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Richard Allan Powell 1828 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Dec 1828

Birth Location: Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 27 Jul 1904

Death Location: Arapohue, Northland, New Zealand

Father: John Powell

Mother: Ruth Grainger

Spouse(s): Emma Morley

Children(s): John Powell

In 1828, Richard Allan Powell Sr entered the world in Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England, born to John Powell and Ruth Grainger. Richard Allan Powell Sr married Emma Morley, and had children including John Joseph Powell. Richard Allan Powell Sr passed away in 1904 in Arapohue, Northland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Richard Allan Powell Sr entered the world in Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England, born to John Powell and Ruth Grainger.
  • Richard Allan Powell Sr married Emma Morley, and had children including John Joseph Powell.
  • Richard Allan Powell Sr passed away in 1904 in Arapohue, Northland, New Zealand.

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Richard Powell's Ancestors

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Richard Powell
1828 – 1904
Birth Place: Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Powell
1794 – 1872
Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Ruth Grainger
1805 – 1885
Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Thomas Powel) Powell
1762 – 1843
Bramham, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Johnson
1765 – 1846
Bilborough, Yorkshire, England
William Grainger
1765 – 1840
Kirkby Wharfe, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Frances Stoker
1766 – 1841
Kirkby Wharfe, near Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lucy Newstead
1733 – 1770
John Grainger
1742 – 1829
Elizabeth Carter
1739 – 1837
John Stoker
1749 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Powell's Descendants

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Richard (Allan) Powell (13 Dec 1828 – 27 Jul 1904) m. Emma Morley (May 1831 – 21 April 1905)
  1. 1. John (Joseph) Powell (28 Nov 1869 – 17 Mar 1943) m. Thereasa (May) McIsaac (Nov 1859 – 6 Jan 1943)
    1. 1. Edward ((Albert)) McIsaac (19 Feb 1879 – 1945)
    2. 2. Richard (Allen) Powell (10 Sep 1893 – 8 Apr 1973)
    3. 3. Ruth (Elizabeth) Powell (April 1894 – 1899)
    4. 4. John (Joseph (Jack)) Powell (14 Feb 1896 – 28 Aug 1955) m. Ivy (Adeline) Dobson (1 Feb 1900 – 15 May 1988)
      1. 1. Kyra Powell (5 Apr 1922 – 2 Aug 2008)
      2. 2. Harry (Allan John) Powell (30 Sep 1923 – 6 Oct 1973)
      3. 3. Joy (Patricia) Powell (24 Oct 1924 – 2 Sep 1987)
      4. 4. Kevin (John) Powell (3 Jul 1925 – 11 Jun 1989)
      5. 5. Fay (Florence May) Powell (19 May 1934 – ) m. Brian (Thomas) Colebrook (15 Jun 1927 – Abt. 2013)
        1. 1. Donna Colebrook m. Simon (Melton) Peek
        2. 2. Wendy (May) Colebrook m. Stephen (David) Morris m. Roger (Leonard John) Sumich (12 Nov 1955 – )
    5. 5. Cyril (Roy) Powell (1898 – 1 December 1963)
    6. 6. Henry ((Harry) Arthur) Powell (13 Apr 1899 – 4 Dec 1968)
    7. 7. Thereasa (Mary) Powell (5 November 1903 – 16/02/1993)
    8. 8. Violet (Margaret Campbell) Powell (23 Feb 1906 – 1906)

Richard Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1828
13 Dec 1828
Birth of Richard Allan Powell Sr in Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England
Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England
1904
27 Jul 1904
Age 76
Death of Richard Allan Powell Sr in Arapohue, Northland, New Zealand
Arapohue, Northland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1828
    Event Place: Ulleskelf, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1904
    Event Place: Arapohue, Northland, New Zealand

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