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William Johns 1796 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England

Death Date: BEF 1896

Death Location: (Cornwall), (England)

Father: John Johns

Mother: Elizabeth Thomas

Spouse(s): Philis Grenfell

Children(s): William Johns, Philis Johns, Elizabeth Johns, Mary Johns, James Johns, Eliza Johns, Jane Johns

William Johns was born in 1796 in St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England, the child of John Johns and Elizabeth Thomas. William Johns married Philis Reynolds Grenfell, and had children including William Johns, Philis Johns, Elizabeth Johns, Mary Johns, James Johns, Eliza Johns, Jane Johns. William Johns passed away in 1896 in (Cornwall), (England).

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Biography

  • William Johns was born in 1796 in St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England, the child of John Johns and Elizabeth Thomas.
  • William Johns married Philis Reynolds Grenfell, and had children including William Johns, Philis Johns, Elizabeth Johns, Mary Johns, James Johns, Eliza Johns, Jane Johns.
  • William Johns passed away in 1896 in (Cornwall), (England).

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Spouses(s)

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William Johns's Ancestors

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William Johns
1796 – 1896
Birth Place: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Parents
John Johns
1770 – 1870
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Thomas
1765 – 1865
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Johns
1739 – 1839
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Grace White
1735 – 1835
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
James White
1700 – 1800
Joan Tonkin
1707 – 1807
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James White
1664 – 1739
Catherine Hall
1662 – 1756

William Johns's Descendants

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William Johns (1796 – BEF 1896) m. Philis (Reynolds) Grenfell (1793 – BEF 1893)
  1. 1. William Johns (1819 – BEF 1919)
  2. 2. Philis Johns (1822 – BEF 1922) m. Charles Davy (1811 – BEF 1911)
    1. 1. Charles Davy (1843 – BEF 1943)
    2. 2. Mary Davy (1845 – BEF 1945)
    3. 3. William Davy (1855 – BEF 1955)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Johns (1824 – BEF 1924) m. William Nankervis (1824 – 1881)
    1. 1. John Nankervis (1844 – BEF 1944)
    2. 2. Thomas Nankervis (1846 – 1863)
    3. 3. Elizabeth (Jane) Nankervis (1849 – BEF 1949)
    4. 4. William (H) Nankervis (1851 – BEF 1951) m. Pee Taskes (ABT 1851 – BEF 1951)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Nankervis (1872 – BEF 1972)
      2. 2. William Nankervis (1873 – BEF 1973)
      3. 3. Catherine Nankervis (1878 – BEF 1978)
      4. 4. James Nankervis (1882 – EST 1882)
      5. 5. Anna (Maria) Nankervis (1883 – 1899)
      6. 6. Pee Nankervis (1886 – BEF 1986)
      7. 7. Lily Nankervis (1893 – BEF 1993)
    5. 5. Mary (A) Nankervis (1852 – BEF 1862)
    6. 6. James Nankervis (1854 – BEF 1954)
    7. 7. Henry Nankervis (1856 – BEF 1956)
    8. 8. Catherine Nankervis (1859 – BEF 1959) m. William Nankervis (1857 – BEF 1957)
      1. 1. William (John) Nankervis (1878 – BEF 1978)
      2. 2. Catherine Nankervis (1880 – BEF 1980)
      3. 3. Nanny Nankervis (1882 – BEF 1982)
      4. 4. Laura Nankervis (1889 – BEF 1989)
      5. 5. Norman Nankervis (1892 – BEF 1992)
    9. 9. Mary (Ann) Nankervis (1862 – BEF 1962)
    10. 10. Thomas Nankervis (1864 – BEF 1964)
  4. 4. Mary Johns (1828 – BEF 1928) m. William Williams (1828 – BEF 1928)
  5. 5. James Johns (1830 – BEF 1930)
  6. 6. Eliza Johns (1833 – BEF 1933) m. Richard Merrifield (1831 – BEF 1931)
    1. 1. Richard Merrifield (1856 – BEF 1956)
    2. 2. Christiana Merrifield (1859 – BEF 1959)
  7. 7. Jane Johns (1836 – BEF 1936)

William Johns's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of William Johns in St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England
1896
BEF 1896
Age 100
Death of William Johns in (Cornwall), (England)
(Cornwall), (England)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: St Just, Penwith, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: BEF 1896
    Event Place: (Cornwall), (England)

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