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William Bliss 1822–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1822

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1893

Death Location: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Thomas 🤵

Mother: Sarah Fountain

Spouse(s): Alice Cook, Mary 👰, Hannah 👰

Children(s): Phillip Bliss, John Bliss

The story of William Bliss began in 1822 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. In 1841, William Bliss resided in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England. In 1851, William Bliss resided in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England. William Bliss married Alice Cook, Hannah Bliss, Mary Higgleton, and had children including John Bliss, Phillip Bliss. William Bliss passed away in 1893 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bliss began in 1822 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  • In 1841, William Bliss resided in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England.
  • In 1851, William Bliss resided in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England.
  • William Bliss married Alice Cook, Hannah Bliss, Mary Higgleton, and had children including John Bliss, Phillip Bliss.
  • William Bliss passed away in 1893 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas 🤵
1776–1842
Birth Location: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
T🤵
Sarah Fountain
1783–
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
SF

Spouses(s)

Alice Cook
1818–
Birth Location: –
AC
Mary 👰
1826–1852
Birth Location: Willstone, Buckinghamshire, England
M👰
Hannah 👰
1831–
Birth Location: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
H👰

Children(s)

Phillip Bliss
1844–
Birth Location: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
PB
John Bliss
1845–
Birth Location: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
JB

William Bliss's Ancestors

Self
William Bliss
1822–1893
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Bliss 🤵
1776–1842
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Sarah Fountain
1783–
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
John (Miles) Fountain
1758–1839
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Ann Gayton
1755–1839
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Fountain
1732–1779
Elizabeth Cook
1730–1771
Richard Gayton
1727–1790
Jane Elliott
1728–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cook
1692–1765
Elizabeth Fountaine
1695–1752
Richard Elliot
1698–
Jane
1706–

William Bliss's Descendants

1.
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William Bliss (1822–Oct 1893) m. Alice Cook (1818–) m. Mary (Higgleton) 👰 (abt 1826–Sep 1852) m. Hannah (Bliss) 👰 (1831–)
  1. 1. Phillip Bliss 1844–
  2. 2. John Bliss 1845–

William Bliss's Timeline

8 Records

1822
1822
Birth of William Bliss in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1841
1841
Age 19
William Bliss resided here in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 29
William Bliss resided here in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 39
William Bliss resided here in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 49
William Bliss resided here in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 59
William Bliss resided here in Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 69
William Bliss resided here in Totternhoe, Totternhoe, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
Totternhoe, Totternhoe, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
1893
Oct 1893
Age 71
Death of William Bliss in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1270; Folio: 55; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096380
    [2] 1881 England Census
    [3] 1871 England Census
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1010; Folio: 4; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542736
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1757; Folio: 6; Page: 4; GSU roll: 87687-87689
    [6] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 5; Book: 36; Civil Parish: Totternhoe; County: Bedfordshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Line: 14; GSU roll: 241193
    [7] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    [8] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 5; Book: 36; Civil Parish: Totternhoe; County: Bedfordshire; Enumeration District: 7; Folio: 8; Page: 9; Line: 14; GSU roll: 241193

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1757; Folio: 6; Page: 4; GSU roll: 87687-87689

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1010; Folio: 4; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542736

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Totternhoe, Totternhoe, Totternhoe, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1270; Folio: 55; Page: 7; GSU roll: 6096380

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1893
    Event Place: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
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