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William Jennings 1772 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1772

Birth Location: Skipton, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 15 Apr 1856

Death Location: Woodend Windhill Idle, Yorkshire, England

Father: Esau Jennings

Mother: Ellen Hudson

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Jennings

William Jennings was born in 1772 in Skipton, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Esau Jennings and Ellen (Eleanor) Hudson. William Jennings had children including Sarah Jennings. William Jennings passed away in 1856 in Woodend Windhill Idle, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Jennings was born in 1772 in Skipton, Yorkshire, , England, the child of Esau Jennings and Ellen (Eleanor) Hudson.
  • William Jennings had children including Sarah Jennings.
  • William Jennings passed away in 1856 in Woodend Windhill Idle, Yorkshire, England.

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William Jennings's Ancestors

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William Jennings
1772 – 1856
Birth Place: Skipton, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
Esau Jennings
1745 – 1826
Otley, Yorkshire West Riding , England
Ellen ((Eleanor)) Hudson
1751 – 1815
Middleton, Ilkley
Grandparents
Edmund Jennings
1705 – 1783
Otley, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Anne (Lamb -) Jennings
1704 – 1787
Stainburn, Yorkshire West Riding , England
William Hudson
1728 – 1783
Middleton
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Jennings
1663 – 1709
Mary Jennings
1666 – 1744
Mary Wood
1670 – 1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jennings's Descendants

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William Jennings (1772 – 15 Apr 1856)
  1. 1. Sarah Jennings (9 Jul 1808 – 7 Sep 1838) m. Thomas (Armitage) Salmon (1 May 1802 – 30 Mar 1879)
    1. 1. Thomas (Armitage) Salmon (2 Oct 1830 – 30 May 1915) m. Emily (A) Yerbury (9 Nov 1835 – 26 Jul 1868)
      1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Salmon (22 May 1861 – 20 Jun 1933) m. Stella Millard (26 September 1891 – 6 August 1969)
        1. 1. Mervyn Salmon m. Jean Margaret ( – 22 Jan 2011)

William Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1772
1772
Birth of William Jennings in Skipton, Yorkshire, , England
Skipton, Yorkshire, , England
1856
15 Apr 1856
Age 84
Death of William Jennings in Woodend Windhill Idle, Yorkshire, England
Woodend Windhill Idle, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1772
    Event Place: Skipton, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1856
    Event Place: Woodend Windhill Idle, Yorkshire, England

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