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William Allan Cummings 1832 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1832

Birth Location: Lambton Cottages, Durham, England

Death Date: 22 Jul 1902

Death Location: Bells Place, Lumley Thicks, Durham, England

Father: Robert Cummings

Mother: Ann None

Spouse(s): Margaret Smith, Mary Nicholson

Children(s): Susannah Cummings, Ann Cummings, John Cummings, Thomas Cummings, William Cummings, Hannah Cummings, Joseph Cummings

William Allan Cummings was born in 1832 in Lambton Cottages, Durham, England, the child of Robert Cummings and Ann. In 1841, William Allan Cummings resided in Chester Le Street, Durham, England. In 1851, William Allan Cummings resided in Great Lumley, Durham, England. William Allan Cummings married Margaret Smith, Mary A Nicholson, and had children including Susannah \ Susan Cummings, Ann Cummings, John Robert Cummings, Thomas Cummings, William Allen Cummings, Hannah Cummings, Joseph Cummings. William Allan Cummings passed away in 1902 in Bells Place, Lumley Thicks, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • William Allan Cummings was born in 1832 in Lambton Cottages, Durham, England, the child of Robert Cummings and Ann.
  • In 1841, William Allan Cummings resided in Chester Le Street, Durham, England.
  • In 1851, William Allan Cummings resided in Great Lumley, Durham, England.
  • William Allan Cummings married Margaret Smith, Mary A Nicholson, and had children including Susannah \ Susan Cummings, Ann Cummings, John Robert Cummings, Thomas Cummings, William Allen Cummings, Hannah Cummings, Joseph Cummings.
  • William Allan Cummings passed away in 1902 in Bells Place, Lumley Thicks, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Cummings
1801 –
Birth Location: Durham, England
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Ann None
1801 – 1844
Birth Location: Durham, England
A

Spouses(s)

Margaret Smith
1835 – 1881
Birth Location: Nowel Pit, Durham, England
MS
Mary Nicholson
1866 –
Birth Location: Stockton, Durham, England
MN

Children(s)

Susannah Cummings
1856 – 1937
Birth Location: Black Row,Lumley Durham, England
SC
Ann Cummings
1857 – 1879
Birth Location: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
AC
John Cummings
1859 – 1930
Birth Location: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
JC
Thomas Cummings
1861 – 1937
Birth Location: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
TC
William Cummings
1864 – 1942
Birth Location: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
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Hannah Cummings
1868 –
Birth Location: Quality Row, Lumley, Durham
HC
Joseph Cummings
1871 – 1888
Birth Location: Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
JC

William Cummings's Ancestors

Self
William Cummings
1832 – 1902
Birth Place: Lambton Cottages, Durham, England
Parents
Robert Cummings
1801 –
Durham, England
Ann
1801 – 1844
Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cummings's Descendants

1.
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William (Allan) Cummings (28 Mar 1832 – 22 Jul 1902) m. Margaret Smith (1835 – 17 Oct 1881) m. Mary (A) Nicholson (Abt. 1866 – )
  1. 1. Susannah (\ Susan) Cummings (Abt. 1856 – Apr 1937) m. George Tindale (Oct 1847 – Dec 1932)
    1. 1. Margaret (Cummings aka) Tindale (1873 – Apr 1953)
    2. 2. John (William Cummings) Tindale (3 Nov 1883 – 18 Nov 1951) m. Sarah (Hannah) Foster (26 Sep 1882 – 9 Oct 1959)
      1. 1. Cyril Tindale (1 Sep 1905 – 14 Dec 1977) m. Hilda Nelson (30 Sep 1907 – Dec 1988)
        1. 1. Thomas Tindale
      2. 2. Edith (Irene) Tindale (28 Nov 1907 – Jul 1966) m. Thomas (Holland) Frankland (24 Feb 1907 – 5 Apr 1952) m. James (S) Thompson (abt 1886 – )
        1. 1. John Frankland (1934 – 24 Aug 1954)
        2. 2. Frankland
      3. 3. John Tindale (31 May 1917 – May 1997)
    3. 3. Eleanor (\Ellen Jane) Tindale (1890 – )
  2. 2. Ann Cummings (22 Nov 1857 – 2 Sep 1879) m. Joseph (Gribben Sampson aka) Gourd (Apr 1849 – 2 May 1919)
    1. 1. William (Cummings) Gourd (Dec 1877 – 9 Mar 1952)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Gourd (12 AUG 1879 – 12 AUG 1879)
  3. 3. John (Robert) Cummings (30 Oct 1859 – Jul 1930) m. Elizabeth Henderson (28 Aug 1863 – Jan 1942)
    1. 1. John (Allison) Cummings (14 Aug 1888 – Apr 1967) m. Sarah (Hannah) Pimlett (24 Feb 1889 – Sep 1983)
      1. 1. Elsie Cummings (Jan 1913 – )
      2. 2. Edward Cummings (16 Apr 1920 – Oct 2005) m. Margaret (Iris C) Coates (18 Jan 1927 or 8 Apr 1928 – Feb 1999)
      3. 3. Jack Cummings (Nov 1921 – Dec 2011) m. Rita Allen (16 Jun 1917 – Jan 1997)
        1. 1. Cummings
        2. 2. Cummings
        3. 3. Cummings
        4. 4. Cummings
      4. 4. Hilda Cummings (19 Oct 1927 – 16 Dec 2004) m. Ralph Blance (27 Jul 1927 – Aug 2001)
        1. 1. Blance
        2. 2. Blance
        3. 3. Blance
    2. 2. Joseph Cummings (1890 – ) m. Lillie Curry (Sep 1890 – )
      1. 1. Joseph (Hamilton) Cummings (23 Jan 1914 – Oct 1983) m. Mona Shaw (26 Jul 1915 – Oct 1988)
      2. 2. Kenneth (R) Cummings (2 Apr 1920 – ) m. Gladys Church (Apr 1922 – 1972)
    3. 3. William (Allan) Cummings (5 Nov 1892 – Sep 1981) m. Margaret Meekham (14 Apr 1896 – Apr 1957)
      1. 1. Myra Cummings (29 Jun 1922 – ) m. Nichola
    4. 4. Maragret (Elizabeth) Cummings (20 Dec 1897 – Apr 1982) m. Alexander Oliver (16 Aug 1901 – Oct 1980)
      1. 1. Ronald Oliver (9 Jan 1920 – Aug 1993) m. Asenath Kennedy (1 Jan 1921 – Jan 1978)
      2. 2. Joan Oliver (9 Sep 1921 – 2004) m. Maurice (Bernard) Trower (7 Jan 1916 – 6 Jul 1945)
      3. 3. William Oliver (Jan 1924 – ) m. Sheila (H) Curry (20 Feb 1926 – )
    5. 5. Annie Cummings (abt 1900 – )
  4. 4. Thomas Cummings (28 Jul 1861 – 3 Feb 1937) m. Mary (Ann) Ridley (5 Sep 1867 – 17 Aug 1933)
    1. 1. Herbert (Ridley) Cummings (12 Dec 1886 – 14 Aug 1887)
    2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Cummings (26 Feb 1888 – 14 Jun 1974) m. Ralph Rutter (Oct 1871 – Jul 1920) m. Matthew Cruddace
      1. 1. Jane (Dickman) Rutter (24 Dec 1903 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Cummings (abt 1891 – 31 May 1973)
    4. 4. Joseph Cummings (9 Jun 1893 – 28 Dec 1975)
    5. 5. Arthur Cummings (abt 1896 – )
    6. 6. Rebecca (R) Cummings (29 Sep 1897 – 28 Mar 1972)
    7. 7. Herbert (Ridley) Cummings (15 Oct 1900 – 18 May 1986)
    8. 8. Ralph Cummings (07 Dec 1911 – 12 Jul 1914)
    9. 9. Edward (Ridley) Cummings (7 Dec 1911 – 15 Mar 1959)
  5. 5. William (Allen) Cummings (7 Aug 1864 – May 1942)
  6. 6. Hannah Cummings (1868 – )
  7. 7. Joseph Cummings (13 Feb 1871 – 5 Dec 1888)

William Cummings's Timeline

10 Records

1832
28 Mar 1832
Birth of William Allan Cummings in Lambton Cottages, Durham, England
Lambton Cottages, Durham, England
1841
1841
Age 9
William Allan Cummings resided here in Chester Le Street, Durham, England
Chester Le Street, Durham, England
1851
1851
Age 19
William Allan Cummings resided here in Great Lumley, Durham, England
Great Lumley, Durham, England
1861
1861
Age 29
William Allan Cummings resided here in Great Lumley, Durham, England
Great Lumley, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 39
William Allan Cummings resided here in Cherry Hall, Lumley and Thicks, Lumley, Durham, England
Cherry Hall, Lumley and Thicks, Lumley, Durham, England
1881
1881
Age 49
William Allan Cummings resided here in Great Lumley, Durham, England
Great Lumley, Durham, England
1891
1891
Age 59
William Allan Cummings resided here in Great Lumley, Durham, England
Great Lumley, Durham, England
1901
1901
Age 69
William Allan Cummings resided here in Great Lumley, Durham, England
Great Lumley, Durham, England
1902
22 Jul 1902
Age 70
Death of William Allan Cummings in Bells Place, Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
Bells Place, Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
1902
4 Sep 1902
Age 70
William Allan Cummings - Probate in Durham, England
Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1832
    Event Place: Lambton Cottages, Durham, 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: 4119; Folio: 54; Page: 37; GSU roll: 6099229
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4978; Folio: 110; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1342197
    [3] 1871 England Census
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4698; Folio: 30; Page: 11
    [5] 1861 England Census
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2394; Folio: 107; Page: 32; GSU roll: 87072
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [8] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 300; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Chester Le Street; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 25; Page: 3; Line: 10; GSU roll: 241348

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Chester Le Street, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 300; Book: 5; Civil Parish: Chester Le Street; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 25; Page: 3; Line: 10; GSU roll: 241348

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2394; Folio: 107; Page: 32; GSU roll: 87072

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Cherry Hall, Lumley and Thicks, Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 4978; Folio: 110; Page: 23; GSU roll: 1342197

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Great Lumley, Durham, 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: 4119; Folio: 54; Page: 37; GSU roll: 6099229

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Great Lumley, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 4698; Folio: 30; Page: 11

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1902
    Event Place: Bells Place, Lumley Thicks, Durham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1902
    Event Place: Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1861-1941, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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