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William Ferris 1859 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1859

Birth Location: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Death Date: 21 Sep 1923

Death Location: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Father: John Ferris

Mother: Jane Smart

Spouse(s): Adelaide Marsham

Children(s): Alice Ferris, William Ferris, Alfred Ferris

William Ferris was born in 1859 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, the child of John Ferris and Jane Smart. In 1903, William Ferris resided in Fitzroy North, Northern Melbourne, Victoria, Austr. William Ferris married Adelaide Maria Marsham, and had children including Alice Edith Ferris, William Arthur Ferris, Alfred Edward Ferris. William Ferris passed away in 1923 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Ferris was born in 1859 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, the child of John Ferris and Jane Smart.
  • In 1903, William Ferris resided in Fitzroy North, Northern Melbourne, Victoria, Austr.
  • William Ferris married Adelaide Maria Marsham, and had children including Alice Edith Ferris, William Arthur Ferris, Alfred Edward Ferris.
  • William Ferris passed away in 1923 in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Ferris's Ancestors

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William Ferris
1859 – 1923
Birth Place: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Parents
John Ferris
1829 – 1902
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Jane Smart
1832 – 1914
Meare, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John Ferris
1797 – 1879
Dauntsey, Wiltshire, England
Ann Andrews
1798 – 1851
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferris
1756 – 1840
Sarah Hays
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ferris
1734 –
Elizabeth Porter
1734 –

William Ferris's Descendants

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William Ferris (10 Jul 1859 – 21 Sep 1923) m. Adelaide (Maria) Marsham (3 Aug 1861 – 25 Aug 1907)
  1. 1. Alice (Edith) Ferris (5 Oct 1885 – June 1979)
  2. 2. William (Arthur) Ferris (23 Jun 1887 – 1973)
  3. 3. Alfred (Edward) Ferris (25 Jan 1890 – 15 Sep 1977) m. Lottie (Hilda) Phillips (1892 – 1963)
    1. 1. Dorothy (Helen) Ferris (1917 – 2013)

William Ferris's Timeline

7 Records

1859
10 Jul 1859
Birth of William Ferris in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
1884
1884
Age 25
William Ferris was married in Victoria
Victoria
1903
1903
Age 44
William Ferris resided here in Fitzroy North, Northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fitzroy North, Northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
1909
1909
Age 50
William Ferris resided here in Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1914
1914
Age 55
William Ferris resided here in Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1919
1919
Age 60
William Ferris resided here in Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
1923
21 Sep 1923
Age 64
Death of William Ferris in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Victoria
    Record Source: Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Fitzroy North, Northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Preston, Bourke, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1923
    Event Place: Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source: Australia Death Index, 1787-1985

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