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James FRENCH

Male 1820 - 1886  (66 years)


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  • Name James FRENCH 
    Born 1820 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 23 Apr 1820  St John the Evangelist Kirk Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Durham County Records St John the Evangelist Kirk Merrington no 276 23rd Apr 1820 James son of James and Ellis French of Merrington blacksmith
    Died 1886  Sunk? Merrington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Aug 1886  St John the Evangelist Kirk Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Parish Records, County Hall, Durham No 711
    Person ID I474  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2020 

    Father James FRENCH,   b. Abt 1791, Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Alice SEDGEWICK,   b. 1804 
    Married 19 May 1812  St John the Evangelist Kirk Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry Select Marriages
    Family ID F166  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Anne STEPHENSON,   b. 1822, Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1854, Ferryhill Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1841  St John the Evangelist Kirk Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Parish Records, County Hall, Durham No 64
      At the time of his marriage, he was of Coxhoe Ann was of Thrift House, Merrington
      Marriage was witnessed by James Gibbeson and Margaret Walker
    Children 
    +1. Benjamin FRENCH,   b. 1842, Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1909  (Age 67 years)
     2. Mary Anne FRENCH,   b. 1844, Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Alice FRENCH,   b. 1847, Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. James FRENCH,   b. 1849, Merrington Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Alice SNOWDON,   b. 1813, Lamesley Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Apr 1859  Kelloe Co Durham Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Last Modified 7 Nov 2022 
    Family ID F1461  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1841 HO107 307 17 9 at Merrington aged 20 born in county
      1851 HO107 2384 783 at Ferryhill head married blacksmith aged 31 born Merrington
      1861 RG9 3710 11 at Merrington head married blacksmith aged 41 born Durham
      1871 RG10 4931 30 at Merrington head married blacksmith aged 51 born Merrington
      1881 RG11 4918 46 at 85 Auckland Terrace Shildon father widower colliery blacksmith aged 61 born Merrington