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William Nurse 1867–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1867

Birth Location: Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador

Death Date: 9 March 1941

Death Location: Champney's West, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: William Nurse

Mother: Cecelia Hiscock

Spouse(s): Gracie Penney

Children(s): Charles Nurse, William Nurse, Jessie Nurse, Henry Nurse, Cecilia Nurse

The story of William Nurse began in 1867 in Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. William Nurse married Gracie Ann Penney, and had children including Cecilia Jane Nurse, Charles Edward Nurse, Henry George Nurse, Jessie Helen Nurse, William Nurse. William Nurse passed away in 1941 in Champney's West, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Nurse began in 1867 in Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • William Nurse married Gracie Ann Penney, and had children including Cecilia Jane Nurse, Charles Edward Nurse, Henry George Nurse, Jessie Helen Nurse, William Nurse.
  • William Nurse passed away in 1941 in Champney's West, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Nurse's Ancestors

Self
William Nurse
1867–1941
Birth Place: Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Parents
William Nurse
1823–1897
Salmon Cove (Champney's), Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Cecelia Hiscock
1839–1916
Salmon Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Richard Nurse
1790–1876
Pilton,Dorsetshire,England
Mary Spragg
1801–1876
English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada
William Hiscock
1789–1839
Fox Island (Champney's West), Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Anne Goldsworthy
1800–1885
Salmon Cove (Champney's), Trinity Bay, Newfoundland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Nurse
1760–
Sarah Gullidge
–1801
Richard Spragg
1765–
Catherine Wells
1769–
Josiah Hiscock
1765–1824
Martha
1763–1799
Edward Goldsworthy
1767–1826
Elizabeth Healey
1771–1824
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Spragg
1720–1774
Mary Godding
1732–1829
Thomas Wells
1728–1805
Sarah Jones
1746–1818
Joseph Hiscock
1724–1790
Sarah Collier
1724–1776
James Goldworthy
1738–
Ann Cole
1738–1789

William Nurse's Descendants

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William Nurse (9 Jun 1867–9 March 1941) m. Gracie (Ann) Penney (04 Mar 1878–25 Oct 1938)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Nurse 1896–1985 m. Olive Hart 1897–1971
    1. 1. Joseph (Allen) Nurse 1926–2008 m. Sarah Pittman 1930–2006
    2. 2. Delbert Nurse 1924–2009 m. Beryl Barnes 1930–2004
    3. 3. William Nurse 1920–1944
    4. 4. Marjorie Nurse 1922–1979 m. Bertram (Maxwell) Miller 1918–1955 m. Earnest (Gordon) Goodyear 1920–2003
    5. 5. Helen Nurse 1934–2020 m. Rosswell (Henry) Torraville 1922–1995
  2. 2. William Nurse 1898–1918
  3. 3. Jessie (Helen) Nurse 1899–1916
  4. 4. Henry (George) Nurse 1901–1934
  5. 5. Cecilia (Jane) Nurse 1903–1964 m. Arthur (Kenneth) Barnes 1900–1978

William Nurse's Timeline

2 Records

1867
9 Jun 1867
Birth of William Nurse in Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
1941
9 March 1941
Age 74
Death of William Nurse in Champney's East, Newfoundland, Canada
Champney's East, Newfoundland, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1867
    Event Place: Green Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
    Record Source:
    [1] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada
    [2] Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1850-1949, PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES (NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR); Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 March 1941
    Event Place: Champney's East, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Champney's West, Bonavista-Trinity Census Division, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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