Peter Brown Family History

John Bland (1826) & Fanny France

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General History

John Bland & Fanny France were one of my 4th generation ancestors.

Key Dates:

John Bland was born on 24th September 1826 in Easingwold, North Yorkshire, the son of Thomas Bland & Hannah Johnson . He married Fanny France in about 1851. John died in about August 1902 (aged 76) probably in Snaith (in the registration district of Goole).

Fanny France was baptised on 18th April 1824 in Cowick, Snaith, Yorkshire, the daughter of Peter France & Fanny Green. Fanny died in about November 1911 (aged 86) probably in Snaith (in the registration district of Goole).

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John & Fanny had four known children.

Ann Ada Peter Fanny
  1. Anne Elizabeth Bland was baptised on 30th May 1852 in Bately, Yorkshire. (Source is IGI & unconfirmed. Anne was a dress maker.
  2. Ada Bland was born in 1854 in Bately, Yorkshire
  3. Peter F Bland was born in 1857 in Snaith, Yorkshire
  4. Fanny Mary Hannah Bland was born on 22nd February 1859 in Snaith, Yorkshire. She married Francis Rhodes. Details of Francis Rhodes & Fanny Bland are shown separately as they are direct ancestors.

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John Bland

Lived at Lowgate, Snaith at time of 1871 & 1901 census. His occupations was a Joiner/Carpenter.

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  1. Annie Bland In 1901 census age shown as 47.
  2. Census:
    1. 1861 census shows John 34 (born in Easingwold), Fanny 35 (born in Snaith), Ann 9, Ada 7, Peter 4, Fanny 2
    2. 1871 census shows John 44, Fanny 44, Ann 19, Ada 17, Fanny 12.
    3. 1871 census in Easingwold shows Peter F Bland as a boarder and scholar and born in Snaith
    4. 1881 census shows John 54, Fanny 54, Ann 29, N... 24, Fanny 22 (one assumes the N... is incorrect and that it should refer to Peter)
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Certificates & Official Records

  1. John Bland 1881 Census
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  1. 1861 Census
  2. 1871 Census
  3. 1881 Census
  4. FREEBMD (Index of birth, marriages, deaths post 1837)
  5. Family Search.org  (Latter day Saints):