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William James Perkins 1798–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Mar 1798

Birth Location: St George in the East, London, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1886

Death Location: St. Mary Parish, Dover, Kent, England

Father: William Perkins

Mother: Mary Morehouse

Spouse(s): Mary Simons, Susanna Gosley, Elizabeth Mackney

Children(s): Henry Perkins, Thomas Perkins, Stephen Perkins, George Perkins, Betsey Perkins, Mary Perkins, Betsy Perkins, Margaret Perkins, John Perkins, James Perkins, Betsy Perkins

In 1798, William James Perkins entered the world in St George in the East, London, England, born to William Perkins And Mary Gill Morehouse. In 1841, William James Perkins resided in Union Street, Dover, Kent, England. William James Perkins married Elizabeth Mackney, Mary Ann Simons, Susanna Morehouse Gosley, and had children including Betsey Morehouse Gosley Perkins, Betsy Gosley Perkins, Betsy Morehouse Gosley Perkins, George Hayter Perkins, Henry Jeffrey Perkins, James Perkins, John Halcombe Perkins, Margaret Symons Perkins, Mary Ann Perkins, Stephen Huggett Perkins, Thomas Benjamin Perkins. William James Perkins passed away in 1886 in St. Mary Parish, Dover, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1798, William James Perkins entered the world in St George in the East, London, England, born to William Perkins And Mary Gill Morehouse.
  • In 1841, William James Perkins resided in Union Street, Dover, Kent, England.
  • William James Perkins married Elizabeth Mackney, Mary Ann Simons, Susanna Morehouse Gosley, and had children including Betsey Morehouse Gosley Perkins, Betsy Gosley Perkins, Betsy Morehouse Gosley Perkins, George Hayter Perkins, Henry Jeffrey Perkins, James Perkins, John Halcombe Perkins, Margaret Symons Perkins, Mary Ann Perkins, Stephen Huggett Perkins, Thomas Benjamin Perkins.
  • William James Perkins passed away in 1886 in St. Mary Parish, Dover, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Perkins
1780–1843
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
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Mary Morehouse
1773–1807
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Simons
1797–1835
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Susanna Gosley
1805–1859
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Mackney
1794–1881
Birth Location: Deal, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Henry Perkins
1829–1902
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Thomas Perkins
1836–1918
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
TP
Stephen Perkins
1842–1865
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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George Perkins
1849–1929
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Betsey Perkins
1847–1848
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Mary Perkins
1822–
Birth Location: New Shoreham, Sussex, England
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Betsy Perkins
1840–1841
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Margaret Perkins
1823–1901
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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John Perkins
1827–1902
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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James Perkins
1825–1865
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Betsy Perkins
1839–1839
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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William Perkins's Ancestors

Self
William Perkins
1798–1886
Birth Place: St George in the East, London, England
Parents
William Perkins
1780–1843
Westminster, London, England
Mary (Gill) Morehouse
1773–1807
Dover, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Perkins
1758–1817
Westminster, London, England
Sarah
1759–1823
James Morehouse
1750–1811
Dover, Kent, England
Susannah Huggett
1752–1796
Dover, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Perkins
1725–1791
Isabella Fossett
1727–
Jane Carey
–1797
Stephen Huggett
1724–1782
Elizabeth Gillman
1720–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Blake
1706–
John Huggett
1692–
Mary Hammond
–1773
Lytcott Gill
1687–1771
Susanna Richards
–1765

William Perkins's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Perkins (31 Mar 1798–20 Apr 1886) m. Mary (Ann) Simons (Aug 1797–1 Oct 1835) m. Susanna (Morehouse) Gosley (1805–8 Jan 1859) m. Elizabeth Mackney (Sep 1794–1881)
  1. 1. Henry (Jeffrey) Perkins 1829–1902 m. Ann Wenn 1826–1894
    1. 1. William (Russell) Perkins 1858–1928 m. Fanny Jarrett 1861–1913 m. Lisette Heath 1861–1946
      1. 1. Reginald (William Jeffery) Perkins 1889–1979 m. Mabel (Elizabeth) Rummery 1890–1968
        1. 1. Leonard (Reginald Edwin) Perkins 1929–2000 m. Ivy (Myrtle) Fuller 1929–2018 m. Theresa (Mary) Thomas 1931–2007
        2. 2. George (Henry William Russell) Perkins 1910–1985 m. Agnes (Hope) Welsby 1907–1981
        3. 3. Mabel (Kathleen) Perkins 1912–1937 m. Leonard (James) Ratford 1911–2003
        4. 4. Leslie (Robert) Perkins 1913–1915
        5. 5. Ronald (Archibald) Perkins 1915–1941 m. Eileen (May) Richards 1915–1983
      2. 2. Mabel (Ann Gertrude) Perkins 1891–1906
      3. 3. William (Henry Russell) Perkins 1887–1888
    2. 2. Albert (Henry) Perkins 1865–1937 m. Elizabeth Ann 1865–1914 m. Ada Taylor 1869–1938
      1. 1. Albert (James) Perkins 1892– m. Annie Cook 1890–
      2. 2. Henry (Jeffery) Perkins 1893–1915
      3. 3. John (Thomas) Perkins 1901–
      4. 4. Hilda (Mary) Perkins 1905–
    3. 3. Mary (Ann Symons) Perkins 1867–1936
    4. 4. George (A) Perkins 1880–
    5. 5. Henry (Jeffrey) Perkins 1857–1857
  2. 2. Thomas (Benjamin) Perkins 1836–1918 m. Emma (Jane) Harris 1830–1924
  3. 3. Stephen (Huggett) Perkins 1842–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) Sillard 1840–1877
  4. 4. George (Hayter) Perkins 1849–1929
  5. 5. Betsey (Morehouse Gosley) Perkins 1847–1848
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Perkins 1822–
  7. 7. Betsy (Morehouse Gosley) Perkins 1840–1841
  8. 8. Margaret (Symons) Perkins 1823–1901
  9. 9. John (Halcombe) Perkins 1827–1902 m. Sophia Bell 1824–
  10. 10. James Perkins 1825–1865 m. Ann Mutton 1825–
    1. 1. Mary (A) Perkins 1851–
    2. 2. George (Henry) Perkins 1854–1929 m. Matilda (Maud) Runnegar 1853–1913
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Perkins 1876– m. William Horton 1874–
        1. 1. Jessamine (M) Horton 1895–
        2. 2. William (Charles) Horton 1896– m. Annie Buckley 1896–
        3. 3. Alice (M J) Horton 1899–
        4. 4. Ethel (M) Horton 1901–
        5. 5. Florence Horton 1902–
        6. 6. Phyllis Horton 1908–
        7. 7. Elizabeth Horton 1910–
      2. 2. George (Henry) Perkins 1878– m. Minnie (Louisa) Fitzjohn 1877–
        1. 1. Florence (E) Perkins 1903–
        2. 2. Cecil (P) Perkins 1904–
        3. 3. Lillian (A) Perkins 1907–
        4. 4. Frances (Matilda) Perkins 1909–
        5. 5. Alexandra (Mary) Perkins 1909–
        6. 6. George (H) Perkins 1913–
        7. 7. Maud (H) Perkins 1916–
        8. 8. Albert Perkins 1919–
        9. 9. Rosina Perkins 1921–
      3. 3. Ada Perkins 1880–
      4. 4. Ethel (J) Perkins 1882–
      5. 5. James (John) Perkins 1883– m. Anne E 1888–
        1. 1. James (Edward) Perkins 1914–1984
      6. 6. Cecil (B) Perkins 1890–
      7. 7. Albert (Charles) Perkins 1894–
    3. 3. William (James) Perkins 1857–1871
    4. 4. Elizabeth (G) Perkins 1861–
    5. 5. Sarah (A) Perkins 1863–
    6. 6. Edward (Hewet) Perkins 1865– m. Eliza (Ann) Brown 1861–
      1. 1. Henry (H) Perkins 1886–
      2. 2. Edward Perkins 1888–
      3. 3. Frederick Perkins 1890–
      4. 4. Ernest Perkins 1894–
  11. 11. Betsy (Gosley) Perkins 1839–1839

William Perkins's Timeline

9 Records

1798
31 Mar 1798
Birth of William James Perkins in St George in the East, London, England
St George in the East, London, England
1798
1 Apr 1798
William James Perkins was baptized in Saint George in the East, Stepney, London, England
Saint George in the East, Stepney, London, England
1841
1841
Age 43
William James Perkins resided here in Union Street, Dover, Kent, England
Union Street, Dover, Kent, England
1851
1851
Age 53
William James Perkins resided here in 8 St John's Place, Snargate Street, Dover, Kent, England
8 St John's Place, Snargate Street, Dover, Kent, England
1861
1861
Age 63
William James Perkins resided here in 38 Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
38 Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
1871
1871
Age 73
William James Perkins resided here in Oil Mills, 5 Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
Oil Mills, 5 Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
1881
1881
Age 83
William James Perkins resided here in 4 Limekiln Cottages, Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
4 Limekiln Cottages, Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
1886
1886
Age 88
Death of William James Perkins in Dover, Kent, England
Dover, Kent, England
1886
20 Apr 1886
Age 88
Burial of William James Perkins in St. Mary Parish, Dover, Kent, England
St. Mary Parish, Dover, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1798
    Event Place: St George in the East, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 549; Folio: 25; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542659
    [2] 1851 England Census
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [4] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 494; Book: 2; Civil Parish: St James; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 48; Page: 15; Line: 15; GSU roll: 306885
    [5] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [6] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Saint George in the East, Stepney, London, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Union Street, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 494; Book: 2; Civil Parish: St James; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 15; Folio: 48; Page: 15; Line: 15; GSU roll: 306885

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: 8 St John's Place, Snargate Street, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: 38 Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 549; Folio: 25; Page: 9; GSU roll: 542659

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Oil Mills, 5 Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1010; Folio: 20; Page: 2; GSU roll: 827261

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: 4 Limekiln Cottages, Limekiln Street, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1004; Folio: 48; Page: 46; GSU roll: 1341238

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1886
    Event Place: St. Mary Parish, Dover, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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