1788 - 1847 (58 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors and 35 descendants in this family tree.
1776 - 1850 (73 years)
Birth |
28 Mar 1776 |
Died |
1850 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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1777 - 1778 (0 years)
Birth |
28 Oct 1777 |
Died |
24 May 1778 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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1778 - 1827 (48 years)
Birth |
21 Nov 1778 |
Died |
17 Sep 1827 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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1780 - 1845 (65 years)
Birth |
21 May 1780 |
Died |
12 Oct 1845 |
Buried |
Society of Friend's graveyard, Barking |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Joseph Fry, b. 21 Apr 1777 |
Married |
19 Aug 1800 |
Children |
| 1. Catherine Fry, b. 22 Aug 1801 |
| 2. Rachel Elizabeth Fry, b. 25 Mar 1803 |
+ | 3. John Gurney Fry, b. Jul 1804 |
| 4. William Storrs Fry, b. 1 Jun 1806 |
| 5. Richenda Fry, b. 18 Feb 1808 |
| 6. Joseph Fry, b. 20 Sep 1809 |
| 7. Elizabeth Fry, b. Feb 1811 |
| 8. Hannah Fry, b. 1812 |
| 9. Louisa Fry, b. 1814 |
| 10. Samuel Fry, b. 1816 |
| 11. Daniel Fry, b. Oct 1822 |
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1777 - 1861 (84 years)
Birth |
21 Apr 1777 |
Died |
28 Aug 1861 |
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Father |
William Storrs Fry, b. 1736 |
Mother |
Elizabeth Lambert |
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Family |
Elizabeth Gurney, b. 21 May 1780 |
Married |
19 Aug 1800 |
Children |
| 1. Catherine Fry, b. 22 Aug 1801 |
| 2. Rachel Elizabeth Fry, b. 25 Mar 1803 |
+ | 3. John Gurney Fry, b. Jul 1804 |
| 4. William Storrs Fry, b. 1 Jun 1806 |
| 5. Richenda Fry, b. 18 Feb 1808 |
| 6. Joseph Fry, b. 20 Sep 1809 |
| 7. Elizabeth Fry, b. Feb 1811 |
| 8. Hannah Fry, b. 1812 |
| 9. Louisa Fry, b. 1814 |
| 10. Samuel Fry, b. 1816 |
| 11. Daniel Fry, b. Oct 1822 |
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1781 - 1814 (33 years)
Birth |
17 Jun 1781 |
Died |
9 Aug 1814 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Elizabeth Gurney, b. 24 Oct 1784 |
Married |
6 Jan 1807 |
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1784 - 1808 (23 years)
Birth |
24 Oct 1784 |
Died |
13 May 1808 |
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Father |
Richard Gurney, b. 20 Nov 1742 |
Mother |
Rachel Hanbury, b. 1763 |
Married |
16 Sep 1779 |
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Family |
John Gurney, b. 17 Jun 1781 |
Married |
6 Jan 1807 |
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1782 - 1855 (72 years)
Birth |
5 Aug 1782 |
Died |
1855 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Rev. Francis Cunningham, b. Lowestoft |
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- Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Lowestoft |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Richenda Gurney, b. 5 Aug 1782 |
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1783 - 1872 (88 years)
Birth |
15 Oct 1783 |
Died |
1872 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Thomas Fowell Buxton, b. 1786, Castle Hedingham, Essex, England |
Married |
13 May 1807 |
Children |
+ | 1. Thomas Fowell Buxton, b. 1821 |
+ | 2. Charles Buxton, b. 1822 |
| 3. Richenda Buxton |
| 4. Priscilla Buxton |
+ | 5. Edward North Buxton, b. 16 Sep 1812 |
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1786 - 1845 (59 years)
Birth |
1786 |
Castle Hedingham, Essex, England |
Died |
19 Feb 1845 |
Buried |
Overstrand |
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Father |
Thomas Fowell Buxton, b. 1756 |
Mother |
Anna Hanbury, b. 1762 |
Married |
1782 |
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Family |
Hannah Gurney, b. 15 Oct 1783 |
Married |
13 May 1807 |
Children |
+ | 1. Thomas Fowell Buxton, b. 1821 |
+ | 2. Charles Buxton, b. 1822 |
| 3. Richenda Buxton |
| 4. Priscilla Buxton |
+ | 5. Edward North Buxton, b. 16 Sep 1812 |
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1784 - 1836 (51 years)
Birth |
25 Sep 1784 |
Died |
6 Sep 1836 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Samuel Hoare |
Children |
+ | 1. John Gurney Hoare, b. 7 May 1810, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Samuel Hoare, b. 9 Aug 1751, Paradise Row, Stoke Newington |
Mother |
Sarah Gurney, b. 30 Jun 1757 |
Married |
15 May 1776 |
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Family |
Louisa Gurney, b. 25 Sep 1784 |
Children |
+ | 1. John Gurney Hoare, b. 7 May 1810, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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1785 - 1821 (35 years)
Birth |
27 Nov 1785 |
Died |
25 Mar 1821 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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1785 - 1863 (78 years)
Birth |
1785 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Died |
1863 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Joseph Henry Fox, b. 1784 |
Married |
Abt 1803 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Children |
+ | 1. David Henry Fox, b. 1805 |
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1784 - 1847 (63 years)
Birth |
1784 |
Died |
1847 |
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Father |
James William Fox, b. 1753 |
Mother |
Caroline von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel, b. 1761 |
Married |
1782 |
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Family |
Sarah Gurney, b. 1785, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Married |
Abt 1803 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Children |
+ | 1. David Henry Fox, b. 1805 |
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1786 - 1856 (69 years)
Birth |
26 Oct 1786 |
Died |
5 Jun 1856 |
Paris, Île-de-France, France |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Elizabeth Shepphard |
Married |
7 Apr 1808 |
Children |
+ | 1. Rev. John Gurney, b. 1809 |
+ | 2. Rachel Jane Gurney |
+ | 3. Catherine Gurney, b. 1814 |
+ | 4. Priscilla Gurney, b. 1815 |
+ | 5. Henry Edmund Gurney, b. 1821 |
| 6. Samuel Gurney |
| 7. Sarah Gurney |
| 8. Elizabeth Gurney |
+ | 9. Richenda Louisa Gurney, b. 1828 |
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- 1855
Died |
14 Feb 1855 |
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Father |
James Sheppard |
Mother |
Sarah Gurney, b. 14 Apr 1755 |
Married |
2 Aug 1780 |
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Family |
Samuel Gurney, b. 26 Oct 1786 |
Married |
7 Apr 1808 |
Children |
+ | 1. Rev. John Gurney, b. 1809 |
+ | 2. Rachel Jane Gurney |
+ | 3. Catherine Gurney, b. 1814 |
+ | 4. Priscilla Gurney, b. 1815 |
+ | 5. Henry Edmund Gurney, b. 1821 |
| 6. Samuel Gurney |
| 7. Sarah Gurney |
| 8. Elizabeth Gurney |
+ | 9. Richenda Louisa Gurney, b. 1828 |
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1788 - 1847 (58 years)
Birth |
2 Aug 1788 |
Died |
4 Jan 1847 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family 1 |
Jane Birkbeck, b. 1789 |
Married |
10 Sep 1817 |
Children |
| 1. NN Gurney, b. 1818 |
+ | 2. John Henry Gurney, b. 1819 |
+ | 3. Ann Gurney, b. 1815, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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Family 2 |
Mary Fowler, b. 22 Oct 1802 |
Married |
18 Jul 1827 |
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Family 3 |
Eliza Paul Kirkbride, b. 6 Apr 1801 |
Married |
1841 |
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1789 - 1822 (33 years)
Birth |
1789 |
Died |
10 Jun 1822 |
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Father |
John Birkbeck, b. 1747 |
Mother |
Martha Gurney, b. 21 Sep 1751 |
Married |
2 Aug 1780 |
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Family |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Married |
10 Sep 1817 |
Children |
| 1. NN Gurney, b. 1818 |
+ | 2. John Henry Gurney, b. 1819 |
+ | 3. Ann Gurney, b. 1815, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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1802 - 1835 (32 years)
Birth |
22 Oct 1802 |
Died |
29 Sep 1835 |
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Father |
Robert Fowler |
Mother |
Rachel Barnard |
Married |
1790 |
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Family |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Married |
18 Jul 1827 |
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1801 - 1881 (80 years)
Birth |
6 Apr 1801 |
Died |
8 Nov 1881 |
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Father |
Joseph Kirkbride, b. 31 Mar 1761 |
Mother |
Mary Paul |
Married |
Abt 1778 |
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Family |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Married |
1841 |
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1791 - 1830 (39 years)
Birth |
1791 |
Died |
1830 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
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Family |
Harriet Jemima Hay, b. 9 Jan 1803 |
Married |
12 Dec 1822 |
Children |
+ | 1. Francis Hay Gurney, b. 1826 |
+ | 2. Rev. William Hay Gurney, b. 1827 |
+ | 3. Charles Henry Gurney, b. 1833 |
+ | 4. Somerville Arthur Gurney, b. 1835 |
+ | 5. Louisa Jane Gurney, b. 1830 |
| 6. Harriet Alicia Gurney, b. 1824 |
+ | 7. Catherine Rachel Gurney |
+ | 8. Margaret Barclay Gurney |
| 9. Edmund Hay Gurney |
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1803 - 1837 (34 years)
Birth |
9 Jan 1803 |
Died |
8 Feb 1837 |
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Father |
Earl William Hay-Carr, b. 12 Mar 1772 |
Mother |
Alicia Eliot |
Married |
1796 |
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Family |
Daniel Gurney, b. 1791 |
Married |
12 Dec 1822 |
Children |
+ | 1. Francis Hay Gurney, b. 1826 |
+ | 2. Rev. William Hay Gurney, b. 1827 |
+ | 3. Charles Henry Gurney, b. 1833 |
+ | 4. Somerville Arthur Gurney, b. 1835 |
+ | 5. Louisa Jane Gurney, b. 1830 |
| 6. Harriet Alicia Gurney, b. 1824 |
+ | 7. Catherine Rachel Gurney |
+ | 8. Margaret Barclay Gurney |
| 9. Edmund Hay Gurney |
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1749 - 1809 (60 years)
Birth |
10 Sep 1749 |
Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Died |
28 Oct 1809 |
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Father |
John Gurney, b. 17 Aug 1715, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Mother |
Elizabeth Kett, b. 5 Dec 1718 |
Married |
21 Jul 1739 |
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Family |
Catherine Bell, b. 1755 |
Married |
1775 |
Children |
| 1. Catherine Gurney, b. 28 Mar 1776 |
| 2. John Gurney, b. 28 Oct 1777 |
| 3. Rachel Gurney, b. 21 Nov 1778 |
+ | 4. Elizabeth Gurney, b. 21 May 1780 |
| 5. John Gurney, b. 17 Jun 1781 |
| 6. Richenda Gurney, b. 5 Aug 1782 |
+ | 7. Hannah Gurney, b. 15 Oct 1783 |
+ | 8. Louisa Gurney, b. 25 Sep 1784 |
| 9. Priscilla Gurney, b. 27 Nov 1785 |
+ | 10. Sarah Gurney, b. 1785, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
+ | 11. Samuel Gurney, b. 26 Oct 1786 |
+ | 12. Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
+ | 13. Daniel Gurney, b. 1791 |
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1755 - 1794 (39 years)
Birth |
1755 |
Died |
1794 |
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Father |
Daniel Bell, b. 1725, Tottenham, London, England |
Mother |
Catherine Barclay, b. 1727, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Married |
1750 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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Family |
John Gurney, b. 10 Sep 1749, Keswick Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Married |
1775 |
Children |
| 1. Catherine Gurney, b. 28 Mar 1776 |
| 2. John Gurney, b. 28 Oct 1777 |
| 3. Rachel Gurney, b. 21 Nov 1778 |
+ | 4. Elizabeth Gurney, b. 21 May 1780 |
| 5. John Gurney, b. 17 Jun 1781 |
| 6. Richenda Gurney, b. 5 Aug 1782 |
+ | 7. Hannah Gurney, b. 15 Oct 1783 |
+ | 8. Louisa Gurney, b. 25 Sep 1784 |
| 9. Priscilla Gurney, b. 27 Nov 1785 |
+ | 10. Sarah Gurney, b. 1785, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
+ | 11. Samuel Gurney, b. 26 Oct 1786 |
+ | 12. Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
+ | 13. Daniel Gurney, b. 1791 |
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1789 - 1822 (33 years)
Birth |
1789 |
Died |
10 Jun 1822 |
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Father |
John Birkbeck, b. 1747 |
Mother |
Martha Gurney, b. 21 Sep 1751 |
Married |
2 Aug 1780 |
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Family |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Married |
10 Sep 1817 |
Children |
| 1. NN Gurney, b. 1818 |
+ | 2. John Henry Gurney, b. 1819 |
+ | 3. Ann Gurney, b. 1815, Norwich, Norfolk, England |
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1818 - 1818 (0 years)
Birth |
1818 |
Died |
1818 |
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Father |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Mother |
Jane Birkbeck, b. 1789 |
Married |
10 Sep 1817 |
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1819 - 1890 (71 years)
Birth |
1819 |
Died |
1890 |
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Father |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Mother |
Jane Birkbeck, b. 1789 |
Married |
10 Sep 1817 |
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Family |
Mary Jary, b. 1829 |
Married |
1846 |
Children |
+ | 1. John Henry Gurney, b. 1848 |
+ | 2. Richard Hanbury Joseph Gurney, b. 1855 |
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1815 - 1848 (33 years)
Birth |
1815 |
Norwich, Norfolk, England |
Died |
17 Jan 1848 |
Palermo |
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Father |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Mother |
Jane Birkbeck, b. 1789 |
Married |
10 Sep 1817 |
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Family |
John Church Backhouse, b. 8 Aug 1811, Darlington, Durham, England |
Married |
1843 |
Darlington, Durham, England |
Children |
| 1. John Henry Backhouse, b. 22 Oct 1844, Darlington, Durham, England |
| 2. Eliza Jane Backhouse, b. 1847, Darlington, Durham, England |
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1802 - 1835 (32 years)
Birth |
22 Oct 1802 |
Died |
29 Sep 1835 |
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Father |
Robert Fowler |
Mother |
Rachel Barnard |
Married |
1790 |
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Family |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Married |
18 Jul 1827 |
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1801 - 1881 (80 years)
Birth |
6 Apr 1801 |
Died |
8 Nov 1881 |
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Father |
Joseph Kirkbride, b. 31 Mar 1761 |
Mother |
Mary Paul |
Married |
Abt 1778 |
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Family |
Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 |
Married |
1841 |
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Name |
Joseph John Gurney |
Birth |
2 Aug 1788 |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
4 Jan 1847 |
Siblings |
12 Siblings |
| 1. Catherine Gurney, b. 28 Mar 1776 d. 1850 (Age 73 years) | | 2. John Gurney, b. 28 Oct 1777 d. 24 May 1778 (Age 0 years) | | 3. Rachel Gurney, b. 21 Nov 1778 d. 17 Sep 1827 (Age 48 years) | + | 4. Elizabeth Gurney, b. 21 May 1780 d. 12 Oct 1845 (Age 65 years) ▻ Joseph Fry, m. 19 Aug 1800 | | 5. John Gurney, b. 17 Jun 1781 d. 9 Aug 1814 (Age 33 years) ▻ Elizabeth Gurney, m. 6 Jan 1807 | | 6. Richenda Gurney, b. 5 Aug 1782 d. 1855 (Age 72 years) ▻ Rev. Francis Cunningham | + | 7. Hannah Gurney, b. 15 Oct 1783 d. 1872 (Age 88 years) ▻ Thomas Fowell Buxton, m. 13 May 1807 | + | 8. Louisa Gurney, b. 25 Sep 1784 d. 6 Sep 1836 (Age 51 years) ▻ Samuel Hoare | | 9. Priscilla Gurney, b. 27 Nov 1785 d. 25 Mar 1821 (Age 35 years) | + | 10. Sarah Gurney, b. 1785, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 1863 (Age 78 years) ▻ Joseph Henry Fox, m. Abt 1803 | + | 11. Samuel Gurney, b. 26 Oct 1786 d. 5 Jun 1856, Paris, Île-de-France, France (Age 69 years) ▻ Elizabeth Shepphard, m. 7 Apr 1808 | + | 12. Joseph John Gurney, b. 2 Aug 1788 d. 4 Jan 1847 (Age 58 years) ▻ Jane Birkbeck, m. 10 Sep 1817 ; Mary Fowler, m. 18 Jul 1827 ; Eliza Paul Kirkbride, m. 1841 | + | 13. Daniel Gurney, b. 1791 d. 1830 (Age 39 years) ▻ Harriet Jemima Hay, m. 12 Dec 1822 | |
Person ID |
I26303 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
20 May 2008 |
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Notes |
- Joseph Gurney was born in Norwich on 2nd August, 1788. Joseph was the tenth child of John Gurney, a successful banker and a prominent member of the Society of Friends.
Joseph was the brother of Elizabeth Fry and Hannah Buxton, the wife of Thomas Fowell Buxton. Joseph's mother died when he was a child and he was mainly raised by Elizabeth, who was eight years older than her brother.
At an early age Joseph showed concern for the poor and badly treated. Elizabeth later recalled that as a child Joseph refused to take sugar in his tea because of the "poor slaves".
Joseph Gurney was educated at Oxford University but as a Quaker he was not granted a degree. In 1818 Gurney became a minister for the Society of Friends. With his sister, Elizabeth Fry, Gurney played an active role in the prison reform movement. He also joined with Thomas Fowell Buxton and Thomas Clarkson in the struggle against the slave-trade.
In 1817 Gurney joined his sister's campaign to bring an end to capital punishment. They met several MPs but they found little support for a change in a system where people could be executed for over 200 offences, such as stealing clothes or passing a forged banknote.
In February 1817 Charlotte Newman and Mary Ann James were sentenced to death for forgery. Gurney and Fry campaigned to have these women prisoners reprived but they were unable to save them from the gallows. The following month they took up the case of Harriet Skelton, a maidservant to a solicitor, who had passed forged banknotes under pressure from her husband. Gurney and Fry, visited Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary, and pleaded for her life. Sidmouth rejected their arguments and insisted the execution went ahead. In the House of Commons Sidmouth warned that reformers like Fry and Gurney were dangerous people as they trying to "remove the dread of punishment in the criminal classes."
Lord Sidmouth's successor as Home Secretary, Sir Robert Peel, was much more sympathetic to the views of Gurney and introduced a series of reforms including the 1823 Gaols Act. As a result of the legislation introduced by Peel, there were regular prison inspections, gaolers were paid (before they were dependent on fees from the prisoners) and women warders were put in charge of women prisoners.
Peel's reforms did not apply to debtors' prisons or local town gaols. Gurney and Fry now went on a tour of British prisons in order to obtain the evidence needed to persuade the government to introduce further legislation. At Aberdeen, the county gaol was housed in an ancient, square tower. In the woman's room, which measured fifteen feet by eight, they found five women and a sick child. At Newcastle-upon-Tyne, prisoners had no space to exercise.
In Glasgow, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, York and Liverpool, Fry found conditions as bad, if not worse, than Newgate. After their tour, Fry and Gurney, published a report of what they found in their book, Prisons in Scotland and the North of England.
In 1821 Edward Pease and a group of Quaker businessmen approached Joseph Gurney about helping to finance the Stockton & Darlington Railway company. Gurney agreed and became the largest shareholder when he invested £14,000 in the company. When the Stockton & Darlington encountered financial difficulties in 1825, Gurney invested another £40,000 in the company.
Gurney made several visits to North America and the West Indies where he campaigned against slavery. He also toured Ireland, Scotland, Holland, Belgium, Denmark and Germany, where he promoted Quaker views on world peace and the abolition of capital punishment. In 1833 he considered becoming the Whig candidate for the Norwich constituency. However, after long discussions with his friends he decided he could achieve more outside the House of Commons.
Gurney wrote several books on religion and morality including: Essays on the Evidence, Doctrines and Practical Operation of Christianity (1825), The Moral Character of Jesus Christ (1832), and Religion and the New Testament (1843).
Joseph Gurney died on 4th January, 1847.
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Sources |
- [S271] Charles Pease, Fragmentgenealogie familie Pease, (22.12.1996; Verkregen via Internet).
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