1916–1994
        2. 2. Albert (Arthur Walston) Fountain 1908–2006 m. Nora (Elizabeth Cuzner) 👰 1912–1996
        3. 3. Gladys (Miriam) Fountain 1910–
        4. 4. James (William) Fountain 1912–
        5. 5. Jack (Alexander) Fountain 1913–
        6. 6. Harold (Frank) Fountain 1919–
      2. 2. Arthur (P) Fountain 1877– m. Eliza (Sabourin) 👰 1877–1915 m. May (Constance Webb) 👰 1897–
        1. 1. May (Alexandra) Fountain 1902–
        2. 2. Violet (Georgina) Fountain 1910–
        3. 3. Irene (Fountain) ⚠️ 1929–2010 m. John (Thomas Bush) 🤵⚠️ 1921–
      3. 3. Ezra Fountain 1873–1937
    8. 8. Richard Fountain 1846–1898 m. Elizabeth Fountain 1857–
      1. 1. Frank Fountain 1877– m. Florence (Maud Chamberlain) 👰 1891–1967
        1. 1. Dora (May) Fountain 1910–1994 m. Isaac (John Knight) 🤵 1910–1987
        2. 2. Vera (G) Fountain 1911– m. Leslie (A Nicholson) 🤵 1912–
        3. 3. Phyllis (E) Fountain 1918–
        4. 4. Beryl (Frances) Fountain 1920–2000 m. Bruno (A Frohlich) 🤵 1913–1985
        5. 5. Richard (Frank) Fountain 1934–1997
      2. 2. Harry Fountain 1881–
      3. 3. Lucy (F) Fountain 1886–
      4. 4. Amos Fountain 1889–
      5. 5. Jeffrey Fountain 1891–
      6. 6. Arnold Fountain 1899–
  2. 2. Jonas Fountain 1826–1911 m. Elizabeth (Purton) 👰 1826–1898 m. Sarah (Ann) Chandler 1851–
    1. 1. Catherine Fountain 1849–1900
    2. 2. Emma Fountain 1853–
    3. 3. Sarah (Ann) Fountain 1856–
    4. 4. William Fountain 1859–1863
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Lizzie) Fountain 1863–1934 m. John (Draper) 🤵 1865–1941
      1. 1. William Draper 1885–1970 m. Amelia (Beatrice Jellis) 👰 1888–1967
        1. 1. Doreen (J) Draper 1925–1994 m. Frederick (Sidney Weedon) 🤵 1927–2015
        2. 2. Doris (Irene) Draper 1921–2017 m. Gerald (James Buckley) 🤵 1919–1980
      2. 2. Elizabeth Draper 1888–1974
      3. 3. Rose (May) Draper 1890–1976
      4. 4. Sidney Draper 1894–1917 m. Minnie (Dunn) 👰 1896–
      5. 5. Arthur Draper 1896–1985 m. Winifred (May Barrett) 👰 1897–1982
        1. 1. Douglas (A) Draper 1923–1991
        2. 2. Norman (Geoffrey) Draper 1926–1977
        3. 3. Royston (Sydney) Draper 1928–1988
        4. 4. Nellie (Fanny Doris) Draper 1919–
      6. 6. Elsie (B) Draper 1899–
      7. 7. George Draper 1901–
  3. 3. Naomi Fountain 1837–1899
  4. 4. John Fountain 1840–1911
  5. 5. Elizabeth Fountain 1826–
  6. 6. Thomas Fountain 1818–1879 m. Mary (Anne Janes) 👰 1817–1859 m. Judith (Dean) 👰 1823–
    1. 1. Alfred Fountain 1850–1908 m. Susan (Ann Garrett) 👰 1850–1901
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Fountain 1871–1966 m. Edward (J Garrett) 🤵 1867–
        1. 1. Albert (Edward) Garrett 1897–1929
        2. 2. Edith (Mary) Garrett 1899–1992 m. John (T King) 🤵 1898–1968
        3. 3. George (Ernest) Garrett 1906–1990 m. Bessie (Frost) 👰 1908–1983
      2. 2. Fanny Fountain 1872– m. Herbert (Dean Rogers) 🤵 1878–1968
        1. 1. Herbert (Basil) Rogers 1908–1975 m. Constance (Ada Blisbett) 👰 1916–1985
        2. 2. Hilda (Mary) Rogers 1913–2002 m. Peter (L Parris) 🤵 1913–1983
        3. 3. Alfred (James) Rogers 1912– m. Kathleen (Ellen O'Neill) 👰 1912–
      3. 3. Ruth Fountain 1875–1964 m. Alfred (Watts) 🤵 1876–1963
        1. 1. Leonard Watts 1913–1986 m. Frances (Joyce Eileen Bryant) 👰 1918–2002
        2. 2. Alfred (Thomas) Watts 1905–1994
        3. 3. Elsie Watts 1907–1988
        4. 4. Ernest Watts 1909–1983
        5. 5. Constance Watts 1911–1993 m. Ernest (Edward Hoare) 🤵 1898–1979
        6. 6. Horace Watts 1916–1997
        7. 7. Sidney (Kenneth) Watts 1918–2009
      4. 4. William (Thomas) Fountain 1874–1930 m. Lizzie (Burgoyne) 👰 1875–1956
        1. 1. Minnie Fountain 1903–
        2. 2. Hilda Fountain 1905–
        3. 3. Olive Fountain 1906–2000 m. Walter (Stanley Gray) 🤵 1902–1994
        4. 4. Edna Fountan 1912–
      5. 5. Emma Fountain 1879–1963 m. James (Justice) 🤵 1881–1918
      6. 6. Elizabeth Fountain 1881–1899
      7. 7. Sarah Fountain 1883–
      8. 8. Richard (Frank Augustus) Fountain 1885–1970 m. Everelder (Winter) 👰 1885–1963
      9. 9. Alfred (John Henry) Fountain 1888–1977 m. Mabel (Herbert) 👰 1886–1950
        1. 1. Gweneth (Doreen) Fountain 1923–2009
      10. 10. Lucy (Isabella Ada) Fountain 1890– m. George (F Player) 🤵 1889–1965
        1. 1. Snid (I) Player 1925–
      11. 11. George Fountain 1877–1967 m. Martha (Elizabeth Justice) 👰 1883–1965
        1. 1. Kathleen Fountain 1910–
        2. 2. Robert Fountain 1923–
    2. 2. Anne Fountain 1838–
    3. 3. Betsy Fountain 1841–
    4. 4. Emma Fountain 1848–1904
    5. 5. George Fountain 1843–
    6. 6. Ruth Fountain 1855–1937
  7. 7. Gaddesden (Fountain) 🤵🩸 1824–1899 m. Leah Fountain 1827–1898
    1. 1. Emma Fountain 1865–1951 m. Alfred (Impey) 🤵 1863–1943
      1. 1. Alice (Maria) Impey 1892–1941 m. William (Herbert Cherry) 🤵 1891–1924
      2. 2. Henry Impey 1889–1966 m. Rose (Day) 👰 1891–1965
        1. 1. Ronald (Arthur) Impey 1920–1994
        2. 2. Leslie (Douglas) Impey 1922–1997
        3. 3. Reginald Impey 1914–1974 m. Florence (Alice Smith) 👰 1913–1975
        4. 4. Persy (H) Impey 1925–1999 m. Marjorie (Edith Paxton) 👰 1926–2021
        5. 5. Alfred (L) Impey 1927–1927
        6. 6. Edwin (Henry) Impey 1912–1966 m. Elsie (Rosetta Newitt) 👰 1910–1981 m. Minnie (Justice) 👰 1897–1991
        7. 7. June (Violet) Impey 1935–2011 m. Harry (Batt) 🤵 1907–1985
        8. 8. Leonard (C) Impey 1929–2008
        9. 9. Emily (M) Impey 1916–
      3. 3. Daisy Impey 1894–1972 m. Walter (Gadsden) 🤵 1879–
        1. 1. Albert (Watler Charles) Gadsden 1915–1991 m. Annie (Louise Cox) 👰 1920–1971
        2. 2. Bertha (Florence) Gadsden 1917–2006 m. Arthur (James Elkerton) 🤵 1913–1972
        3. 3. Hedley (William) Gadsden 1921–2006 m. Joyce (Evelyn Munday) 👰 1922–1971
        4. 4. Winifred (Kate) Gadsden 1919–2004 m. William (Edward Goodyer) 🤵 1921–2006
      4. 4. Percy Impey 1897–1972 m. Elizabeth (Mary Shephard) 👰 1888–1972
      5. 5. Gracie Impey 1899–
      6. 6. George Impey 1901–
      7. 7. Anne Impey 1904–
      8. 8. Caroline (Carrie) Fountain 1882–1955 m. Walter (Charles Thame) 🤵 1880–
        1. 1. Roy (Thomas James) Thame 1921–2006
        2. 2. Leslie (Charles) Thame 1909–1996 m. Margaret (Kate Biswell) 👰 1907–1944
      9. 9. Edwin Impey 1906–1989 m. Violet (F Reed) 👰 1908–1980
      10. 10. Albert Fountain 1885–1914 m. Florence (Emily Janes) 👰 1886–1984
    2. 2. Henry Fountain 1851–1881
    3. 3. Jesse (Gadsden) Fountain 1854–1916
    4. 4. Edward Fountain 1854–1917
    5. 5. Ruth Fountain 1861–
    6. 6. Frederick Fountain 1863–
    7. 7. Alice Fountain 1867–
    8. 8. Arthur Fountain 1869–1937 m. Sarah (Knight) 👰🩸 1871–1911
      1. 1. Elsie (May) Fountain 1892–1978
      2. 2. William Fountain 1895–
      3. 3. Lewis Fountain 1897–
      4. 4. Stanley Fountain 1900–
      5. 5. Beatrice Fountain 1902–
      6. 6. George Fountain 1904–
      7. 7. Alec Fountain 1908–
      8. 8. Constance ((Connie)) Fountain 1910–
    9. 9. Sarah Fountain 1869–1871
    10. 10. Elizabeth Fountain 1857– m. Richard Fountain 1846–1898
  8. 8. Eliza (Ann) Fountain 1832–1901 m. Jesse (Thorne) 🤵 1830–1899
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Thorn 1873–
    2. 2. Ruth ((Trinder)) Thorn 1857–1940
    3. 3. John Thorn 1860–
    4. 4. Emily Thorn 1865–
    5. 5. James (Robert) Thorne 1867–1949 m. Carrie (May Davis) 👰 1875–1939
      1. 1. Jessie (May) Thorne 1894–1920
      2. 2. Frederick (Arthur) Thorne 1908–1908
      3. 3. Evaline Thome 1896–
      4. 4. Muriel (Olive) Thome 1899–1993 m. Thomas (S Macnish) 🤵 1900–1958
        1. 1. Isobel (Muriel) MacNish 1920–1974 m. Don (Walter) 🤵 1919–
      5. 5. Leila Thorne 1905–
      6. 6. Dora (Edna) Thorne 1908–
      7. 7. Sidney (Harold) Thorne 1917–1958
    6. 6. Albert Thorn 1868–
    7. 7. Laura Thorne 1872–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Thorne 1851–1934 m. Eli (Willis Wells) 🤵 1852–1935
      1. 1. Archie (Walter) Wells 1878–1951
      2. 2. Lottie (May) Wells 1893–1919
  9. 9. Emma Fountain 1835–

Richard Fountain's Timeline

6 Records

1798
1 Apr 1798
Birth of Richard Fountain in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1841
1841
Age 43
Richard Fountain resided here in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 53
Richard Fountain resided here in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 63
Richard Fountain resided here in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 73
Richard Fountain resided here in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1879
8 May 1879
Age 81
Death of Richard Fountain in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1009; Folio: 71; Page: 22; GSU roll: 542736
    [3] 1851 England Census
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 5; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Eaton Bray; County: Bedfordshire; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 13; Page: 21; Line: 13; GSU roll: 241193

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 5; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Eaton Bray; County: Bedfordshire; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 13; Page: 21; Line: 13; GSU roll: 241193

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1009; Folio: 71; Page: 22; GSU roll: 542736

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1879
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
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