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William Henry Crew 1829–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Barren Island, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 03 Nov. 1898

Death Location: Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: Cyrus Crew

Mother: Dinah Hollett

Spouse(s): Ann Gillard, Ann Gillard

Children(s): Ester Crews, Dinah Crews, Thomas Crew, Elizabeth Crew, Cyrus Crew, Joseph Crew, Caroline Crew, Martha Crews, Martha Crewe, Elizabeth Crew, Cyrus Crew, Genevera Crews, Caroline Crew, Thomas Crew

In 1829, William Henry Crew entered the world in Barren Island, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, born to Cyrus Crew And Dinah Hollett. In 1871, William Henry Crew established residence. William Henry Crew married Ann Gillard, and had children including Caroline Crew, Cyrus Crew, Dinah Hollett Crews, Elizabeth Crew, Ester Crews, Genevera Moore Crews, Joseph Edwin Crew, Martha Susannah Crewe, Martha Susannah Crews, Thomas Poole Crew. William Henry Crew passed away in 1898 in Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1829, William Henry Crew entered the world in Barren Island, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, born to Cyrus Crew And Dinah Hollett.
  • In 1871, William Henry Crew established residence.
  • William Henry Crew married Ann Gillard, and had children including Caroline Crew, Cyrus Crew, Dinah Hollett Crews, Elizabeth Crew, Ester Crews, Genevera Moore Crews, Joseph Edwin Crew, Martha Susannah Crewe, Martha Susannah Crews, Thomas Poole Crew.
  • William Henry Crew passed away in 1898 in Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Crew's Ancestors

Self
William Crew
1829–1898
Birth Place: Barren Island, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
Cyrus Crew
1800–1879
Hentsridge, Somerset, England
Dinah Hollett
1803–1845
Burin, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Wm Crew
1766–1850
Stalbridge
Genevera Parsons
1767–1831
Stalbridge, Dorset, England
Thomas Hallett
1771–1857
Henstridge, Somerset, England
Martha Chant
1779–1858
Stoke Sub Hamdon,Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Crew
1742–1808
Phoebe Dowding
1746–1815
John Parsons
1729–
Rebecca Bullen
–1799
John Eng-Can
1736–1819
Dinah Howlett
1747–1826
Robert Chant
1725–1810
Susannah Tett
1737–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Crew
1713–1762
Susannah
1709–1784
John Hollett
1703–
Elizabeth Gibbs
1703–
Robert Chant
1700–1741
Cecily Sistley
1704–1721
John Tett
1693–1761
Mary Sharp
1699–1769

William Crew's Descendants

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William (Henry) Crew (1829–03 Nov. 1898) m. Ann Gillard (1840–) m. Ann Gillard (2/16/1841–UNKNOWN)
  1. 1. Ester Crews 1862–
  2. 2. Dinah (Hollett) Crews 1864–
  3. 3. Thomas (Poole) Crew 1872–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Crew 1864–
  5. 5. Cyrus Crew 1866–
  6. 6. Joseph (Edwin) Crew 1863–
  7. 7. Caroline Crew 1870–
  8. 8. Martha (Susannah) Crews 1873–1918
  9. 9. Martha (Susannah) Crewe 1873–1916 m. James (Elias) Hickman 1867–1929
    1. 1. Blanche Hickman 1907–2006 m. Charles Miles 1911–1984
      1. 1. Joyce Miles 1920–
  10. 10. Elizabeth Crew 1864–1935 m. George Spencer 1857–1929
    1. 1. Ann (Gertrude) Spencer 1890–
    2. 2. William (R) Spencer 1903–1981 m. Hilda (Jane) Hickman 1903–1982
      1. 1. Bertha Spencer 1926–
    3. 3. George Spencer 1905–
  11. 11. Cyrus Crew 1866– m. Deborah (Gillard) Hillier 1883–1939
  12. 12. Genevera (Moore) Crews 1868–1899 m. George Hillier 1859–1925
    1. 1. Annie Hillier 1895–
    2. 2. Alice Hillier 1893–
    3. 3. Susanna (Rhoda) Hillier 1889–1972 m. Thos (A) Lake 1885–
      1. 1. Genevra (Cameron) Lake 1916–2004
      2. 2. Clarence (Hillier) Lake 1909–
    4. 4. Herbert Hillier 1897–1946
    5. 5. Caroline (Gertrude) Hillier 1891–1958 m. Arthur Smith 1889–
      1. 1. Roy (Edward) Smith 1921–1982
      2. 2. Gordon (George) Smith 1922–
      3. 3. Arthur (Barchan) Carr 1916–1975
    6. 6. William (Henry) Hillier 1894–1894
    7. 7. Dinah Hillier 1899–1984 m. Giles Pike 1891–1949
  13. 13. Caroline Crew 1870–
  14. 14. Thomas (Poole) Crew 1872–

William Crew's Timeline

5 Records

1829
1829
Birth of William Henry Crew in Barren Island, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Barren Island, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1831
1831
Age 2
Birth of William Henry Crew in Sound Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
Sound Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
1871
1871
Age 42
William Henry Crew resided here
None
1898
3 Nov 1898
Age 69
Death of William Henry Crew in Fortune Burin District Newfoundland
Fortune Burin District Newfoundland
1898
03 Nov. 1898
Age 69
Death of William Henry Crew in Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Sound Island, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
    Record Source:
    [1] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Barren Island, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Fortune Burin District Newfoundland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Nov. 1898
    Event Place: Fortune, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

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