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William Kirby 1720 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1720

Birth Location: Westwell, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 08 Jan 1798

Death Location: Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Gulielmus Kirby

Mother: Anna Jelfs

Spouse(s): Anne None

Children(s): Martha Kirby

William Kirby was born in 1720 in Westwell, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Gulielmus William Kirby and Anna Jelfs. William Kirby married Anne, and had children including Martha Kirby. William Kirby passed away in 1798 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Kirby was born in 1720 in Westwell, Oxfordshire, England, the child of Gulielmus William Kirby and Anna Jelfs.
  • William Kirby married Anne, and had children including Martha Kirby.
  • William Kirby passed away in 1798 in Buckinghamshire, England.

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William Kirby's Ancestors

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William Kirby
1720 – 1798
Birth Place: Westwell, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Gulielmus William Kirby
1690 –
Morton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, , England,
Anna Jelfs
1695 –
Gloucestershire County, England
Grandparents
Recompense Kirby
1644 – 1720
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Rebecca Allen
1668 – 1712
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Will Jelfe
1670 –
Grace
Great-Grandparents
Jane Vallins,
1615 – 1650
Francis Allen
1643 – 1696
Mary Barlow
1634 – 1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Raphe Vallence
1590 – 1626

William Kirby's Descendants

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William Kirby (Abt 1720 – 08 Jan 1798) m. Anne (1722 – 1807)
  1. 1. Martha Kirby (1746 – Oct 1807) m. William Dobbins (1742 – 1797)
    1. 1. Thomas Dobbins (1775 – Jun 1845) m. Maria White (Abt. 1776 – 26 Jan 1859)
      1. 1. Henry Dobbin (Abt 1806 – 23 Apr 1867) m. Sarah Pitkin (Abt 1807 – Oct 1838)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Dobbins (Abt 1826 – Jan 1898) m. John (Williams) Kingwell (1819 – 15 JUN 1880)

William Kirby's Timeline

2 Records

1720
Abt 1720
Birth of William Kirby in Westwell, Oxfordshire, England
Westwell, Oxfordshire, England
1798
08 Jan 1798
Age 78
Death of William Kirby in Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1720
    Event Place: Westwell, Oxfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1798
    Event Place: Buckinghamshire, England

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