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William Ferris 1789–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 8 Nov 1789

Birth Location: ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland

Death Date: 1884

Death Location: Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland

Father: Robert Ferris

Mother:

Spouse(s): Sarah None

Children(s): Alexander Ferris, Mary Ferris, Isabella Ferris, Sarah Ferris, John Ferris, Thomas Ferris, George Ferris, Jane Ferris

In 1789, William Ferris entered the world in ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland, born to Robert Ferris And Sarah. William Ferris married Sarah, and had children including Alexander Ferris, George Robert Farris Faris Ferris, Isabella Ferris, Jane Ferris, John Ferris, Mary Ferris, Sarah Ferris, Thomas Ferris. William Ferris passed away in 1884 in Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1789, William Ferris entered the world in ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland, born to Robert Ferris And Sarah.
  • William Ferris married Sarah, and had children including Alexander Ferris, George Robert Farris Faris Ferris, Isabella Ferris, Jane Ferris, John Ferris, Mary Ferris, Sarah Ferris, Thomas Ferris.
  • William Ferris passed away in 1884 in Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Ferris
1753–1831
Birth Location: Ireland or Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah None
1784–
Birth Location: Meenymore Manorhamilton Leitrim Ireland
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Children(s)

Alexander Ferris
1813–1902
Birth Location: Massereene, Aghalee, Antrim Ireland
AF
Mary Ferris
1815–
Birth Location: Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland
MF
Isabella Ferris
1826–1893
Birth Location: Co Antrim Northern Ireland
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Sarah Ferris
1825–
Birth Location: Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
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John Ferris
1814–1880
Birth Location: Aghagallon, Antrim, Ireland
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Thomas Ferris
1830–1897
Birth Location: Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
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George Ferris
1811–1892
Birth Location: Ireland
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Jane Ferris
1817–
Birth Location: Manorhamilton Cloonclare Leitrim Ireland
JF

William Ferris's Ancestors

Self
William Ferris
1789–1884
Birth Place: ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland
Parents
Robert Ferris
1753–1831
Ireland or Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ferris's Descendants

1.
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William Ferris (Abt. 8 Nov 1789–1884) m. Sarah (1784–)
  1. 1. Alexander Ferris 1813–1902 m. Mary Thompson 1836–1903
    1. 1. Jane (Sinclair #1) Ferris 1864–1865
    2. 2. Jane (Sinclair) Ferris 1865–1869
    3. 3. William (Alexander) Ferris 1867–1869
    4. 4. Thomas (William) Ferris 1869–1915
    5. 5. Sarah (Isabella (Ellie)) Ferris 1874–1957 m. Isaac (McQuillan) Gilbert 1868–1948
      1. 1. Jonathan (Joseph) Gilbert 1912–1995
      2. 2. Thomas ((Tom) Ferris) Gilbert 1910–1992
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Evelyn 'Lily') Gilbert 1896–1992 m. Hamilton Livingstone 1889–1972
        1. 1. Thomas (Gilbert) Livingston 1924–2008
        2. 2. Isobel (Margaret (Meta)) Livingston 1926–2018 m. Harold (Patterson JP,) MBE 1930–2015
      4. 4. Kathleen (Isabel (Kay)) Gilbert 1907–1995
      5. 5. James Gilbert 1898–1973 m. Jane (Graham Reid) Martin 1898–1980
        1. 1. Ronald Gilbert 1930–2004
      6. 6. Albert (Alexander) Gilbert 1900–1986
      7. 7. Isaac (Henry) Gilbert 1905–1971
      8. 8. Howard ((Twin)) Gilbert 1903–1983
      9. 9. Norman (J. (Twin)) Gilbert 1903–1967
    6. 6. Samuel (Alexander Sinclair) Ferris 1878–1897
    7. 7. Catherine (Eliza) Ferris 1872–1938 m. William McNeill 1874–1960
      1. 1. William (Alexander) McNeill 1910–1974 m. Nancy (Hannah) Bruckshaw 1915–1986
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Nancy) McNeill 1944–2012 m. Robert (Vincent) Adams 1944–2014
  2. 2. Mary Ferris 1815–
  3. 3. Isabella Ferris 1826–1893 m. James (Reid) Eden 1824–1864
  4. 4. Sarah Ferris 1825–
  5. 5. John Ferris 1814–1880 m. Mary (Ann) Anderson 1846–1914 m. Catherine ((Kate)) Bell 1847–1867
    1. 1. James (Moore) Ferris 1855–1903 m. Sarah (Ann) Humphreys 1863–1916
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Ferris 1894–1940 m. Christopher Aiken 1890–1944
        1. 1. Christopher Aiken 1924–1931
        2. 2. Margaret Aiken 1931–1932
        3. 3. Sarah (Jane Ferris) Aiken 1921–1982
        4. 4. Edna (May) Aiken 1928–1996
        5. 5. Male (Child) Aiken 1920–1920
        6. 6. Samuel (Campbell) Aiken 1923–1965
      2. 2. William (Smith) Ferris 1899–1911
      3. 3. Thomas (James) Ferris 1897–1930 m. Sarah (Jane) Skillen 1902–1984
        1. 1. Thomasina ('Ina') Ferris 1923–1970 m. Hector Balfour 1920–2005
        2. 2. Hugh (W) Ferris 1922–1942
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Muir (Twin)) Ferris 1896–1896
      5. 5. Clara (Robinson (Twin)) Ferris 1896–1896
    2. 2. Elizabeth Ferris 1849–1897
    3. 3. Francis (Bell) Ferris 1838–1904 m. Hanna ('Anna') Boyle 1839–1892
      1. 1. Edward (Arthur) Ferris 1880–1890
      2. 2. Francis (Henry) Ferris 1868–1924 m. Alvina Crawford 1865–1957
        1. 1. Anna (Alvina Ferris) Wise 1900–1983
        2. 2. Katheryn (Grace "Cassie") Ferris 1902–1970
        3. 3. Carrie (M G) Ferris 1902–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Catharine) Ferris 1870–1895 m. Oliver (Hector) Bell 1862–1939
        1. 1. David (Edward) Bell 1890–1958 m. Elizabeth (Wauchope) Tooth\Hendry 1888–1971
      4. 4. Grace Ferris 1883–1936 m. William (Henry (Bill)) Moore 1879–1956
        1. 1. William (Allan) Moore 1910–1910
        2. 2. Roy (Kitchener) Moore 1918–1973
        3. 3. John (Andrew) Moore 1905–1946 m. Vera (Mabel) Bottrell 1906–1990
        4. 4. Mabel ("Gertrude") Moore 1905–1997
        5. 5. Florence (Marguerite) Moore 1911–2000
        6. 6. William (Francis "Allan") Moore 1913–2004 m. Mary (Frances) Cook 1918–1998
        7. 7. Mary (Phyllis "Doreen") Moore 1920–1989
        8. 8. Raymond ("Kempton") Moore 1923–1970
        9. 9. Agnes (May) Moore 1916–1916
        10. 10. Sarah ("Anna") Moore 1908–2000
        11. 11. Lanty (or Emily) Moore 1895–
        12. 12. Roy Moore 1918–
        13. 13. Dorine Moore 1920–
      5. 5. Malcolm (Donald) Ferris 1874–1954 m. Lavina\Vena Dee 1882–1936
        1. 1. Nora (Ellen) Ferris 1906–
        2. 2. Donald (Dee) Ferris 1906–1968 m. Frances (W) White 1905–
      6. 6. Herbert Ferris 1885–1906
      7. 7. Anna (Ellen Boyle) Ferris 1877–1883
      8. 8. Allan (Bell) Ferris 1872–1918
      9. 9. John ((Klondike Jack) Alexander) Ferris 1866–1938 m. Sarah (Ann) Moore 1882–1951
        1. 1. Francis (Andrew) Ferris 1916–1989 m. Lila (Minto Ferris) * 1924–1996
        2. 2. Allan (James (Jim)) Ferris 1909–1987 m. Doris (Elizabeth Wallace) Badger 1921–2002
        3. 3. Sarah (Anna (Sal)) Ferris 1912–1991
        4. 4. Frances (Grace) Ferris 1914–1982 m. Clarence (Cecil) Crisp 1911–1963
        5. 5. Emma (Isobel) Ferris 1918–1955
        6. 6. Reta (May) Ferris 1922–1922
        7. 7. Unknown Ferris 1924–1924
        8. 8. Baby (Girl) Ferris 1907–1907
    4. 4. Marianne\Mary (Anne) Ferris 1843–1916 m. George Foreman 1834–1867 m. Edward (Loughlin) Nolan 1828–1918
      1. 1. Frances (Catherine) Nolan 1864–1930
      2. 2. George (McKenzie) Foreman 1869–1915
      3. 3. John (Ferris) Foreman 1861–1863
      4. 4. Edward (Daniel) Nolan 1874–1875
      5. 5. George (Thomas) Foreman 1866–1914
    5. 5. John (Henry) Ferris 1844–1870
    6. 6. Alice (Ingram) Ferris 1853–
    7. 7. R (A) Ferris 1835–
    8. 8. Samuel (Moore) Ferris 1874–1914 m. Catherine Ramsey 1878– m. Mary –1909
      1. 1. Samuel Ferris 1903–
    9. 9. John Ferris 1876–1909
    10. 10. George Ferris 1878–1963 m. Anne Perry 1883–1917
      1. 1. Bridget (Isabella) Ferris 1906–1998 m. Percy (Arthur) Wimhurst 1904–2001
      2. 2. Elizabeth ((Lizzie)) Ferris 1902–
      3. 3. James Ferris 1904–
    11. 11. Catherine (#2) Ferris 1875–1965
    12. 12. Rachael (Jane) Ferris 1880–1883
    13. 13. Walter (Anderson) Ferris 1872–1879
    14. 14. Catherine (#1) Ferris 1870–1871
    15. 15. Edith (Dudley) Ferris 1875–1909 m. Andrew Davison 1864– m. James (Albert) Hawkins 1874–1899
      1. 1. Katherine (Frances) Davison 1906–1980
      2. 2. William (Edward Curran) Davison 1905–1950 m. Ellen Smart 1904–1980
        1. 1. Ellen (Jane) Davison 1929–1988
      3. 3. Florence Hawkins 1899–1900
      4. 4. John (Albert) Hawkins 1895–1939
      5. 5. Mary (Ferris) Hawkins 1896–1966
      6. 6. Samuel (Ferris) Hawkins 1898–1976
    16. 16. Jennie Ferris 1879–
    17. 17. Lizzie Ferris 1881–
  6. 6. Thomas Ferris 1830–1897 m. Mary (Anne) Lonsdale 1830–1894
  7. 7. George (Robert Farris Faris) Ferris 1811–1892
    1. 1. Isabella Ferris 1848–
  8. 8. Jane Ferris 1817–

William Ferris's Timeline

5 Records

1786
abt 1786
Birth of William Ferris
None
1789
8 Nov 1789
Birth of William Ferris in St Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Northern Ireland
St Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1789
Abt. 8 Nov 1789
Birth of William Ferris in ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland
ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland
1851
1851
Age 62
William Ferris resided here in Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
1884
1884
Age 95
Death of William Ferris in Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland
Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1789
    Event Place: St Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1786
    Record Source: County Antrim, Ireland 1851 Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 8 Nov 1789
    Event Place: ST, Annes, Shankill, Antrim, Leitrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Aghalee, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] County Antrim, Ireland 1851 Census
    [2] County Antrim, Ireland, Householder's Index, 1851, 1857

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aghalee, Antrim
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Massereene, Aghaler, Ireland
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