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William Kirby 1771–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Dec 1771

Birth Location: Sedgeford Norfolk

Death Date: 15 Feb 1855

Death Location: Docking Union Workhouse

Father: James Kirby

Mother: Elizabeth Tryance

Spouse(s): Ann Fish

Children(s): Thomas Kirby, William Kirby, Ann Kirby, Rose Kirby, Charles Kirby, John Kirby, Ann Kirby

William Kirby was born in 1771 in Sedgeford Norfolk, the child of James Kirby And Elizabeth Tryance. William Kirby married Ann Fish, and had children including Ann Kirby, Charles Kirby, John Kirby, Rose Kirby, Thomas Kirby, William Kirby. William Kirby passed away in 1855 in Docking Union Workhouse.

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Biography

  • William Kirby was born in 1771 in Sedgeford Norfolk, the child of James Kirby And Elizabeth Tryance.
  • William Kirby married Ann Fish, and had children including Ann Kirby, Charles Kirby, John Kirby, Rose Kirby, Thomas Kirby, William Kirby.
  • William Kirby passed away in 1855 in Docking Union Workhouse.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Kirby
1734–1818
Birth Location: Sedgeford Norfolk, England
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Elizabeth Tryance
1742–1831
Birth Location: Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Ann Fish
1776–1846
Birth Location: Sedgeford, Norfolk
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Children(s)

Thomas Kirby
1811–1888
Birth Location: Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
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William Kirby
1806–1883
Birth Location: Sedgeford, Norfolk
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Ann Kirby
1816–
Birth Location: Sedgeford Norfolk
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Rose Kirby
1810–
Birth Location: Sedgeford Norfolk
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Charles Kirby
1802–1872
Birth Location: Sedgeford, Norfolk
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John Kirby
1816–1891
Birth Location: Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
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Ann Kirby
1805–
Birth Location: Sedgeford Norfolk
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William Kirby's Ancestors

Self
William Kirby
1771–1855
Birth Place: Sedgeford Norfolk
Parents
James Kirby
1734–1818
Sedgeford Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Tryance
1742–1831
Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Kirby
1710–
Shernborne, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth Barting
1710–
Shernborne, Norfolk, England
William Tryance
1708–1744
Sculthorpe Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England
Elisabeth Abel
1710–1762
Sculthorpe Bircham Newton, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kirby's Descendants

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William Kirby (08 Dec 1771–15 Feb 1855) m. Ann Fish (c 1776–23 Sep 1846)
  1. 1. Thomas Kirby 1811–1888 m. Mary Wing 1812–1891
    1. 1. Arthur (Edward) Kirby 1848–1926 m. Mary (Anne) Chapman 1857–1921 m. Jane Rutledge 1852–1879
      1. 1. Alfred Kirby 1893–1984 m. Edith (Emily) Framingham 1894–1981
        1. 1. Pamela (Joan) Kirby 1928–2022
        2. 2. William (A) Kirby 1921–1944
        3. 3. Frederick (Robert "Freddie") Kirby 1932–2001
        4. 4. Edna (M) Kirby 1926– m. Albert (J C) Sporne 1926–2018
        5. 5. Phyllis (Ethel) Kirby 1930–2007
        6. 6. Emma (Ruth) Kirby 1923–2017 m. Ernest (Charles) Delmage 1917–2009
        7. 7. John (William) Kirby 1919–1982
      2. 2. William Kirby 1885–1973
      3. 3. Ernest (Edward) Kirby 1890–1980
      4. 4. Ann (M) Kirby 1883–1966
      5. 5. Sydney (Thomas) Kirby 1896–
      6. 6. Francis Kirby 1877–1877
    2. 2. Eliza Kirby 1837–1843
    3. 3. Henry Kirby 1842–1928 m. Susannah (Matilda) Denson 1835–1877
      1. 1. Beatrice (Amelia) Kirby 1866–1948 m. Robert Roy 1871–
        1. 1. Susannah Roy 1889–
        2. 2. Arthur (Henry) Roy 1895–
        3. 3. Robert Roy 1899–
        4. 4. Ernest Roy 1900–
        5. 5. Bertram Roy 1902–
        6. 6. Gwendlen Roy 1906–
        7. 7. Sidney Roy 1908–
        8. 8. Francis Roy 1910–
        9. 9. John (S) Ward 1881–
        10. 10. Elizabeth Roy 1890–
      2. 2. Walter (Henry) Kirby 1868–1938 m. Eliza (Sporlden\Spalding) Williamson 1870–
        1. 1. Walter (William) Kirby 1893–1893
      3. 3. William (Denson) Kirby 1870–1922 m. Martha (Jane) Palmer 1870–1936
        1. 1. William (W) Kirby 1895–1973
        2. 2. Ernest (E) Kirby 1898–1979
        3. 3. Martha (Lilian) Kirby 1893–1957
        4. 4. May (A) Kirby 1899–1963
      4. 4. Henry Kirby 1873–1931 m. Annie (Maria) Lugar 1872–1954
        1. 1. John (Henry) Kirby 1902–1983 m. Edna (M) Mitchell 1904–
      5. 5. Frederick (George) Kirby 1874–1947 m. Mabel (Blanche) Gapes 1877–1978
        1. 1. Walter (Frederick) Kirby 1902–1990
        2. 2. Mable (Elizabeth Vera) Kirby 1904–1992
        3. 3. Leslie (Henry John) Kirby 1905–1998
      6. 6. Herbert (James) Kirby 1875–1876
      7. 7. Francis Kirby 1877–1877
    4. 4. Eliza ('Lisey') Kirby 1845–1914
    5. 5. Arthur Kirby 1848–1926 m. Sarah Notson 1855–1901
      1. 1. Charles (Albert) Kirby 1874–1944
      2. 2. Herbert (Arthur) Kirby 1877–1924 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Thurlow 1876–1942
        1. 1. Herbert (Arthur) Kirby 1899–1967 m. Gertrude Napier 1907–1992
      3. 3. Edith (Amelia) Kirby 1879–1882
      4. 4. Flora Kirby 1881–
      5. 5. Ellen (Sarah "Nellie") Kirby 1884–1963
      6. 6. Harold Kirby 1891–1972
      7. 7. William (James) Kirby 1882–1946
      8. 8. May Kirby 1893–1949
      9. 9. Edith Kirby 1886–
      10. 10. Florence (Emma "Flora") Kirby 1880–1881
    6. 6. Elijah Kirby 1855–1946 m. Mary (Ann) Strangleman 1858–
      1. 1. Robert (John) Kirby 1879–
      2. 2. Lily (Maud) Kirby 1890–
      3. 3. Adelaide (Mary) Kirby 1894–
      4. 4. George Kirby 1878–
      5. 5. Martha Kirby 1882–
      6. 6. Edward Kirby 1884–
      7. 7. William Kirby 1887–
      8. 8. Thomas Kirby 1896–
    7. 7. Alice (Ellen) Kirby 1857–
      1. 1. Bertie Kirby 1882–1890
    8. 8. Thomas Kirby 1834–1911 m. Mary Senter 1836–1921
      1. 1. Walter Kirby 1870–
      2. 2. Victoria (Elizabeth) Kirby 1871–1952 m. Thomas (John) Ward 1871–1964
        1. 1. Dorothy Ward 1911–2006 m. Albert Froment 1908–1977
      3. 3. Phebe (Silvia) Kirby 1876–
      4. 4. Eleanor Kirby 1868–
      5. 5. Louisa Kirby 1862–
      6. 6. Adelaide Kirby 1860–
    9. 9. Mary Kirby 1840–1895
    10. 10. Albert (Edward) Kirby 1855–
  2. 2. William Kirby 1806–1883 m. Ann Frary 1810–1881
    1. 1. Charles Kirby 1836–1911 m. Susan Bone 1836–
      1. 1. Robert Kirby 1867–
      2. 2. Rachel Kirby 1868–
      3. 3. Charlotte Kirby 1869–
      4. 4. John Kirby 1875–
    2. 2. George Kirby 1841–1861
    3. 3. James Kirby 1855–
    4. 4. John (Thomas) Kirby 1834–
    5. 5. William Kirby 1851–1875
    6. 6. Emma Kirby 1855–1861
    7. 7. Thomas Kirby 1835–1920
    8. 8. Arthur Kirby 1848–1926
    9. 9. Mary Kirby 1840–1895
    10. 10. Robert Kirby 1851–1922
    11. 11. Henry Kirby 1842–1928
    12. 12. Elijah Kirby 1854–1946
    13. 13. Eliza Kirby 1845–1914
    14. 14. Eliza Kirby 1837–1843
    15. 15. Eliza Kirby 1841–1843
    16. 16. Lisey Kirby 1845–
    17. 17. James Kirby 1836–1920
    18. 18. Albert (Edward) Kirby 1855–
    19. 19. Rose Kirby 1844–
    20. 20. Alice Kirby 1857–
    21. 21. Maria Kirby 1848–
    22. 22. Robert Kirby 1844–
    23. 23. William Kirby 1849–1910
    24. 24. Eliza Kirby 1837–
    25. 25. Eliza Kirby 1852–
  3. 3. Ann Kirby 1816–
  4. 4. Rose Kirby 1810–
  5. 5. Charles Kirby 1802–1872
  6. 6. John Kirby 1816–1891 m. Ann (Maria) Herring 1817–1883
    1. 1. Robert Kirby 1843–1911 m. Mary (Ann) Kirby 1845–
      1. 1. John (Thomas) Kirby 1876–1947 m. Eliza Fisher 1876–
        1. 1. Violet (May) Kirby 1900–1992 m. Percy (Laurence) Goldsmith 1899–1934
        2. 2. Ethel Fisher 1896–
        3. 3. Gladys Kirby 1903–
        4. 4. Grace (Caroline Maria) Kirby 1905–
        5. 5. Martha (Hilda) Kirby 1908–
        6. 6. Edward (George) Kirby 1910–
      2. 2. Robert Kirby 1866–1930
      3. 3. George Kirby 1870–
      4. 4. Arthur Kirby 1871–1953
      5. 5. Eliza Kirby 1868–
    2. 2. Rose Kirby 1844–1906
    3. 3. William Kirby 1849–1910
    4. 4. Eliza Kirby 1852–
    5. 5. Mary Kirby 1854–
    6. 6. Ann (Maria) Kirby 1847–
    7. 7. Eliza Kirby 1841–1841
    8. 8. Jemmia (F) Herring 1837–1898
  7. 7. Ann Kirby 1805–

William Kirby's Timeline

8 Records

1771
Abt. 1771
Birth of William Kirby in Sedgeford Norfolk England
Sedgeford Norfolk England
1771
8 Dec 1771
Birth of William Kirby in Sedgeford, Norfolk
Sedgeford, Norfolk
1771
08 Dec 1771
Birth of William Kirby in Sedgeford Norfolk
Sedgeford Norfolk
1771
8 Dec 1771
William Kirby was baptized in Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
1841
1841
Age 70
William Kirby resided here in Sedgeford Norfolk, Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
Sedgeford Norfolk, Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
1851
1851
Age 80
William Kirby resided here in Docking, Norfolk, England
Docking, Norfolk, England
1855
15 Feb 1855
Age 84
Death of William Kirby in Workhouse, Docking, Norfolk, United Kingdom
Workhouse, Docking, Norfolk, United Kingdom
1855
15 Feb 1855
Age 84
Death of William Kirby in Docking Union Workhouse
Docking Union Workhouse

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1771
    Event Place: Sedgeford Norfolk England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Sedgeford, Norfolk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Sedgeford Norfolk

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: nro_register_bills\at\sedgeford

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 November1800
    Event Place: Sedgeford

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Sedgeford Norfolk, Sedgeford, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 782; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Sedgeford; County: Norfolk; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 9; Page: 12; Line: 1; GSU roll: 438865

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Docking, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1827; Folio: 465; Page: 34; GSU roll: 207482

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Workhouse, Docking, Norfolk, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Docking Union Workhouse
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