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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: 1886

Death Location: Dover, Kent, England

Father: William Perkins

Mother: Mary Morehouse

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

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

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

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Biography

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

Mary Perkins
1822 –
Birth Location: New Shoreham, Sussex, England
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Margaret Perkins
1823 – 1901
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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James Perkins
1825 – 1865
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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John Perkins
1827 – 1902
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Henry Perkins
1829 – 1902
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Thomas Perkins
1836 – 1918
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Betsy Perkins
1839 – 1839
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Betsy Perkins
1840 – 1841
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Stephen Perkins
1842 – 1865
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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Betsey Perkins
1847 – 1848
Birth Location: Dover, Kent, England
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George Perkins
1849 – 1929
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 James 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 –
William Morehouse
Jane Carey
– 1797
Stephen Huggett
1724 – 1782
Elisabeth Gill
1720 – 1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Perkins
Hannah
Richard Fossett
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 – 1886) m. Mary (Ann) Symonds (Aug 1797 – Sep 1835) m. Susanna (Morehouse) Gosley (1805 – Jan 1859) m. Elizabeth Mackney (Sep 1794 – 1881)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Perkins (Jun 1822 – )
  2. 2. Margaret (Symons) Perkins (27 Nov 1823 – May 1901)
  3. 3. James Perkins (18 Aug 1825 – 1865) m. Ann Mutton (1825 – )
    1. 1. Mary (A) Perkins (1851 – )
    2. 2. George (Henry) Perkins (1854 – 1929) m. Matilda (Maud) Runnegar (abt 1853 – Dec 1913)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Perkins (11 Mar 1876 – ) m. William Horton (15 Jun 1874 – )
        1. 1. Jessamine (M) Horton (abt 1895 – )
        2. 2. William (Charles) Horton (12 Apr 1896 – ) m. Annie Buckley (16 Sep 1896 – )
        3. 3. Alice (M J) Horton (abt 1899 – )
        4. 4. Ethel (M) Horton (abt 1901 – )
        5. 5. Florence Horton (abt 1902 – )
        6. 6. Phyllis Horton (abt 1908 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Horton (abt 1910 – )
      2. 2. George (Henry) Perkins (abt 1878 – ) m. Minnie (Louisa) Fitzjohn (1877 – )
        1. 1. Florence (E) Perkins (abt 1903 – )
        2. 2. Cecil (P) Perkins (abt 1904 – )
        3. 3. Lillian (A) Perkins (abt 1907 – )
        4. 4. Frances (Matilda) Perkins (abt 1909 – )
        5. 5. Alexandra (Mary) Perkins (23 May 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 (abt 1880 – )
      4. 4. Ethel (J) Perkins (1882 – )
      5. 5. James (John) Perkins (15 Aug 1883 – ) m. Anne E (17 Aug 1888 – )
        1. 1. James (Edward) Perkins (25 Jun 1914 – 1984)
      6. 6. Cecil (B) Perkins (1890 – )
      7. 7. Albert (Charles) Perkins (26 Feb 1894 – )
    3. 3. William (James) Perkins (1857 – 1871)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Georgena) Perkins (1861 – )
    5. 5. Sarah (A) Perkins (1863 – )
    6. 6. Edward (Hewet) Perkins (1865 – ) m. Eliza (Ann) Brown (1861 – )
      1. 1. Henry (H) Perkins (abt 1886 – )
      2. 2. Edward Perkins (abt 1888 – )
      3. 3. Frederick Perkins (abt 1890 – )
      4. 4. Ernest Perkins (abt 1894 – )
  4. 4. John (Halcombe) Perkins (1 Apr 1827 – Apr 1902) m. Sophia Bell (1824 – )
  5. 5. Henry (Jeffrey) Perkins (17 May 1829 – 6 Mar 1902) m. Ann Wenn (Abt. 1826 – Mar 1894)
    1. 1. Henry (Jeffrey) Perkins (Feb 1857 – May 1857)
    2. 2. William (Russell) Perkins (17 Apr 1858 – 1928) m. Fanny Jarrett (1861 – 1913) m. Lisette Heath (1 Jan 1861 – 1946)
      1. 1. William (Henry Russell) Perkins (Nov 1887 – 9 Feb 1888)
      2. 2. Reginald (William Jeffery) Perkins (3 Aug 1889 – 1979) m. Mabel (Elizabeth) Rummery (25 Apr 1890 – Mar 1968)
        1. 1. George (Henry William Russell) Perkins (8 Dec 1910 – 9 Nov 1985) m. Agnes (Hope) Welsby (14 Dec 1907 – 1981)
        2. 2. Mabel (Kathleen) Perkins (Oct 1912 – 26 Oct 1937) m. Leonard (James) Ratford (5 Nov 1911 – 19 Jul 2003)
        3. 3. Leslie (Robert) Perkins (Oct 1913 – Dec 1915)
        4. 4. Ronald (Archibald) Perkins (4 Sep 1915 – 30 Jan 1941) m. Eileen (May) Richards (8 Feb 1915 – 9 Nov 1983)
        5. 5. Leonard (Reginald Edwin) Perkins (17 Aug 1929 – 11 May 2000) m. Ivy (Myrtle) Fuller (8 Nov 1929 – 22 Feb 2018) m. Theresa (Mary) Thomas (1931 – 25 Nov 2007)
      3. 3. Mabel (Ann Gertrude) Perkins (23 Sep 1891 – Sep 1906)
    3. 3. Albert (Henry) Perkins (1865 – 11 Nov 1937) m. Ada Taylor (1869 – 12 Dec 1938) m. Elizabeth Ann (abt 1865 – 22 Mar 1914)
      1. 1. Albert (James) Perkins (28 Jun 1892 – ) m. Annie Cook (6 Jul 1890 – )
      2. 2. Henry (Jeffery) Perkins (18 Oct 1893 – 25 Sep 1915)
      3. 3. John (Thomas) Perkins (25 Dec 1901 – )
      4. 4. Hilda (Mary) Perkins (1905 – ) m. Mann
    4. 4. Mary (Ann Symons) Perkins (1867 – 18 Aug 1936)
    5. 5. George (A) Perkins (abt 1880 – )
  6. 6. Thomas (Benjamin) Perkins (1836 – 2 Apr 1918) m. Emma (Jane) Harris (5 Sep 1830 – 6 Jan 1924)
  7. 7. Betsy (Gosley) Perkins (Mar 1839 – Apr 1839)
  8. 8. Betsy (Morehouse Gosley) Perkins (Sep 1840 – Dec 1841)
  9. 9. Stephen (Huggett) Perkins (Dec 1842 – Aug 1865) m. Sarah (Ann) Sillard (1840 – 1877)
  10. 10. Betsey (Morehouse Gosley) Perkins (10 Jun 1847 – Mar 1848)
  11. 11. George (Hayter) Perkins (4 Dec 1849 – 17 Feb 1929)

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, 1538-1975

    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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