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Ada Engaine1

F, #909, Deceased
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Parents

FatherWilliam Engaine (d. before 1158)
MotherEustacie Unknown

Family 1: Simon de Morville (d. 1167)

SonHugh de Morville+ (d. 1202)

Family 2: Robert de Vaux

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Also Known AsAda Engaine was also known as Ada de Morville.
Also Known AsShe was also known as Ada de Vaux.
BirthShe was born Person Source, Y.2
MarriageAda Engaine and Simon de Morville were married.1
MarriageAda Engaine and Robert de Vaux were married.1
DeathShe died Y Y, Y.1
User Reference NumberShe; 19277
Her husband Robert de Vaux died.
BirthShe was born about 1122.1
Her father William Engaine died before 1158.
Her husband Simon de Morville died in 1167.

Citations

  1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
  2. [S1024] Brereton History

Alice West

F, #910, Deceased, b. 1870, d. 1960
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Family: George Edward Williams (b. 1869, d. 1914)

DaughterFlorence Alice Williams+ (b. 16 June 1892, d. 1917)
DaughterCharlotte Hilda Williams (b. 1900, d. 1967)

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MarriageAlice West and George Edward Williams were married.
User Reference NumberShe; 24425
BirthShe was born in 1870.
Her daughter Florence Alice Williams was born on 16 June 1892 in Westerham. Kent.
Her daughter Charlotte Hilda Williams was born in 1900.
Her husband George Edward Williams died in 1914.
Her daughter Florence Alice Williams died in 1917 in West Derby, Liverpool.
DeathAlice West died in 1960, at age ~90.

John Pierce

M, #911, Deceased, b. 1 February 1843, d. 10 February 1910
ConsanguinityGreat-grandfather of Adrian John Snelson
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Person Exhibits

johnpierce18431910

Parents

FatherThomas Pierce (b. 29 September 1816, d. January 1901)
MotherCatherine Pugh (b. about 1807, d. 13 February 1878)

Family: Elizabeth Mason (b. 12 June 1844, d. 3 January 1920)

SonJohn William Pierce+ (b. 14 July 1865, d. 22 February 1937)
DaughterAnne Elizabeth Pierce+ (b. 24 August 1867, d. 16 September 1956)
DaughterMiriam Catherine Pierce (b. 13 May 1870, d. 4 February 1871)
SonGeorge Albert Pierce (b. 11 December 1872, d. 12 November 1894)
SonThomas Henry Pierce (b. 15 January 1875, d. 10 September 1876)
SonHarry Pierce+ (b. 5 January 1878, d. 16 February 1964)
DaughterMargaret Sarah Pierce (b. 14 January 1880, d. about 1965)
DaughterMiriam Pierce+ (b. 10 January 1882, d. 26 September 1966)
DaughterNessie Pierce+ (b. 19 January 1884, d. 20 February 1960)
SonJohn Mason-Pierce+ (b. 24 July 1889, d. 12 December 1973)
Person ReferencesAncestors Lifespan, Father, Mother, Spouse
Catherine Owen say 1757
Family Tree Blood Line
Lewis Pugh ca 1782 -
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Thomas Pierce c1876 - 1864
Last Edited 11 June 2025

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User Reference NumberJohn Pierce; 117
OccupationHe was a House Painter.
BirthHe was born on 1 February 1843 in Pepper Street, Chester, England.
MarriageJohn Pierce and Elizabeth Mason were married on 17 July 1864 in Queen Street Chapel, Great Boughton, Chester, in a civil marriage.
His son John William Pierce was born on 14 July 1865.
His daughter Anne Elizabeth Pierce was born on 24 August 1867.
His daughter Miriam Catherine Pierce was born on 13 May 1870.
His daughter Miriam Catherine Pierce died on 4 February 1871.
His son George Albert Pierce was born on 11 December 1872.
His son Thomas Henry Pierce was born on 15 January 1875.
His son Thomas Henry Pierce died on 10 September 1876.
His son Harry Pierce was born on 5 January 1878.
His mother Catherine Pugh died on 13 February 1878 in 14 Garden Terrace, Raymond Street, Chester, Cheshire, England.
His daughter Margaret Sarah Pierce was born on 14 January 1880.
His daughter Miriam Pierce was born on 10 January 1882.
His daughter Nessie Pierce was born on 19 January 1884 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
OccupationJohn Pierce was a house painter in Chester, Cheshire, on 2 February 1884.1
OccupationHe was a house painter in 1889.
His son John Mason-Pierce was born on 24 July 1889 in Chester, Cheshire, England.
NoteHe was present at the death of his mother-in-law Elizabeth Mason (Dean) as per her death certificate.
His son George Albert Pierce died on 12 November 1894.
OccupationJohn Pierce was a house painter in Chester in 1901.2
His father Thomas Pierce died in January 1901 in the Wirral, Cheshire.
BurialJohn's remains were buried in 1910 in Overleigh, Chester, Plot R8916.
DeathHe died on 10 February 1910, at age 67, in Albion Cottage, Victoria Street, Chester, England.
His wife Elizabeth Mason died on 3 January 1920 in The Mill, Ellesmere, Cheshire, England.

Census

Label and YearManual
Census 1851John Pierce Id #911 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1851 at Holy Trinity; Address: 69 Stone Street

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Census 1861John Pierce Id #911 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1861 at Penyllan Hall, Morton Anglecorum, Denbighshire, Wales; John seems to be have been employed as a servant in the role of a painter in the home os Janes Hardcastle, a cotton bleacher.

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Census 1871John Pierce Id #911 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1871 at 33 Foregate Street, Chester; In 1871, there were two Heads of the household - John Pierce with his wife Elizabeth and 2 children, John William and Annie PLUS the other Head, Elizabeth Mason (John Pierce's Mother in law) who was a charwoman, and her daughter Sarah aged 24, a dressmaker.
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Witness Role: Head of Household

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Census 1881John Pierce Id #911 (Principal) was at home on Census night 3 April 1881 at Richmond Place, Boughton, Chester; [[Principal Role]]
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Original Documents, Source and Citations here4
Census 1891John Pierce Id #911 (Principal) was at home on Census night 5 April 1891 at 39 Beaconsfield, Chester; [[Principal Role]]
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Census 1901John Pierce Id #911 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1901 at 3 Trinity Street, Chester; in 1901, a few doors away at #11 Trinity Street, we find Samuel Snelson, joiner-carpenter, his second wife Elizabeth Snelson and my grandfather, Harold Snelson aged 18. So Harold and Nessie (a shop assistant aged 17 years) were neighbours!

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Original Documents, Source and Citations here5

Citations

  1. [S1433] Births (CR) Records England & Wales, Chester, Cheshire, England. 19 January 1884. PIERCE, Nessie. RD Chester. Vol 8a Page 390. Issued: GRO January 2024.
  2. [S1539] Census 1901
  3. [S1182] Census 1851 Cheshire John Pierce a.8
  4. [S1387] Census 1881 Cheshire John Pierce a 38
  5. [S1540] Census 1901

Roger de Swynnerton1,2

M, #919, Deceased, d. before 3 March 1337
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Parents

FatherRoger de Swynnerton (d. before 8 February 1297)
MotherJoan de Hastang (d. after 1298)

Family: Matilda De Haughton (d. after March 1357)

SonThomas de Swynnerton+ (d. December 1361)

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BirthRoger de Swynnerton was born Person Source, Y.3,4
MarriageRoger de Swynnerton and Matilda De Haughton were married.4,2,1
User Reference NumberHe; 19152
BirthHe was born before 1284.1
His father Roger de Swynnerton died before 8 February 1297.
His mother Joan de Hastang died after 1298.
DeathRoger de Swynnerton died before 3 March 1337.1
His wife Matilda De Haughton died after March 1357.

Citations

  1. [S1016] According to Otto Hirzell
  2. [S1023] The Visitation of Cheshire in the Year 1580
  3. [S1024] Brereton History
  4. [S1027] RootWeb's WorldConnect Project

Phyllis Edge

F, #920, Deceased, b. 24 September 1918, d. 1993
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Parents

FatherWilliam Edge (b. 1887, d. 1966)
MotherJane Williams (b. 1887, d. 1972)

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User Reference NumberPhyllis Edge; 24298
BirthShe was born on 24 September 1918 in Birkenhead.
ResidenceShe resided in Rockferry, Birkenhead, Cheshire, in 1952 Address: 34 Rockville Street.
EmigrationShe emigrated on 14 May 1952 Louis and Phyllis sailed from London bound for Melbourne, Australia on board SS Stratheden of the P&O Line.
Her father William Edge died in 1966.
Her mother Jane Williams died in 1972.
ResidencePhyllis Edge resided in Black Rock, Isaacs, Victoria, Australia, in 1980.
DeathShe died in 1993, at age ~75.

Census

Label and YearManual
Census 1939Phyllis Edge Id #920 (Principal) was at home on Census night 1939 at 7 Glenburn Avenue, Bebington, Wirral, Cheshire

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Joseph Snelson

M, #921, Deceased, b. before 9 January 1663
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Person Exhibits

Swettenham (Eric Little's List)

Parents

FatherThomas Snellsonne (b. 1 October 1616, d. 29 November 1684)
MotherAnne Unknown (b. before 1643, d. 29 May 1692)

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User Reference NumberJoseph Snelson; 5522
BirthHe was born before 9 January 1663 in Swettenham, Cheshire.
ChristeningJoseph was christened on 9 January 1663 in Swettenham, Cheshire.1
BurialJoseph's remains were buried on 20 March 1663 in Swettenham, Cheshire.
His father Thomas Snellsonne died on 29 November 1684 in Swettenham.
His mother Anne Unknown died on 29 May 1692 in Sewettenham.

Citations

  1. [S418] Swettenham Register ( CMB ) 1675-60

Catherine Pritchard

F, #923, Deceased, b. about 1841
ConsanguinityPartner of Samuel Benyon (2nd great-uncle of Adrian John Snelson)
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Parents

Family: Samuel Benyon (b. about January 1842, d. 2 March 1868)

SonThomas William Benyon (b. 29 December 1866)
SonSamuel Benyon (b. 12 July 1868)
Person ReferencesGeorge Benyon 1783-1850

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Also Known AsCatherine Pritchard was also known as Catherine Benyon.
User Reference NumberShe; 16537
BirthShe was born about 1841.
MarriageCatherine Pritchard and Samuel Benyon were married on 15 October 1864 in St Mary's-on-the-Hill Church, Chester.
Her son Thomas William Benyon was born on 29 December 1866.
Her husband Samuel Benyon died on 2 March 1868 in Bebington Station, Cheshire.
Her son Samuel Benyon was born on 12 July 1868 in Eccleston, Cheshire, England.