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Robert Purvis Symes Cummings 1817–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1817

Birth Location: Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England

Death Date: About 1860

Death Location: South Shields, Durham, England, or at Sea

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Spouse(s): Mary Nicholson

Children(s): John Cummings, Francis Cummings, Agness Cummings, Ann Cummings

Robert Purvis Symes Cummings was born in 1817 in Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England, the child of John Purvis Cummings And Agnes Cummings. In 1851, Robert Purvis Symes Cummings resided in Westoe, Durham, England. Robert Purvis Symes Cummings married Mary Nicholson, and had children including Agness Cummings, Ann Cummings, Francis Cummings, John Cummings. Robert Purvis Symes Cummings passed away in 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England, or at Sea.

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Biography

  • Robert Purvis Symes Cummings was born in 1817 in Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England, the child of John Purvis Cummings And Agnes Cummings.
  • In 1851, Robert Purvis Symes Cummings resided in Westoe, Durham, England.
  • Robert Purvis Symes Cummings married Mary Nicholson, and had children including Agness Cummings, Ann Cummings, Francis Cummings, John Cummings.
  • Robert Purvis Symes Cummings passed away in 1860 in South Shields, Durham, England, or at Sea.

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Robert Cummings
1817–1860
Birth Place: Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England
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Robert Cummings's Descendants

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Robert (Purvis Symes) Cummings (18 Jun 1817–About 1860) m. Mary Nicholson (Nov 1822–July 1876)
  1. 1. John Cummings 1854–1934 m. Mary (Jane) Gray 1859–1942
    1. 1. Jane Cummings 1884–1933 m. George Dickinson 1882–
      1. 1. Mary Dickinson 1913–1997 m. George McKay 1909–
      2. 2. Stanley Dickinson 1925–1998
      3. 3. Robert Dickinson 1907–
      4. 4. Irene Dickinson 1919–2001 m. Jim Gregory 1916–1987 m. Wallace (J) Addison 1920–1998
        1. 1. Wallace Addison 1940–1941
  2. 2. Francis Cummings 1846–
  3. 3. Agness Cummings 1850–
  4. 4. Ann Cummings 1849–

Robert Cummings's Timeline

4 Records

1817
18 Jun 1817
Birth of Robert Purvis Symes Cummings in Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England
Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England
1817
6 Jul 1817
Robert Purvis Symes Cummings was baptized in St Paul, Deptford, Kent, England
St Paul, Deptford, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 34
Robert Purvis Symes Cummings resided here in Westoe, Durham, England
Westoe, Durham, England
1860
About 1860
Age 43
Death of Robert Purvis Symes Cummings in South Shields, Durham, England, or at Sea
South Shields, Durham, England, or at Sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1817
    Event Place: Berwick On Tweed, Northumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2399; Folio: 523; Page: 54; GSU roll: 87077
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1817
    Event Place: St Paul, Deptford, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Reference Number: p75pau003
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Westoe, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2399; Folio: 523; Page: 54; GSU roll: 87077

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1860
    Event Place: South Shields, Durham, England, or at Sea

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