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William Gurr 1761 – 1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1761

Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England

Death Date: 13 Oct 1821

Death Location: Chatham, Kent, England

Father: John GURR

Mother: Elizabeth LESTER

Spouse(s): Mary Wall

Children(s): Elizabeth Gurr, Ann Gurr, John Gurr, Edward Gurr, William Gurr, Thomas Gurr, Edward Gurr, Mary Gurr, Charles Gurr, Henry Gurr, Henry Gurr, Sarah Gurr

In 1761, William Gurr entered the world in Chatham, Kent, England, born to John GURR and Elizabeth LESTER. William Gurr married Mary Wall, and had children including Elizabeth (aka Betsy) Gurr, Ann Gurr, John Gurr, Edward Gurr, William Gurr, Thomas Gurr, Edward Gurr, Mary Frances Gurr, Charles Gurr, Henry Gurr, Henry Gurr, Sarah Gurr. William Gurr passed away in 1821 in Chatham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1761, William Gurr entered the world in Chatham, Kent, England, born to John GURR and Elizabeth LESTER.
  • William Gurr married Mary Wall, and had children including Elizabeth (aka Betsy) Gurr, Ann Gurr, John Gurr, Edward Gurr, William Gurr, Thomas Gurr, Edward Gurr, Mary Frances Gurr, Charles Gurr, Henry Gurr, Henry Gurr, Sarah Gurr.
  • William Gurr passed away in 1821 in Chatham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John GURR
1736 – 1790
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Elizabeth LESTER
1736 – 1784
Birth Location: Strood, Kent, , England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Wall
1773 – 1850
Birth Location: Kent, England
MW

Children(s)

Elizabeth Gurr
1798 – 1875
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Ann Gurr
1800 – 1807
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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John Gurr
1801 – 1890
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Edward Gurr
1801 – 1857
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
EG
William Gurr
1803 – 1857
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Thomas Gurr
1805 – 1827
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Edward Gurr
1808 – 1895
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
EG
Mary Gurr
1810 – 1867
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
MG
Charles Gurr
1813 – 1900
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Henry Gurr
1815 – 1881
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Henry Gurr
1815 –
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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Sarah Gurr
1819 – 1900
Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England
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William Gurr's Ancestors

Self
William Gurr
1761 – 1821
Birth Place: Chatham, Kent, England
Parents
John GURR
1736 – 1790
Chatham, Kent, England
Elizabeth LESTER
1736 – 1784
Strood, Kent, , England
Grandparents
Thomas GURR
1701 – 1741
Rochester, Kent, England
Sarah HALL
1705 – 1776
Rochester, Kent, England
William ((William Lewis?)) LESTER
1705 – 1764
Strood, Kent, England
Sarah CHERRY
1701 – 1767
Stepney, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John GUR\GURR
1672 – 1724
Martha TAYLAR\TAYLOR
1674 –
James Hall
1675 –
Elizabeth Confirmed)
1660 –
Lawrence LESTER
1672 –
Elisabeth PRETTY
1682 –
Robert CHERRY
1670 – 1724
Elizabeth GREENE
1685 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GUR\GURR
Margert
Peter TAYLOR\TALOR
1631 –
Mary ROAD\E
1631 – 1674
Lawrence LESTER
1650 –
Edward PRETTY
1650 –
Elisabeth GODFREY
1658 –
Robert CHERRY
1632 – 1704
Joanne\Jone
1640 –
Thomas GREENE
1660 – 1698
Elizabeth MILT
1660 –

William Gurr's Descendants

1.
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William Gurr (1 Jan 1761 – 13 Oct 1821) m. Mary Wall (1773 – 20 May 1850)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((aka Betsy)) Gurr (27 May 1798 – 21 Feb 1875) m. William Mace (30 Dec 1797 – 18 Aug 1875)
  2. 2. Ann Gurr (12 Feb 1800 – 7 Apr 1807)
  3. 3. John Gurr (18 Sep 1801 – 27 Dec 1890)
  4. 4. Edward Gurr (18 Sep 1801 – 10 Dec 1857)
  5. 5. William Gurr (23 Sep 1803 – 10 Dec 1857) m. Emma Collins (Abt. 1804 – 26 Aug 1846) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Sunnex (30 May 1816 – 26 Nov 1897)
    1. 1. Emma Gurr (Abt. 1827 – Oct 1882)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Gurr (1828 – )
    3. 3. William Gurr (30 Jun 1829 – 12 Feb 1903)
    4. 4. John Gurr (abt 1831 – 27 Dec 1894)
    5. 5. Sarah Gurr (1832 – Sep 1923)
    6. 6. George Gurr (14 Apr 1834 – 10 Jan 1894)
    7. 7. Edward Gurr (abt 1836 – 16 Jun 1890)
    8. 8. Charles Gurr (1837 – 4 Feb 1907)
    9. 9. Harriet Gurr (09 Jan 1840 – October 1875)
    10. 10. Emma Gurr (abt 1827 – )
    11. 11. Mary (A) Gurr (abt 1828 – )
    12. 12. John Gurr (abt 1831 – )
    13. 13. Edward Gurr (abt 1836 – )
    14. 14. Charles Gurr (abt 1838 – )
    15. 15. Harriett Gurr (abt 1840 – )
    16. 16. Thomas (Henry) Gurr (July 1847 – Jun 1928)
    17. 17. Louisa Gurr (30 Mar 1849 – Jun 1924)
    18. 18. Susan Gurr (Apr 1852 – Oct 1897)
    19. 19. Elizabeth Gurr (2 Apr 1852 – )
    20. 20. Henry Gurr (Apr 1854 – 7 Oct 1899)
    21. 21. Alfred Gurr (Apr 1857 – Jul 1874)
  6. 6. Thomas Gurr (1805 – 28 May 1827)
  7. 7. Edward Gurr (Abt. 1808 – 1895)
  8. 8. Mary (Frances) Gurr (Abt. 1810 – 25 Sep 1867) m. Richard Horton (30 May 1811 – 1870)
    1. 1. Richard Horton (Abt. 1836 – Jul 1873) m. Ann\Annie Savage (Abt. 1833 – )
      1. 1. George (Richard) Horton (25 Apr 1860 – Jun 1887) m. Annie Tomkins (1859 – )
      2. 2. Harry Horton (1862 – Jan 1938) m. Eliza (Maria (Lizzie)) Manning (30 Aug 1857 – Jan 1946)
        1. 1. Harry Horton (26 Dec 1885 – Oct 1955) m. Elizabeth Schleider (26 Mar 1883 – )
        2. 2. Walter Horton (3 Apr 1888 – 7 Oct 1968) m. Isabel (Lucy) Jeffries (18 Nov 1882 – Apr 1950)
        3. 3. Florence (Lizzie) Horton (abt 1890 – 26 Mar 1951)
        4. 4. Herbert (Harold) Horton (abt 1895 – Oct 1926) m. Minnie (Alma) Pickering (13 May 1890 – Jul 1975)
        5. 5. William (Arthur) Horton (abt 1897 – ) m. Dorothy (Victoria) Mumford (13 Jul 1899 – Jan 1976)
      3. 3. Annie (Victoria) Horton (Jul 1863 – Dec 1880)
      4. 4. Walter (A) Horton (Oct 1868 – Dec 1876)
      5. 5. Roland (Charles) Horton (1871 – June 1871)
    2. 2. Mary Horton (Abt. 1838 – 17 Feb 1899) m. Mark Barnes (Abt. 1832 – 11 Nov 1888)
      1. 1. Emma Barnes (1861 – ) m. Robert (James) Walton (Oct 1857 – )
        1. 1. Ethel Walton (1892 – )
        2. 2. Dorothy Walton (8 Jun 1892 – Jun 1984) m. Harold (Ernest) Rush (27 Mar 1895 – 25 Dec 1984)
        3. 3. John (Robert) Walton (17 Apr 1893 – )
        4. 4. Sidney (Herbert) Walton (28 Jan 1895 – Jan 1981) m. Dorothy (Maud) Rush (3 Oct 1900 – )
      2. 2. Ada Barnes (1863 – 31 Jan 1866)
      3. 3. Minnie Barnes (Jan 1865 – Dec 1865)
      4. 4. Mark Barnes (Oct 1866 – Feb 1898) m. Eliza (Jane) Burden (7 Jan 1852 – Jun 1898)
      5. 5. Harry Barnes (18 Jan 1868 – 9 Dec 1948) m. Amy (Henrietta) Blanch (12 Mar 1872 – 26 Apr 1955)
        1. 1. Olive Barnes (23 Jul 1899 – 1 Jun 1900)
        2. 2. Muriel Barnes (6 Jul 1901 – 10 Oct 1990) m. Henry (Arthur) Taylor (2 Feb 1896 – 7 Jan 1968)
        3. 3. Rita (Mary) Barnes (7 Aug 1902 – 30 Dec 1995) m. Harry (Arthur) Mepham (23 Jun 1893 – 5 Jan 1940) m. Thomas (Evans (Tommy)) Band (20 Jun 1897 – 11 Nov 1963) m. Samuel (Robert) Single (26 Nov 1892 – 24 Dec 1975)
        4. 4. Harry (Victor) Barnes (18 Apr 1907 – Jan 1996) m. Dorothy (Sylvia Ruth) Portsmouth (13 Jul 1908 – Jul 1994)
        5. 5. Vera Barnes (6 Dec 1911 – 11 Jul 2006) m. Lawrence (Fenn) Smart (4 Oct 1906 – Jul 1976)
      6. 6. Walter Barnes (1870 – ) m. Helena Pither (6 May 1873 – Jan 1952)
      7. 7. William (Ernest) Barnes (2 Oct 1871 – 3 Jun 1954) m. Jane ((Jennie)) Ireland (2 May 1873 – 23 Aug 1949)
        1. 1. Bert (\Bertie William) Barnes (12 May 1894 – Sep 1963) m. Alice (Louisa) Taylor (8 Dec 1901 – May 1996)
        2. 2. Jack Barnes (6 Oct 1895 – 6 Sep 1965) m. Norah (Lilian) Plummer (28 Jun 1902 – 26 Aug 1983)
        3. 3. Florence (Ethel May) Barnes (11 Nov 1897 – Feb 1989) m. Theophilus (John) Keonowski (abt 1895 – )
        4. 4. Violet (Maud) Barnes (Oct 1898 – )
        5. 5. Walter (Claud) Barnes (31 Jan 1900 – 24 Apr 1959) m. Elsie (Eliza) Pocock (28 Aug 1901 – Jan 1978)
        6. 6. Lilian (Nell) Barnes (28 Nov 1901 – Apr 1979) m. Albert Towers (4 Sep 1901 – Oct 1967)
        7. 7. William Barnes (1904 – Sep 1963)
        8. 8. Ethel (Iris) Barnes (Oct 1904 – )
        9. 9. Gertrude (Winifred) Barnes (18 Mar 1905 – Oct 1974) m. Edwin Harrison (22 Jun 1902 – Apr 1970)
        10. 10. Frederick Barnes (1906 – )
        11. 11. Beatrice (Pearl) Barnes (25 Dec 1908 – )
        12. 12. Ivy (Primrose) Barnes (July 1915 – )
      8. 8. Frank Barnes (15 Oct 1873 – Mar 1959)
      9. 9. Florence Barnes (abt 1877 – )
      10. 10. Ethel Barnes (abt 1878 – )
      11. 11. Herbert Barnes (abt 1879 – )
      12. 12. Lillian Barnes (1881 – )
      13. 13. Fred Barnes (abt 1882 – )
    3. 3. George Horton (abt 1840 – )
    4. 4. Fanny Horton (abt 1843 – )
  9. 9. Charles Gurr (1813 – Oct 1900)
  10. 10. Henry Gurr (30 Nov 1815 – Apr 1881)
  11. 11. Henry Gurr (30 Nov 1815 – )
  12. 12. Sarah Gurr (20 Jan 1819 – Jan 1900)

William Gurr's Timeline

8 Records

1761
Abt. 1761
Birth of William Gurr in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1761
1 Jan 1761
Birth of William Gurr in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1761
4 Jan 1761
William Gurr was baptized in Chatham, St Mary, Kent, England
Chatham, St Mary, Kent, England
1798
1798
Age 37
William Gurr resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1801
7 Nov 1801
Age 40
William Gurr resided here in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1821
13 Oct 1821
Age 60
Death of William Gurr in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1821
13 Oct 1821
Age 60
Death of William Gurr in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England
1821
Oct 1821
Age 60
Burial of William Gurr in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1761
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1761
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1761
    Event Place: Chatham, St Mary, Kent, England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1914

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Land Tax Redemption, 1798, The National Archives; Kew, Richmond; Surrey, Land Tax Redemption Office: Quotas and Assessments, IR23; Piece: 36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Nov 1801
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811, Class: IR 1; Piece: 38
    [2] UK, Register of Duties Paid for Apprentices' Indentures, 1710-1811, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Board of Stamps: Apprenticeship Books: Series IR 1; Class: IR 1; Piece: 38

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
    [2] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1821
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Records of the Removal of Graves and Tombstones, 1601-2007, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; Rg 37: Copies of Records of Local Authorities and Church Commissioners Relating to Burial Ground Removals; Reference: RG 37/31; Series Number: RG 37; Piece Number: 31

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1821
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Oct 1821
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Records of the Removal of Graves and Tombstones, 1601-2007, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; Rg 37: Copies of Records of Local Authorities and Church Commissioners Relating to Burial Ground Removals; Reference: RG 37/31; Series Number: RG 37; Piece Number: 31
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