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William French 1847 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1847

Birth Location: Manaton, Devon, England

Death Date: 4 Oct 1911

Death Location: Totnes, Devonshire

Father: John French

Mother: Elizabeth Wilcocks

Spouse(s): Mary Honywill

Children(s): Ann Lear, Helen French, Annie French

Early life: William French arrived in Manaton, Devon, England in 1847, born to John French and Elizabeth Wilcocks. Over time, William French formed a family with Mary Margaret Honywill, which included Ann M Lear, Helen Mary French and Annie Martha Catherine French. William French concluded life in Totnes, Devonshire in 1911.

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Parents

John French
1799 – 1883
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
JF
Elizabeth Wilcocks
1806 – 1866
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
EW

Spouses(s)

Mary Honywill
1859 – 1915
Birth Location: St Mary Church, Devon, England
MH

Children(s)

Ann Lear
1824 –
Birth Location: Paignton, Devon, England
AL
Helen French
1889 – 1959
Birth Location: Harberton, Devon
HF
Annie French
1890 – 1978
Birth Location: Cholwill Farm, Harberton, Totnes, Devon, England
AF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Oct 1847
    Event Place: Manaton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915, England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915, Class: RG14; Piece: 12854; Schedule Number: 145, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1714; Folio: 10; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6096824, Class: RG13; Piece: 2076; Folio: 9; Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Manaton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Manaton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: St Winifred, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Harberton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1714; Folio: 10; Page: 13; GSU roll: 6096824

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Harberton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2076; Folio: 9; Page: 10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Harberton, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 12854; Schedule Number: 145

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Manaton Newton, Devonshire
    Record Source: 1851 United Kingdom Census Sample

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Totnes, Devonshire
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Oct 1911
    Event Place: Totnes, Devonshire

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