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William Gurr 1834 – 1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1834

Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England

Death Date: 21 Jun 1913

Death Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA

Father: Enoch Gurr

Mother: Sarah Higgins

Spouse(s): Sarah Barker

Children(s): Sarah Gurr, William Gurr, Eliza Gurr, Mary Gurr, John Gurr, Susan Gurr, Enoch Gurr, Lovinna Gurr, James Gurr

William Gurr was born in 1834 in Northiam, Sussex, England, the child of Enoch Eldridge Gurr and Sarah Higgins. William Gurr married Sarah Elizabeth Barker, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Gurr, William Heber Gurr, Eliza Jane Gurr, Mary Barker Gurr, John Henry Gurr, Susan Maria Gurr, Enoch Alonzo Gurr, Lovinna Rosetta Gurr, James Edward Gurr. William Gurr passed away in 1913 in Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • William Gurr was born in 1834 in Northiam, Sussex, England, the child of Enoch Eldridge Gurr and Sarah Higgins.
  • William Gurr married Sarah Elizabeth Barker, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Gurr, William Heber Gurr, Eliza Jane Gurr, Mary Barker Gurr, John Henry Gurr, Susan Maria Gurr, Enoch Alonzo Gurr, Lovinna Rosetta Gurr, James Edward Gurr.
  • William Gurr passed away in 1913 in Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Enoch Gurr
1813 – 1887
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
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Sarah Higgins
1810 – 1838
Birth Location: Ewhurst, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Barker
1837 – 1902
Birth Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
SB

Children(s)

Sarah Gurr
1855 – 1932
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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William Gurr
1856 – 1933
Birth Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Eliza Gurr
1859 – 1896
Birth Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
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Mary Gurr
1862 – 1947
Birth Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
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John Gurr
1864 – 1932
Birth Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
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Susan Gurr
1867 – 1927
Birth Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
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Enoch Gurr
1869 – 1886
Birth Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
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Lovinna Gurr
1872 – 1918
Birth Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
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James Gurr
1874 – 1876
Birth Location: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
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William Gurr's Ancestors

Self
William Gurr
1834 – 1913
Birth Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
Parents
Enoch Eldridge Gurr
1813 – 1887
Northiam, Sussex, England
Sarah Higgins
1810 – 1838
Ewhurst, Sussex, England
Grandparents
James Gurr
1784 – 1858
Peasmarsh, Sussex, England
Sarah Eldridge
1788 – 1863
Icklesham, Sussex, England
Reuben Higgins
Sarah
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gurr
1752 –
Elizabeth Burden
William Eldridge
Ann
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gurr
1725 –
Mary Honace

William Gurr's Descendants

1.
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William Gurr (12 Oct 1834 – 21 Jun 1913) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Barker (10 Jan 1837 – 3 Feb 1902)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Gurr (13 Feb 1855 – 25 Feb 1932)
  2. 2. William (Heber) Gurr (12 Oct 1856 – 1 Aug 1933) m. Anna Hansen (19 Mar 1858 – 17 Aug 1935)
    1. 1. William (John) Gurr (27 Dec 1878 – 10 Oct 1955)
    2. 2. Peter (Hansen) Gurr (18 Apr 1881 – 7 Feb 1967)
    3. 3. Annie (Ethel) Gurr (7 Dec 1882 – )
    4. 4. Sarah (Georgetta) Gurr (6 Sep 1885 – 8 Feb 1888)
    5. 5. James (Edwin) Gurr (6 Aug 1887 – 25 Jun 1943)
    6. 6. Luella Gurr (31 Jul 1889 – 10 March 1970)
    7. 7. Junius (Irma) Gurr (9 Nov 1893 – 9 Jan 1917)
    8. 8. May Gurr (6 Aug 1899 – 13 Aug 1899)
    9. 9. Beatrice Gurr (6 Aug 1899 – 6 Aug 1899)
  3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Gurr (31 Oct 1859 – 2 Aug 1896) m. Joseph (Edward) Mickelson (1 May 1857 – 26 Jun 1937)
    1. 1. Eliza (Lenora) Mickelson (8 Mar 1879 – 2 Aug 1957) m. Joseph (Reuben) Mortensen (1878 – )
    2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Mickelson (25 Sep 1880 – 22 Dec 1946) m. Julia (Clista) Keele (18 Feb 1889 – 15 Dec 1977)
      1. 1. Cleopatra Mickelson (8 Aug 1908 – 31 May 1982) m. Francis (Elggren) Morrison (26 May 1909 – 23 Sep 1987)
        1. 1. Francis (Evan) Morrison (17 Sep 1934 – 13 Dec 2012) m. Kay Gardner (24 Aug 1941 – )
        2. 2. Ronald Morrison (28 May 1936 – Apr 2024) m. Beverly Taylor
        3. 3. Beverly Morrison (30 Jun 1938 – ) m. Darwin (LaMar) Thomas (12 Mar 1933 – 12 Aug 2018)
        4. 4. Douglas (William) Morrison (7 Apr 1940 – ) m. Susan (Kay) Bankhead
        5. 5. Shirlee (Anne) Morrison (19 Dec 1941 – ) m. Charles (Allen) Kropf (3 Feb 1941 – )
        6. 6. Richard (Dennis) Morrison (9 Oct 1943 – )
        7. 7. Sue (Elizabeth) Morrison (10 Oct 1945 – ) m. Garry (Everett) Borders (8 Feb 1948 – )
        8. 8. Joseph (Arthur) Morrison (17 Jun 1949 – 17 Jun 1949)
        9. 9. Robert (Bruce) Morrison (19 Nov 1951 – ) m. Linda Jean
      2. 2. Joseph (Edward) Mickelson (27 Apr 1910 – 1 Dec 1996) m. Hazel (Grace) Canady (29 Mar 1910 – 16 Mar 2003)
        1. 1. Joseph (Edward) Michelson (abt 1939 – )
        2. 2. Jeannine (Karen) Mickelson (21 Mar 1943 – ) m. Ronald (Bruce) Bell (27 Dec 1941 – 25 Mar 2013) m. Powell
        3. 3. Kendall (Canaday) Mickelson (10 Sep 1948 – 24 Jun 2019) m. Marica (Lee) Asay (17 Jun 1951 – ) m. Cheri (D) Lefever (7 Feb 1961 – )
      3. 3. Eldora Mickelson (27 Nov 1912 – 25 Nov 1998) m. Franklin (Edward) Davis (28 Jul 1910 – 1 May 1986)
        1. 1. Bradley (Wells) Davis (22 June 1933 – 19 Apr 2019)
        2. 2. Terence (Clay) Davis (28 Apr 1941 – 18 Sep 2016)
        3. 3. Debra Davis m. Dalton
      4. 4. Louisa Mickelson (7 Jan 1915 – 22 Oct 2008) m. Clarence (Wilbur) Morrison (28 Aug 1911 – 3 Jun 1996)
        1. 1. Judy (Kay) Morrison (abt 1942 – )
        2. 2. Craig (William) Morrison (abt 1943 – )
        3. 3. Steven (Keith) Morrison (14 Feb 1947 – 14 Feb 1947)
        4. 4. Linda (Joann) Morrison (5 Jan 1949 – ) m. Clarence (Michael) Hitz (31 Jul 1948 – 10 Nov 2020)
        5. 5. Lynn Morrison (18 Jan 1950 – ) m. Sharon Ann
        6. 6. Kerry (Dean) Morrison (13 Jul 1951 – 14 Sep 2019) m. Cheryl (Ann) Smith m. Janna (Lynn) Stagg (24 Mar 1955 – )
      5. 5. Frank (Desmon) Mickelson (22 Jul 1917 – 14 Oct 1994)
      6. 6. Genevive Mickelson (25 Apr 1921 – 14 Dec 2006)
    3. 3. William (Rasmus) Mickelson (14 Jun 1882 – 16 Feb 1906)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) Mickelson (23 Jan 1884 – 1 Feb 1958)
    5. 5. John (Taylor) Mickelson (25 Jul 1887 – 13 Mar 1967)
    6. 6. Lovina Mickelson (22 Oct 1889 – 25 Oct 1971) m. Lemuel (Hardison) Redd (15 Jan 1883 – 3 Sep 1928)
      1. 1. Daryle (Mickelson) Redd (30 Aug 1912 – 18 Feb 2003)
      2. 2. Maude (Eliza) Redd (11 Dec 1913 – 8 Mar 2005)
      3. 3. Bessie Redd (23 Jul 1915 – 30 May 2007)
      4. 4. Dorothy Redd (7 May 1917 – 14 Apr 2007)
      5. 5. Virginia Redd (7 May 1917 – 16 Jul 2003)
      6. 6. Elmo (Hardison) Redd (19 Nov 1919 – 20 Jan 1998)
      7. 7. Lucile Redd (15 Mar 1921 – 20 Apr 1921)
      8. 8. Frances Redd (27 Feb 1922 – 23 Dec 2000) m. George (Milan) White (3 Mar 1919 – 3 Sep 2005)
        1. 1. George (Merald) White (15 Jul 1940 – ) m. ?
        2. 2. Lovina (Lee) White (6 Jan 1943 – ) m. Jay (Frank) Harker (2 Apr 1939 – )
        3. 3. David (Elmo) White (21 May 1944 – 5 Mar 2023) m. Jeannine (Van) Dyke (Abt. 1946 – )
        4. 4. Jon (Bruce) White (Abt. 1947 – )
        5. 5. Jeffrey (Clifford) White (31 Mar 1952 – )
        6. 6. James (Richard) White (Jul 1953 – ) m. Rebecca Nuttall
      9. 9. Lemuel (William) Redd (23 Dec 1924 – 5 Jul 1985)
    7. 7. Genevieve Mickelson (14 Aug 1892 – 31 Aug 1892)
    8. 8. Peter (Gurr) Mickelson (13 Jul 1896 – 31 Aug 1896)
  4. 4. Mary (Barker) Gurr (3 Feb 1862 – 7 Jun 1947)
  5. 5. John (Henry) Gurr (3 Aug 1864 – 30 Apr 1932)
  6. 6. Susan (Maria) Gurr (7 Jan 1867 – 19 Apr 1927)
  7. 7. Enoch (Alonzo) Gurr (7 Jun 1869 – 21 Sep 1886)
  8. 8. Lovinna (Rosetta) Gurr (13 Jan 1872 – 20 Jan 1918)
  9. 9. James (Edward) Gurr (31 Oct 1874 – 1 Oct 1876)

William Gurr's Timeline

4 Records

1834
12 Oct 1834
Birth of William Gurr in Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam, Sussex, England
1834
23 Nov 1834
William Gurr was baptized in Northiam, Sussex, England
Northiam, Sussex, England
1913
21 Jun 1913
Age 79
Death of William Gurr in Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
1913
23 June 1913
Age 79
Burial of William Gurr in Parowan City Cemetery, Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States of America
Parowan City Cemetery, Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1834
    Event Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1834
    Event Place: Northiam, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1913
    Event Place: Parowan, Iron, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 June 1913
    Event Place: Parowan City Cemetery, Parowan, Iron County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah, U.S., Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2021, Utah Division of State History; Salt Lake City, Utah; Utah Cemetery Inventory, 1847-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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