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William Curnow 1748 – 1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 May 1748

Birth Location: Towednack, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 27 Mar 1787

Death Location: Towednack, Cornwall, England

Father: James Curnow

Mother: Jane Baragwanath

Spouse(s): Alice Richards

Children(s): Alice Curnow, Elizabeth CURNOW, Emmanuel Curnow, William Curnow, John Curnow, James Curnow, Mary Curnow

William Curnow was born in 1748 in Towednack, Cornwall, England, the child of James Curnow and Jane Baragwanath. William Curnow married Alice Richards, and had children including Alice Curnow, Elizabeth CURNOW, Emmanuel Curnow, William Curnow, John Curnow, James Curnow, Mary Curnow. William Curnow passed away in 1787 in Towednack, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • William Curnow was born in 1748 in Towednack, Cornwall, England, the child of James Curnow and Jane Baragwanath.
  • William Curnow married Alice Richards, and had children including Alice Curnow, Elizabeth CURNOW, Emmanuel Curnow, William Curnow, John Curnow, James Curnow, Mary Curnow.
  • William Curnow passed away in 1787 in Towednack, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Curnow
1703 – 1752
Birth Location: Towednack, Cornwall, England
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Jane Baragwanath
1708 – 1752
Birth Location: Towednack, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Richards
1746 – 1808
Birth Location: Zennor, Cornwall, England
AR

Children(s)

Alice Curnow
1772 – 1843
Birth Location: Zennor, Cornwall, England
AC
Elizabeth CURNOW
1774 – 1850
Birth Location: Zennor, Cornwall, , England
EC
Emmanuel Curnow
1776 – 1844
Birth Location: Zennor CON ENG
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William Curnow
1776 – 1844
Birth Location: Zennor, Cornwall England
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John Curnow
1780 – 1863
Birth Location: Zennor, Cornwall, , England
JC
James Curnow
1783 – 1825
Birth Location: Zennor, England, United Kingdom
JC
Mary Curnow
1786 – 1853
Birth Location: Zennor, Cornwall, England
MC

William Curnow's Ancestors

Self
William Curnow
1748 – 1787
Birth Place: Towednack, Cornwall, England
Parents
James Curnow
1703 – 1752
Towednack, Cornwall, England
Jane Baragwanath
1708 – 1752
Towednack, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
David Curnow
1662 – 1739
Towednack, Cornwall, England
Jane Roberts
1667 – 1745
Towednack, Cornwall, England
William Baragwanath
1668 – 1725
Towednack, Uny Lelant, Cornwall, England
Jane Curnow
1676 – 1743
Towednack Cornwall England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Curnow
1630 – 1685
Catherine Painter
1632 – 1708
John Roberts
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Robert Curnow
1630 – 1685
Catherine Painter
1632 – 1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Curnow
1588 – 1643
Catherine
Peter Paynter
Jane Rosewell
1608 – 1678
Zenobia Sinobyl
1600 – 1664
Thomas Curnow
1588 – 1643
Catherine
Peter Paynter
Jane Rosewell
1608 – 1678

William Curnow's Descendants

1.
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William Curnow (1 May 1748 – 27 Mar 1787) m. Alice Richards (4 May 1746 – 19 Jul 1808)
  1. 1. Alice Curnow (8 Nov 1772 – 13 Jul 1843)
  2. 2. Elizabeth CURNOW (23 Feb 1774 – 19 Jul 1850)
  3. 3. Emmanuel Curnow (1776 – AUG 1844)
  4. 4. William Curnow (1776 – Aug 1844)
  5. 5. John Curnow (1 Jan 1780 – Mar 1863) m. Mary Noall (1784 – Feb 1857)
    1. 1. John Curnow (Abt. 1810 – 16 Feb 1867) m. Alice (Bottrell) Pearce (04 Mar 1808 – 1881)
      1. 1. Mary Curnow (1828 – )
      2. 2. Alice Curnow (1834 – 29 Jan 1929)
      3. 3. Samuel (Pearce) Curnow (1837 – 10 Jul 1887) m. Elizabeth (1835 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Curnow (abt 1862 – 03 Jun 1926) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Perry (05 Sep 1862 – 12 Jul 1951)
        2. 2. Samuel Curnow (1860 – 10 Apr 1914)
        3. 3. James (Henry) Curnow (1866 – )
        4. 4. Alice Curnow (1868 – )
        5. 5. William (John) Curnow (1869 – )
        6. 6. Bessie Curnow (1873 – 25 Feb 1963)
      4. 4. John Curnow (abt 1839 – 13 Sep 1904) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Pearce (1839 – )
        1. 1. John Curnow (1860 – )
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Curnow (04 Jan 1869 – 26 Sep 1944) m. W (J) Blight
        3. 3. Samuel Curnow (abt 1879 – )
      5. 5. William Curnow (1839 – 1875)
      6. 6. James Curnow (abt 1843 – January 1898)
      7. 7. Thomas Curnow (20 Oct 1844 – Abt. 1894) m. Eliza (Jane) Curnow (24 May 1847 – 05 Nov 1909)
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Curnow (1869 – 13 Apr 1932) m. Alice Curnow (29 Sep 1867 – )
        2. 2. Alice (Bottrell Pearce) Curnow (April 1871 – 7 Nov 1908)
        3. 3. Mary (Jane) Curnow (1865 – Dec 1905)
        4. 4. James (Henry) Curnow (1875 – 08 Dec 1946) m. Sarah (Jane) Thomas (1876 – 1949)
        5. 5. Alma (Grace) Curnow (1878 – 05 Sep 1946)
        6. 6. Richard (Billum) Curnow (1880 – 22 Oct 1961)
        7. 7. Michael (Howard) Curnow (5 Feb 1882 – 12 Mar 1921) m. Edith (May) Larson (abt 1886 – )
        8. 8. Samuel (Pearce) Curnow (03 Nov 1884 – 28 Jan 1942) m. Eva Troon (14 Jul 1890 – 4 Mar 1982)
        9. 9. Walter Curnow (1886 – 07 Oct 1947)
        10. 10. Elizabeth Curnow (1888 – Sep 1895)
      8. 8. Samson Curnow (October 1855 – July 1889)
      9. 9. Thomas Curnow (1860 – ) m. (1860 – )
        1. 1. James (Henry) Curnow (1885 – 13 Oct 1965) m. (1885 – )
    2. 2. William Curnow (20 Apr 1812 – Sep 1870)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Curnow (10 Feb 1814 – )
    4. 4. Grace Curnow (06 May 1816 – 27 Apr 1878)
    5. 5. Alice Curnow (09 May 1818 – )
    6. 6. Job (Richards) Curnow (08 Aug 1820 – )
    7. 7. Mary Curnow (10 Aug 1823 – Nov 1906)
    8. 8. Thomas (Noal) Curnow (15 Jul 1826 – 28 Aug 1907)
    9. 9. Christiana (Noal) Curnow (29 Sep 1828 – )
  6. 6. James Curnow (20 Apr 1783 – Jan 1825)
  7. 7. Mary Curnow (1786 – May 1853)

William Curnow's Timeline

3 Records

1748
1 May 1748
Birth of William Curnow in Towednack, Cornwall, England
Towednack, Cornwall, England
1748
1 May 1748
William Curnow was baptized in Towednack,Cornwall,England
Towednack,Cornwall,England
1787
27 Mar 1787
Age 39
Death of William Curnow in Towednack, Cornwall, England
Towednack, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 May 1748
    Event Place: Towednack, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 May 1748
    Event Place: Towednack,Cornwall,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1787
    Event Place: Towednack, Cornwall, England
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