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William Fountain 1800–1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1867

Death Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Father: John Fountain

Mother: Ann Gayton

Spouse(s): Sarah 👰

Children(s): Charles 🤵🩸, Elizabeth Fountain, Martin Fountain, Eliza Fountain, Ruth Fountain, Sabina Fountain, Frederick Fountain, Caleb Fountain, Enoch Fountain, Alfred Fountain

William Fountain was born in 1800 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Miles Fountain And Ann Gayton. In 1841, William Fountain resided in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England. William Fountain married Sarah Cook, and had children including Alfred William Fountain, Caleb Fountain, Charles Fountain, Eliza Ann Fountain, Elizabeth Betsey Fountain, Enoch Fountain, Frederick Fountain, Martin Fountain, Ruth Fountain, Sabina Fountain. William Fountain passed away in 1867 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fountain was born in 1800 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Miles Fountain And Ann Gayton.
  • In 1841, William Fountain resided in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
  • William Fountain married Sarah Cook, and had children including Alfred William Fountain, Caleb Fountain, Charles Fountain, Eliza Ann Fountain, Elizabeth Betsey Fountain, Enoch Fountain, Frederick Fountain, Martin Fountain, Ruth Fountain, Sabina Fountain.
  • William Fountain passed away in 1867 in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fountain
1758–1839
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
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Ann Gayton
1755–1839
Birth Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
AG

Spouses(s)

Sarah 👰
1806–1873
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
S👰

Children(s)

Charles 🤵🩸
1822–1895
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
C🤵
Elizabeth Fountain
1828–1891
Birth Location: Eaton Bray Bedfordshire England
EF
Martin Fountain
1830–1886
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
MF
Eliza Fountain
1834–1863
Birth Location: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
EF
Ruth Fountain
1837–1857
Birth Location: Eaton Bray Bedfordshire England
RF
Sabina Fountain
1846–1917
Birth Location: Eaton Bray Bedfordshire England
SF
Frederick Fountain
1848–1881
Birth Location: Eaton Bray Bedfordshire England
FF
Caleb Fountain
1832–1838
Birth Location: Eaton Bray Bedfordshire England
CF
Enoch Fountain
1840–1847
Birth Location: Eaton Bray Bedfordshire England
EF
Alfred Fountain
1847–1847
Birth Location: Eaton Bray Bedfordshire England
AF

William Fountain's Ancestors

Self
William Fountain
1800–1867
Birth Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Miles Fountain
1758–1839
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Ann Gayton
1755–1839
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Fountain
1732–1779
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Cook
1730–1771
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England.
Richard Gayton
1727–1790
Leighton, Buzzard, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Elliott
1728–
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Cook
1692–1765
Elizabeth Fountaine
1695–1752
Richard Elliot
1698–
Jane
1706–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Cook
1664–1712
Elizabeth Hilliyard
1666–1713

William Fountain's Descendants

1.
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William Fountain (1800–1867) m. Sarah (Cook) 👰 (abt 1806–Apr 1873)
  1. 1. Charles (Fountain) 🤵🩸 1822–1895 m. Sarah (Fountain) 👰🩸 1824–1884
    1. 1. Ann Fountain 1860–1939
    2. 2. Alfred Fountain 1849–1933 m. Mary (Sanders) 👰 1842– m. Mary (Ann) Impey 1845–1895
      1. 1. Alice Fountain 1875–1940 m. George (Howard) 🤵 1873–
        1. 1. Philip Howard 1913–
        2. 2. Henry Howard 1895–
        3. 3. David Howard 1896–
        4. 4. Francis Howard 1900–
        5. 5. Beatrice Howard 1899–
        6. 6. George Howard 1912–
      2. 2. Adeline Fountain 1879–1954 m. Arthur (H Foster) 🤵 1870–1949
        1. 1. Arthur (Henry) Foster 1900–1964
        2. 2. Gladys (May) Foster 1903–1996 m. John (George Hemmings) 🤵 1899–1962
        3. 3. Alfred (Thomas) Foster 1904–1976
        4. 4. Adeline (Mary) Foster 1908–1966
        5. 5. Cecil (Stanley) Foster 1910–1935
        6. 6. Kenneth (Leslie) Foster 1919–2008
      3. 3. Arthur (Ernest) Fountain 1877–1948
    3. 3. John Fountain 1856–1942 m. Mary (Jane Snoxell) 👰 1869–1934
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Cripps 1881–
      2. 2. Minnie Fountain 1891–1947 m. Daniel (Jones) 🤵 1894–
        1. 1. Cyril (G S) Jones 1924–
        2. 2. Una (Iris) Jones 1928–2019 m. Peter (McKeown) 🤵 1924–2000
      3. 3. Albert Fountain 1894–
      4. 4. Harold Fountain 1897– m. Jessie (Olive Speight) 👰 1923–
      5. 5. Stanley Fountain 1900–
      6. 6. Clara Fountain 1903–
      7. 7. Cyril (Edward) Fountain 1908–
      8. 8. Horace Fountain 1897–1899
    4. 4. George Fountain 1865–
    5. 5. Gaius Fountain 1862–1938 m. Ellen (Jeffs) 👰🩸 1863–1930
      1. 1. Margaret Fountain 1891–
      2. 2. Elsie Fountain 1897–
      3. 3. Sidney Fountain 1887–
      4. 4. Gertrude Fountain 1889–
      5. 5. Albert Fountain 1893–
  2. 2. Elizabeth ((Betsey)) Fountain 1828–1891
  3. 3. Martin Fountain 1830–1886 m. Caroline (Sanders) 👰 1830–1867
    1. 1. Jane Fountain 1851–1870
    2. 2. Elizabeth Fountain 1852–1936 m. John (Woodcraft) 🤵 1846–1926
      1. 1. George Woodcraft 1879–1953
      2. 2. Henry Woodcraft 1881–1884
      3. 3. Albert Woodcraft 1884–1915
      4. 4. Alice Woodcraft 1890–1914
      5. 5. Harry Woodcraft 1888–1917
    3. 3. Mary Fountain 1860–1939
  4. 4. Eliza (Ann) Fountain 1834–1863 m. George (Duncombe) 🤵 1836–1904
    1. 1. Ruth Duncombe 1856–
    2. 2. Sarah Duncombe 1857–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Duncombe 1863–
    4. 4. Minnie Duncombe 1861–1924 m. John (Allen) 🤵 1858–1880 m. Thomas (Henry Langridge) 🤵 1861–1938
      1. 1. Lily Langridge 1891–1978
      2. 2. Minnie Langridge 1883–1901
      3. 3. Florence Langridge 1885–1955
      4. 4. Thomas (Charles) Langridge 1886–1951 m. Charlotte (Pain) 👰 1888–1958
        1. 1. Ruby (Iris Maud) Langridge 1910–1999 m. Albert (S D Turner) 🤵 1904–
        2. 2. Thomas (Charles Angus) Langridge 1917–1995
        3. 3. Frederick (Charles) Langridge 1911–1996 m. Lydia (Vera Beatrice Bloomfield) 👰 1917–
        4. 4. Doris (Margery Muriel) Langridge 1913–2007 m. Leonard (George Legleitner (Howard)) 🤵 1911–1995
        5. 5. Grace (Eveline Mary) Langridge 1923–2013
        6. 6. Gladys (Edna Rose) Langridge 1919–1932
        7. 7. Lily (Irene Florence) Langridge 1915–1993 m. Henry (Dickerson) 🤵 1914–1978
      5. 5. Henry (Francis Gilbert) Langridge 1889–1927
      6. 6. Violet (Susan Agnes) Langridge 1891–1952
      7. 7. Frederick (William) Langridge 1896–1971
      8. 8. Bertha (Hilda Dorothy) Langridge 1898–1919
      9. 9. Amy (Elizabeth) Langridge 1881–1885
      10. 10. John (William) Allen 1880– m. Jessie Brown 1879–1967
        1. 1. Kenneth (John) Allen 1907–
  5. 5. Ruth Fountain 1837–1857
  6. 6. Sabina Fountain 1846–1917
  7. 7. Frederick Fountain 1848–1881
  8. 8. Caleb Fountain 1832–1838
  9. 9. Enoch Fountain 1840–1847
  10. 10. Alfred (William) Fountain 1847–1847

William Fountain's Timeline

7 Records

1800
1800
Birth of William Fountain in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1800
14 Sep 1800
William Fountain was baptized in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1841
1841
Age 41
William Fountain resided here in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1851
1851
Age 51
William Fountain resided here in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 61
William Fountain resided here in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1867
1867
Age 67
Death of William Fountain in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
1879
Jun 1879
Age 79
Death of William Fountain in Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1009; Folio: 68; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542736
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1756; Folio: 540; Page: 15; GSU roll: 87685-87686
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 5; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Eaton Bray; County: Bedfordshire; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 21; GSU roll: 241193
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1800
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 5; Book: 10; Civil Parish: Eaton Bray; County: Bedfordshire; Enumeration District: 9; Folio: 12; Page: 19; Line: 21; GSU roll: 241193

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1756; Folio: 540; Page: 15; GSU roll: 87685-87686

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1009; Folio: 68; Page: 15; GSU roll: 542736

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1879
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1867
    Event Place: Eaton Bray, Bedfordshire, England
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