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William Jordan 1837 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 AUG 1837

Birth Location: Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 1 SEP 1916

Death Location: Auckland, New Zealand

Father: William Jordan

Mother: Elizabeth Parker

Spouse(s): Catherine Hoy

Children(s): Louisa Jordan, Alice Jordan, James Jordan, Catherine Jordan, Frances Jordan, Blanche Jordan, Evangeline Jordan, Basil Jordan

William Jordan was born in 1837 in Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England, the child of William Jordan and Elizabeth Ann Parker. William Jordan married Catherine Hoy, and had children including Louisa Elizabeth Ann Jordan, Alice Jordan, James Jordan, Catherine Agnes Jordan, Frances Harriet Jordan, Blanche Mary Jordan, Evangeline Dominica Jordan, Basil Hoy Jordan. William Jordan passed away in 1916 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • William Jordan was born in 1837 in Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England, the child of William Jordan and Elizabeth Ann Parker.
  • William Jordan married Catherine Hoy, and had children including Louisa Elizabeth Ann Jordan, Alice Jordan, James Jordan, Catherine Agnes Jordan, Frances Harriet Jordan, Blanche Mary Jordan, Evangeline Dominica Jordan, Basil Hoy Jordan.
  • William Jordan passed away in 1916 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jordan
1804 – 1875
Birth Location: Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England
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Elizabeth Parker
1805 – 1870
Birth Location: Staunton-on-Arrow, Gloucestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Hoy
1837 – 1916
Birth Location: Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England
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Children(s)

Louisa Jordan
1862 – 1962
Birth Location: Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
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Alice Jordan
1863 – 1864
Birth Location: (England)
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James Jordan
1864 – 1864
Birth Location: at Sea
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Catherine Jordan
1865 – 1965
Birth Location: (New Zealand)
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Frances Jordan
1868 – 1940
Birth Location: Lake Ellesmere, New Zealand
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Blanche Jordan
1870 – 1949
Birth Location: (New Zealand)
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Evangeline Jordan
1874 – 1960
Birth Location: (New Zealand)
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Basil Jordan
1875 – 1930
Birth Location: (New Zealand)
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William Jordan's Ancestors

Self
William Jordan
1837 – 1916
Birth Place: Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England
Parents
William Jordan
1804 – 1875
Pencombe, Bromyard, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Parker
1805 – 1870
Staunton-on-Arrow, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William Parker
1784 – 1849
Preston Wynne, Herefordshire, England
Anne Farmer
1785 – 1885
Preston Wynne, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Parker
1753 – 1830
Elizabeth Weaver
1762 – 1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Weaver
1742 – 1842
Mary [________]
1742 – 1842

William Jordan's Descendants

1.
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William Jordan (15 AUG 1837 – 1 SEP 1916) m. Catherine Hoy (15 OCT 1837 – 1 SEP 1916)
  1. 1. Louisa (Elizabeth Ann) Jordan (JUN 1862 – BEF 1962)
  2. 2. Alice Jordan (AUG 1863 – 9 MAY 1864)
  3. 3. James Jordan (27 MAR 1864 – 28 MAR 1864)
  4. 4. Catherine (Agnes) Jordan (1865 – BEF 1965) m. Dugald Thomson (ABT 1865 – BEF 1965)
  5. 5. Frances (Harriet) Jordan (29 MAR 1868 – 1940) m. Frederick (Samuel) Tyer (9 AUG 1862 – BEF 1962)
    1. 1. Henry Tyer (AFT 1882 – BEF 1982)
    2. 2. Dorothy (Frances) Tyer (1892 – BEF 1982)
    3. 3. Una Tyer (AFT 1892 – BEF 1892)
  6. 6. Blanche (Mary) Jordan (1870 – 1949) m. James Mynott (ABT 1870 – BEF 1970)
  7. 7. Evangeline (Dominica) Jordan (1874 – MAY 1960) m. George (Robert Burns) Swanston (3 JAN 1871 – 14 MAY 1947)
    1. 1. Doreen (Louise) Swanston (1902 – 27 APR 1981) m. Edward (Thomas) Armstrong (1898 – 1978) m. Cvitan (Frederick) Sunde (ABT 1902 – BEF 2002) m. Ernest Gilliver (ABT 1902 – 1975)
      1. 1. Helen (Patricia) Armstrong (AFT 1922 – ) m. [________] Dandy (AFT 1922 – )
        1. 1. Christine Dandy (AFT 1942 – ) m. William Pearce (AFT 1942 – )
      2. 2. Warwick (Robert) Armstrong (16 MAY 1935 – 7 SEP 2017) m. June [________] (AFT 1935 – )
      3. 3. Laurence Sunde (AFT 1922 – )
    2. 2. Mildred Swanston (1910 – BEF 2010)
    3. 3. Lavinia (Frances) Swanston (26 DEC 1912 – 4 FEB 1970) m. Raymond Dinsdale (18 AUG 1909 – 26 AUG 1986)
      1. 1. Robert (Clifford) Dinsdale (1933 – 2006)
  8. 8. Basil (Hoy) Jordan (1875 – 3 APR 1930) m. Gertrude (May) Tipler (2 JUL 1873 – 31 MAR 1941)

William Jordan's Timeline

2 Records

1837
15 AUG 1837
Birth of William Jordan in Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England
Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England
1916
1 SEP 1916
Age 79
Death of William Jordan in Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 AUG 1837
    Event Place: Ullingswick, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1916
    Event Place: Auckland, New Zealand
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