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WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY 1843–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1843

Birth Location: Beaminster, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1926

Death Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England

Father: JOHN POMEROY

Mother: MARY BOWDITCH

Spouse(s): Mary Cleall

Children(s): WILLIAM POMEROY, HARRIET POMEROY, HENRY POMEROY, ELIZABETH POMEROY, EMMA POMEROY, LESSIE POMEROY, JESSICA POMEROY, CHARLES POMEROY

In 1843, WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY entered the world in Beaminster, Dorset, England, born to John Pomeroy And Mary Bowditch. In 1851, WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY resided in Broadwinsor, Dorset, England. WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY married Mary Anna Cleall, and had children including Charles Cleal Pomeroy, Elizabeth Ellen Pomeroy, Emma Jane Pomeroy, Harriet Ann Pomeroy, Henry George Pomeroy, Jessica Pomeroy, Lessie Pomeroy, William John Pomeroy. WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY passed away in 1926 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1843, WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY entered the world in Beaminster, Dorset, England, born to John Pomeroy And Mary Bowditch.
  • In 1851, WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY resided in Broadwinsor, Dorset, England.
  • WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY married Mary Anna Cleall, and had children including Charles Cleal Pomeroy, Elizabeth Ellen Pomeroy, Emma Jane Pomeroy, Harriet Ann Pomeroy, Henry George Pomeroy, Jessica Pomeroy, Lessie Pomeroy, William John Pomeroy.
  • WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY passed away in 1926 in Dorchester, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN POMEROY
1809–1890
Birth Location: Broadwindsor, Dorset, England
JP
MARY BOWDITCH
1809–1890
Birth Location: Broadwindsor, Dorset, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Mary Cleall
1846–
Birth Location: Symondsbury, Dorset, England
MC

Children(s)

WILLIAM POMEROY
1873–
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
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HARRIET POMEROY
1874–1919
Birth Location: Fordington, Dorset, England
HP
HENRY POMEROY
1881–1969
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
HP
ELIZABETH POMEROY
1867–1902
Birth Location: Fordington, Dorset, England
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EMMA POMEROY
1869–1899
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
EP
LESSIE POMEROY
1870–
Birth Location: Fordington, Dorset, England
LP
JESSICA POMEROY
1871–1943
Birth Location: Fordington, Dorset, England
JP
CHARLES POMEROY
1878–1948
Birth Location: Dorchester, Dorset, England
CP

WILLIAM POMEROY's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM POMEROY
1843–1926
Birth Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
Parents
JOHN POMEROY
1809–1890
Broadwindsor, Dorset, England
MARY BOWDITCH
1809–1890
Broadwindsor, Dorset, England
Grandparents
GEORGE POMEROY
1788–1831
Bridport, Dorset, England
FANNY GIBBS
1780–1855
Broadwindsor, Dorset, England
MICHAEL BOWDITCH
1781–1861
Broadwindsor, Dorset, England
ANN WARREN
1779–
Stoke-Abbas, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
JOHN POMEROY
1752–1827
THOMAS GIBBS
1731–
BETTEY RUSSELL
1737–
MICHAEL BOWDITCH
1757–1820
ELIZABETH HALSON
1752–1818
WILLIAM WARREN
1738–1829
ANN HANN
1745–1827
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN POMEROY
–1781
WILLIAM GIBBS
1706–
JOAN MILLER
–1773
JEFFERY RUSSELL
1704–1785
GEORGE BOWDITCH
1729–
ELIZABETH TUCKER
1724–1797
MARY MARGARY
1703–
MARY SAMEWAYS
1716–

WILLIAM POMEROY's Descendants

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WILLIAM (JOHN) POMEROY (1843–1926) m. Mary (Anna) Cleall (1846–)
  1. 1. WILLIAM (JOHN) POMEROY 1873– m. Florence (Amelia Ellen) Wills 1880–
    1. 1. PATRICK (WILLIAM) POMEROY 1910–1974 m. Aileen (I) Stevens 1910–2016
    2. 2. JOHN (HENRY) POMEROY 1909–1973
  2. 2. HARRIET (ANN) POMEROY 1874–1919 m. William (Henry) Pike 1871–
    1. 1. EVELINE (MAY POMEROY) PIKE 1899–1986 m. Leslie (Michael) Davies 1908–
    2. 2. WINIFRED (BERTHA POMEROY) PIKE 1903–1997 m. Joseph (Wallace) McNab 1899–
    3. 3. HILDA (GLADYS) PIKE 1905–1981 m. Andrew (Frank) Purslow 1905–
    4. 4. WILLIAM (HENRY) PIKE 1909–
    5. 5. EDWARD (ARCHIBALD) PIKE 1901–1901
  3. 3. HENRY (GEORGE) POMEROY 1881–1969 m. Maud (Hannah) Preece 1886–
  4. 4. ELIZABETH (ELLEN) POMEROY 1867–1902 m. Thomas (Purkiss) Stevens 1859–
    1. 1. GLADYS (ELLEN MAY) STEVENS 1898–1928 m. Walter (George) Slipper 1895–
    2. 2. WILLIAM (IVAN THOMAS) STEVENS 1900–1967 m. Bertha (Alice) Keefe 1899–
  5. 5. EMMA (JANE) POMEROY 1869–1899 m. Frederick (George) Groves 1869–
    1. 1. FRANK (POMEROY) GROVES 1893–1963 m. Edith (Alice) Fripp 1897–
      1. 1. FRANK (ALEC) GROVES 1923–2008
      2. 2. JOAN (EDITH) GROVES 1921–1990
  6. 6. LESSIE POMEROY 1870–
  7. 7. JESSICA POMEROY 1871–1943 m. Frank Brown 1866–
    1. 1. FRANK (POMEROY) BROWN 1891–1965 m. Dorothy (Evelyn) Youngs 1893–
      1. 1. Barbara (Joan) Brown 1920–
    2. 2. FREDERICK (CHARLES) BROWN 1894–1916
    3. 3. ALBERT (HENRY) BROWN 1899– m. Nora (V E) Freakley 1899–
    4. 4. HERBERT (MUSGROVE) BROWN 1893–1917
  8. 8. CHARLES (CLEAL) POMEROY 1878–1948 m. Mabel (Blanche) Robins 1878–
    1. 1. HENRY (CHARLES) POMEROY 1899–1968 m. Edith (Jane) Legg 1900–
      1. 1. DOROTHY (J) POMEROY 1925–1999
    2. 2. CHARLOTTE (CLEALL) POMEROY 1904–1986 m. Albert (J R) Bowden 1902–
    3. 3. HENRY (GEORGE) POMEROY 1906–1969 m. Doris (A) Crook 1908–
    4. 4. CYRIL (CLEALL) POMEROY 1910–1995
    5. 5. HERBERT POMEROY 1901–

WILLIAM POMEROY's Timeline

5 Records

1843
1843
Birth of WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY in Beaminster, Dorset, England
Beaminster, Dorset, England
1843
7 May 1843
WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY was baptized in Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
1851
1851
Age 8
WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY resided here in Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
1881
1881
Age 38
WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY resided here in The Holy Trinity, Dorset, England
The Holy Trinity, Dorset, England
1926
1926
Age 83
Death of WILLIAM JOHN POMEROY in Dorchester, Dorset, England
Dorchester, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1843
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2110; Folio: 76; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341509
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1356; Folio: 6; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542800
    [3] 1851 England Census
    [4] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 May 1843
    Event Place: Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales Christening Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: The Holy Trinity, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 2110; Folio: 76; Page: 8; GSU roll: 1341509

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Dorchester, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 5a; Page: 340
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