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William Durant 1835–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: Bet. 1881–1900

Death Location: Augusta Twp, Ontario

Father: William Durrant

Mother: Sarah Bowring

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Emma Hare, Elizabeth Hann, Amos Durant, * Durant, * Durant, Mary Durant, William Durant, Matilda Durant, Charles Durant, Caroline Durant, John Durant, Sarah Durant, Joseph Durant, Catharine Durant

William Durant was born in 1835 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, the child of William Durrant And Sarah Jones Bowring. William Durant married Mary Thompson, and had children including Amos Durant, Caroline Durant, Catharine Durant, Charles Durant, Elizabeth Hann, Emma Hare, James Edward Durant, John Durant, Joseph Durant, Mary Jane Durant, Matilda Durant, Patrick Charles Durant, Sarah A Durant, William Durant. William Durant passed away in 1881 in Augusta Twp, Ontario.

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Biography

  • William Durant was born in 1835 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England, the child of William Durrant And Sarah Jones Bowring.
  • William Durant married Mary Thompson, and had children including Amos Durant, Caroline Durant, Catharine Durant, Charles Durant, Elizabeth Hann, Emma Hare, James Edward Durant, John Durant, Joseph Durant, Mary Jane Durant, Matilda Durant, Patrick Charles Durant, Sarah A Durant, William Durant.
  • William Durant passed away in 1881 in Augusta Twp, Ontario.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Durrant
1799–1881
Birth Location: England
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Sarah Bowring
1792–1872
Birth Location: England
SB

Spouses(s)

Mary Thompson
1834–1901
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
MT

Children(s)

Emma Hare
1871–1940
Birth Location: Ontario
EH
Elizabeth Hann
1868–1944
Birth Location: Augusta, Ontario
EH
Amos Durant
1882–1911
Birth Location: Grenville, Ontario, Canada
AD
* Durant
1875–1941
Birth Location: Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada
*D
* Durant
1869–1935
Birth Location: Augusta, Ontario, Canada
*D
Mary Durant
1863–1940
Birth Location: Augusta
MD
William Durant
1871–
Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
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Matilda Durant
1865–
Birth Location: Ontario
MD
Charles Durant
1862–1930
Birth Location: Augusta, Grenville, Ontario, Canada
CD
Caroline Durant
1862–1873
Birth Location: Ontario
CD
John Durant
1861–1930
Birth Location: Ontario
JD
Sarah Durant
1860–1906
Birth Location: Ontario
SD
Joseph Durant
1858–1924
Birth Location: Ontario
JD
Catharine Durant
1874–
Birth Location: Leeds, Ontario, Canada
CD

William Durant's Ancestors

Self
William Durant
1835–1881
Birth Place: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
William Durrant
1799–1881
England
Sarah (Jones) Bowring
1792–1872
England
Grandparents
Thomas Durant
1779–1816
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Mary Kettle
1780–1845
Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire England
William Bowring
1770–1850
Buckinghamshire, England
William Bowring
1770–1850
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Durant
1742–
Elizabeth Shrimpton
1741–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Durant
1713–
Judith Bates
1713–1777
Francis Shrimpton
1703–
Susanna Turner
1709–

William Durant's Descendants

1.
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William Durant (23 Jul 1835–Bet. 1881–1900) m. Mary Thompson (12 Jul 1834–Aft. 1901)
  1. 1. Emma Hare 1871–1940 m. William Hare 1867–1938
    1. 1. Mary Hare 1894–1910 m. Ebin Kirkly 1892–1941
      1. 1. Lois (Lucy) Kirkby 1922–1994 m. Sydney (Ormond) Spero 1907–1978
        1. 1. Basil Spero 1939–2011
        2. 2. Gerald Spero 1938–2017 m. Marion Harper 1938–
        3. 3. Wilfred (James (Jim) Spero) (Bryce) 1939–2011
        4. 4. Frieda (Freda) Spero 1940– m. Frank 1935–1974
        5. 5. Hazel (Evelyn) Spero 1949–1949
        6. 6. Stanley (Mervin Sr.) Spero 1942–2000 m. Laura Secord 1945–2023
        7. 7. Gary Spero 1942–2022 m. Donna 1948–2007 m. Donna (Marie) Spero 1948–2007
        8. 8. Keitha Kennedy 1944–2018
      2. 2. Hilton Kirkby 1919–1986
      3. 3. Violet Kirkby 1914–1930
      4. 4. Evelyn (Blanche) Kirkby 1916–1917
      5. 5. Gordon Kirkby 1917–1917
    2. 2. Maggie Hare 1892–
    3. 3. Robert Hare 1888–1978
    4. 4. Nillie Hare 1902–1992
    5. 5. Hughie Hare 1909–1995
    6. 6. Joseph Hare 1891–
    7. 7. Samuel (Rufus) Hare 1896–1966
    8. 8. Wilbert (Henry) Hare 1891–1968
    9. 9. Margaret (Lena Robinson) Hare 1892–1991
    10. 10. William (James) Hare 1901–1992
    11. 11. John (Robert) Hare 1890–1978
  2. 2. Elizabeth Hann 1868–1944 m. Charles (Lewis) Pearce 1852–1920 m. Walter Hann 1869–
    1. 1. Mary Pearce 1892–
    2. 2. Kathleen Pearce 1906–
    3. 3. Charles (Lewis) Pearce 1895–
    4. 4. Arthur (Lorne) Pearce 1897–1968
    5. 5. Emma (Eunice) Pearce 1900–
    6. 6. Elizabeth Pearce 1909–
    7. 7. Janie Pearce 1903–1918
  3. 3. Amos Durant 1882–1911
  4. 4. * (Patrick Charles) Durant 1875–1941
  5. 5. * (James Edward) Durant 1869–1935
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Durant 1863–1940
  7. 7. William Durant 1871–
  8. 8. Matilda Durant 1865–
  9. 9. Charles Durant 1862–1930
  10. 10. Caroline Durant 1862–1873
  11. 11. John Durant 1861–1930
  12. 12. Sarah (A) Durant 1860–1906
  13. 13. Joseph Durant 1858–1924
    1. 1. Elizabeth Low 1901–1945
    2. 2. Edna (Myrtle) Durant 1892–
  14. 14. Catharine Durant 1874–

William Durant's Timeline

2 Records

1835
23 Jul 1835
Birth of William Durant in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
1881
Bet. 1881–1900
Age 46
Death of William Durant in Augusta Twp, Ontario
Augusta Twp, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bet. 1881–1900
    Event Place: Augusta Twp, Ontario
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