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William Legg 1826–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1826

Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England

Death Date: Nov 1898

Death Location: St Pauls Churchyard, Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, England

Father: William Legg

Mother: Catherine Jessup

Spouse(s): Amelia Glanvill

Children(s): William Legg, Charlotte Legg

The story of William Legg began in 1826 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England. In 1841, William Legg resided in St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England. William Legg married Amelia Glanvill, and had children including Charlotte Legg, William Charles Charles Legg. William Legg passed away in 1898 in St Pauls Churchyard, Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Legg began in 1826 in Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
  • In 1841, William Legg resided in St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England.
  • William Legg married Amelia Glanvill, and had children including Charlotte Legg, William Charles Charles Legg.
  • William Legg passed away in 1898 in St Pauls Churchyard, Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Legg
1803–1881
Birth Location: Burford, Oxfordshire, England
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Catherine Jessup
1809–1861
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Amelia Glanvill
1812–1892
Birth Location: Abbots Kerswell, Devon, England
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Children(s)

William Legg
1855–1927
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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Charlotte Legg
1852–1922
Birth Location: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
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William Legg's Ancestors

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William Legg
1826–1898
Birth Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Parents
William Legg
1803–1881
Burford, Oxfordshire, England
Catherine Jessup
1809–1861
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John Legg
1771–1848
Oxfordshire, England
Hannah Legg
1773–
Oxfordshire, England
Abraham Jessup
1778–1854
Gravesend, Kent, England
Elizabeth Worth
1775–1848
Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Jessup
1747–
Elizabeth Worth
–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Legg's Descendants

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William Legg (15 May 1826–Nov 1898) m. Amelia Glanvill (28 May 1812–Feb 1892)
  1. 1. William (Charles (Charles)) Legg 1855–1927 m. Maud Tabernacle 1861–1930
    1. 1. Charlotte (Maud) Legg 1889–1960 m. Herbert (Ernest) Pott 1883–1953
      1. 1. Francis (Herbert Sidney (Sidney)) Pott 1919–2003 m. Vivienne (Patricia) Yates 1917–2004
    2. 2. Sidney (Charles) Legg 1894–1915
    3. 3. Winifred (Emily) Legg 1887–1939 m. Francis (Charles (Charles)) Armstrong 1895–1919 m. Eric (Cyril) Powell 1890–1973
      1. 1. William (James Kershaw (Bill)) Powell 1922–2005
        1. 1. Brian (J) Powell 1951–1979
      2. 2. Douglas (Stewart (Tuppy)) Armstrong 1912–2011 m. Gladys (Mary) Renton 1914–1978
        1. 1. Lorraine (Katherine Winnifred) Armstrong 1935–2011
      3. 3. Winifred (Margaret (Margie)) Powell 1925–2002 m. John (Robert van der) Gracht 1920–1982
        1. 1. Anne (van der) Gracht –2018
      4. 4. John (Francis Ernest) Powell 1924–2006 m. Flora (Jean) Shaw 1929–2003 m. Marjorie (Ellen) Comstock 1925–1990 m. Gladys (Patricia Dorothy (Patricia)) Richards 1928–2011
        1. 1. David (James) Powell 1949–1967
    4. 4. John (Francis (Frank)) Legg 1886–1939 m. Frances (Marie (Marie)) Truman 1893–
      1. 1. Sidney (C) Legg 1926–
      2. 2. Guy (Philip (Philip)) Legg 1923–2005 m. Jeanette Bunn 1923–
    5. 5. Dorothy ((Dorrie)) Legg 1884–1924 m. Ralph (A) Lindars 1890–1936
  2. 2. Charlotte Legg 1852–1922 m. Arthur (E) Everest 1832–1910
    1. 1. Frances (Charlotte) Everest 1886–1976
    2. 2. Hugh Everest 1889–1952 m. Enid (Theodora) Fisher 1886–1970
    3. 3. Arthur (Francis) Everest 1884–1960

William Legg's Timeline

11 Records

1826
15 May 1826
Birth of William Legg in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1826
30 Jul 1826
William Legg was baptized in St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London, England
St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London, England
1841
1841
Age 15
William Legg resided here in St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England
St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1851
1851
Age 25
William Legg resided here in Bermondsey, Surrey, England
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
1853
1853
Age 27
William Legg resided here in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1861
1861
Age 35
William Legg resided here in Southwark St George the Martyr, Surrey, England
Southwark St George the Martyr, Surrey, England
1871
1871
Age 45
William Legg resided here in Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 55
William Legg resided here in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 65
William Legg resided here in Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Wokingham, Berkshire, England
1898
25 Nov 1898
Age 72
Death of William Legg in Surrey, England
Surrey, England
1898
Nov 1898
Age 72
Burial of William Legg in St Pauls Churchyard, Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, England
St Pauls Churchyard, Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1826
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 999; Folio: 30; Page: 54; GSU roll: 6096109
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1310; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341318
    [3] 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1427; Folio: 30; Page: 53; GSU roll: 828776
    [4] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 329; Folio: 193; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542616
    [5] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1562; Folio: 339; Page: 51; GSU roll: 174795
    [6] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [7] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1048; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 16; Folio: 35; Page: 15; Line: 25; GSU roll: 474649

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1826
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Reference Number: p71mmg049
    [2] London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1916, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906Church of England Parish Registers, 1754-1906; Reference Number: p71mmg015
    [3] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1048; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Mary Magdalen Bermondsey; County: Surrey; Enumeration District: 16; Folio: 35; Page: 15; Line: 25; GSU roll: 474649

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bermondsey, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1562; Folio: 339; Page: 51; GSU roll: 174795

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: Surrey, England, Electoral Registers, Surrey History Centre; Woking, Surrey, England; Surrey Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Southwark St George the Martyr, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 329; Folio: 193; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542616

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Caversham, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, Class: RG10; Piece: 1427; Folio: 30; Page: 53; GSU roll: 828776

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Wokingham, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1310; Folio: 13; Page: 20; GSU roll: 1341318

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wokingham, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 999; Folio: 30; Page: 54; GSU roll: 6096109

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1898
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Nov 1898
    Event Place: St Pauls Churchyard, Nunhead Cemetery, Linden Grove, England
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