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Richard Wells of Handsworth

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Children of Richard Wells and Mary Bishell are:

2 i. Mary2 Wells, born 1688 in Warwickshire, England.

3 ii. Sarah Wells, born 1690 in Warwickshire, England.

4 iii. Richard Wells, born 1692 in Warwickshire, England.

5 iv. Susanna Wells, born 1695 in Warwickshire, England.

+ 6 v. John Wells, born 1698 in Warwickshire, England.

7 vi. Edward Wells, born 1701 in Warwickshire, England.

8 vii. Phebe Wells, born 1704 in Warwickshire, England.

9 viii. Joseph Wells, born 1707 in Warwickshire, England.

Children of John Wells and Mary are:

10 i. John3 Wells, born 1731 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

11 ii. Richard Wells, born 1740.

+ 12 iii. Amos Wells, born 1743; died 1808.

13 iv. Enoch Wells, born 1746.

1775.

Children of Amos Wells and Sarah Millard are:

14 i. John4 Wells, born 1777 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

15 ii. Sarah Wells, born 1780 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

16 iii. Thomas Wells, born 1782 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

17 iv. William Wells, born 1785 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

18 v. Amos Wells, born 1788 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England.

+ 19 vi. Richard Wells, born 1792 in Handsworth, Birmingham, England; died 20 Apr 1860 in Aston Manor.

20 vii. Joseph Wells, born 1795.

and died 20 Apr 1860 in Aston Manor. He married Maria Bragg 02 Oct 1815 in Birmingham, England.

She was born 01 Dec 1798 in Birmingham, England.

Children of Richard Wells and Maria Bragg are:

+ 21 i. William5 Wells, born 30 Dec 1815 in Birmingham, England.

+ 22 ii. Richard Wells, born 14 Apr 1817 in Birmingham, England.

+ 23 iii. John Wells, born 10 May 1819 in Birmingham, England.

+ 24 iv. Joseph Wells, born 12 Nov 1820 in Birmingham, England.

25 v. Jemina Wells, born 25 Apr 1822 in Birmingham, England.

26 vi. Emma Wells, born 25 Apr 1823 in Birmingham, England.

+ 27 vii. James Wells, born 18 Aug 1824 in Birmingham, England; died 22 Dec 1880 in Aston, Birmingham,

England.

+ 28 viii. Henry Wells, born 01 Mar 1828 in Birmingham, England.

29 ix. Robert Wells, born 13 Mar 1830 in Birmingham, England.

30 x. Charles Wells, born 19 Aug 1831 in Birmingham, England.

31 xi. Mary Ann Wells, born 10 Mar 1833 in Birmingham, England. She married Charles Richards; born

1830 in Smethwick, Staffordshire, England.

32 xii. Emanuel Wells, born 12 May 1835 in Birmingham, England; died Bet. Oct - Dec 1838 in

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Warwickshire, England.

33 xiii. Elizabeth Wells, born 28 Aug 1836 in Birmingham, England; died 09 Jul 1843.

34 xiv. Sarah Wells, born 06 Apr 1839 in Warwickshire, England.

35 xv. Edward Wells, born 15 Jan 1841 in Birmingham, England.

36 xvi. Samuel Wells, born 18 Apr 1842 in Birmingham, England.

37 xvii. Elizabeth Wells, born 1845 in Birmingham, England.

38 xviii. George Wells, born 14 Feb 1848 in Birmingham, England; died 22 Aug 1848 in Birmingham,

England.

England. He married Caroline. She was born 1818 in Staffordshire, England.

Children of William Wells and Caroline are:

39 i. Ann Maria6 Wells, born 1843 in Warwickshire, England.

40 ii. William Wells, born 1846 in Warwickshire, England.

41 iii. Eliza Wells, born 1849 in Warwickshire, England.

England. He married Unknown.

Children of Richard Wells and Unknown are:

+ 42 i. Richard6 Wells, born 1851 in Warwickshire, England.

43 ii. Charlotte Eliza Wells, born 1870 in Warwickshire, England.

He married Caroline. She was born 1804 in Birmingham, England.

Children of John Wells and Caroline are:

44 i. Mary Ann6 Hill, born 1832 in Birmingham, England.

Notes for Mary Ann Hill:

Stepdaughter

45 ii. Mariah Hill, born 1834 in Birmingham, England.

46 iii. Eliza Hill, born 1837 in Birmingham, England.

Notes for Eliza Hill:

Stepdaughter

47 iv. Timothy Hill, born 1841 in Birmingham, England.

Notes for Timothy Hill:

Stepson

48 v. William Hill, born 1843 in Birmingham, England.

Notes for William Hill:

Stepson

He married Eliza. She was born 1823 in Warwickshire, England.

Children of Joseph Wells and Eliza are:

49 i. Samuel6 Wells, born 1847 in Warwickshire, England.

50 ii. Charles Wells, born 1849 in Warwickshire, England.

and died 22 Dec 1880 in Aston, Birmingham, England. He married Mary Ann Heykin 09 Nov 1845 in

Staffordshire, England. She was born 09 Nov 1825 in Staffordshire, England, and died 03 Feb 1909 in

Aston, Birmingham, England.

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Children of James Wells and Mary Heykin are:

+ 51 i. James6 Wells, born 1846 in Birmingham, England.

+ 52 ii. George Wells, born 03 May 1851 in Birmingham, England; died 29 Sep 1931 in Auckland, New

Zealand.

53 iii. Richard Wells, born 1853 in Birmingham, England.

54 iv. William Wells, born 1855 in Birmingham, England.

55 v. Emma Wells, born 1858 in Birmingham, England.

He married Maria. She was born 1829 in Birmingham, England.

Child of Henry Wells and Maria is:

56 i. Elizabeth6 Wells, born 1845 in Warwickshire, England.

England. He married Ruth. She was born 1851 in Astley Bluff, Worcester, England.

Children of Richard Wells and Ruth are:

57 i. Anne Adelaide7 Wells, born 1878 in Warwickshire, England.

58 ii. Richard Henry Wells, born 1879 in Warwickshire, England.

He married (1) Emma Ashmore 24 May 1868 in All Saints. She was born 1845, and died Bet. 1891 - 1895.

He married (2) Nellie 1896. She was born 1870.

Children of James Wells and Emma Ashmore are:

59 i. Emma7 Wells, born 1870.

60 ii. Henry Wells, born 1874.

Children of James Wells and Nellie are:

61 i. George7 Wells, born 1898.

62 ii. Nellie D Wells, born 1899.

England, and died 29 Sep 1931 in Auckland, New Zealand. He married (1) Sarah Gough Mar 1873 in West

Bromich, Staffordshire, England. She was born 1852, and died 07 Jul 1873 in Birmingham, England. He

married (2) Elizabeth Ann Wilkinson 15 Mar 1874 in Birmingham, England. She was born 1854 in

Warwickshire, England, and died 09 Nov 1929 in Auckland, New Zealand.

More About George Wells:

Burial: 01 Oct 1931, Hillsborough Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand

Cause of Death: Chronic Myocardis, Acute Bronchitis

Child of George Wells and Sarah Gough is:

+ 63 i. Sarah7 Wells, born 03 Jul 1873 in Birmingham, England; died 29 May 1895 in Napier, New

Zealand.

Children of George Wells and Elizabeth Wilkinson are:

64 i. George7 Wells, born Sep 1874 in Birmingham, England; died 29 Aug 1875 in Clive, Hastings, New

Zealand.

+ 65 ii. Charles Wells, born 03 Jun 1879 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand; died 23 Jun 1957 in Greenlane

Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand.

+ 66 iii. Samuel Wells, born 01 Oct 1881 in West Clive, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand; died 23 Oct 1931 in

Whakatu, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

+ 67 iv. Joseph Wells, born 26 Sep 1883 in Napier, New Zealand; died 01 Oct 1964 in Hastings, New

Zealand.

68 v. Elizabeth Ann Wells, born 24 Sep 1887 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand; died 03 Oct 1887 in

Clive, Hastings, New Zealand.

+ 69 vi. Emily Charlotte Wells, born 29 Sep 1888 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand; died 15 Sep 1939 in

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Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

+ 70 vii. Agnes Maude Wells, born 24 Aug 1890 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand; died 10 Jul 1985 in

Thames, New Zealand.

71 viii. Henry Wells, born Jun 1892 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand; died 10 Jun 1893 in Clive, Hastings,

New Zealand.

72 ix. James Wells, born 28 Jun 1894; died 1976.

73 x. Arthur Wells, born 1893; died 12 Oct 1968. He married Dorothy Blacklock.

+ 74 xi. Elizabeth Ann Wells, born 12 Feb 1903 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand; died 21 Jul 1976 in

Auckland, New Zealand.

Birmingham, England, and died 29 May 1895 in Napier, New Zealand. She married Charles John Jarvis 17

Jul 1894 in Napier Cathedral, Napier, New Zealand. He was born 1872 in Wiltshire, England.

More About Sarah Wells:

Cause of Death: Puerperal Convulsions

Children of Sarah Wells and Charles Jarvis are:

75 i. Sarah8 Jarvis, born 28 May 1895 in Napier, New Zealand; died 19 Jun 1895 in Napier, New

Zealand.

76 ii. Phoebe Emma Jarvis, born 28 May 1895 in Napier, New Zealand. She married Lionel Gamman

1920.

Clive, Hastings, New Zealand, and died 23 Jun 1957 in Greenlane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand. He

married (1) Eva Langley 1901 in Gisborne. He married (2) Alice May Middleton 04 Nov 1929. She was

born 1893 in Methven, New Zealand, and died 14 Aug 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand.

More About Alice May Middleton:

Burial: 16 Aug 1985, Waikaraka Cemetery, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand

Child of Charles Wells and Eva Langley is:

77 i. Unknown8 Wells.

Children of Charles Wells and Alice Middleton are:

+ 78 i. Iris Elizabeth May8 Wells, born 1918.

+ 79 ii. James Wells, born 1919.

80 iii. William Wells, born 1921.

+ 81 iv. Margaret Betty Wells, born 1923; died Nov 1999.

+ 82 v. Cyril Wells, born 1926.

+ 83 vi. Ivy Eileen Mary Wells, born 1931.

Clive, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, and died 23 Oct 1931 in Whakatu, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He

married Lucy Emma Anderson 1903 in Gisborne. She was born 06 Feb 1882 in Makaraka, New Zealand,

and died 21 Jul 1941 in Hastings, New Zealand.

More About Samuel Wells:

Burial: 25 Oct 1931, Hastings, New Zealand

Cause of Death: Heart Failure

More About Lucy Emma Anderson:

Burial: Hastings, New Zealand

Children of Samuel Wells and Lucy Anderson are:

+ 84 i. Elizabeth Alicia8 Wells, born 04 Jul 1904.

+ 85 ii. Roseline Annie Wells, born 24 Sep 1906.

86 iii. Walter G Wells, born 24 Feb 1909; died 10 Feb 1910.

+ 87 iv. Samuel George Wells, born 1911 in Napier, New Zealand.

+ 88 v. Gertrude Lucy Wells, born 18 Jan 1915.

+ 89 vi. Rita Wells, born 12 Feb 1917.

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+ 90 vii. Thomas Arthur Wells, born 1920; died 06 Apr 2002 in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

+ 91 viii. May Wells, born 1922.

+ 92 ix. Iris Ilma Wells, born 25 Jul 1924.

Napier, New Zealand, and died 01 Oct 1964 in Hastings, New Zealand. He married (1) Rosie Sorensen 15

May 1906 in Napier, New Zealand. She was born 1883 in Napier, New Zealand, and died 02 Sep 1934 in

Wanganui, New Zealand. He married (2) Amelia Eliza Burtenshaw 1935. She was born 25 Aug 1887 in

Bennetts, Oxford, New Zealand.

Children of Joseph Wells and Rosie Sorensen are:

+ 93 i. Jack8 Wells, born 03 Sep 1906; died 1987 in Dannevirke, New Zealand.

+ 94 ii. Yolande Isobel Wells, born 30 Dec 1908.

+ 95 iii. Helena Bertha Gretchen Wells, born 15 Sep 1911; died 1986.

+ 96 iv. Joseph Bruce Wells, born 21 Jan 1914; died 14 Aug 1996 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

+ 97 v. Leslie Owen Wells, born 13 Jul 1915 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand; died 11 Apr 1993 in

Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand.

98 vi. Ngaire Doreen Wells, born 26 May 1920 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand. She married (1) Thomas

Taylor 17 Dec 1949 in Auckland, New Zealand; born 1920 in Edinburgh, Scotland. She married (2)

Howard Alfred Hodder 17 Apr 1961 in Registrar's Office, Auckland, New Zealand; born 1924 in

Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand; died 12 Aug 1969 in Napier, New Zealand. She married (3)

James Terrence Male 01 May 1973 in Registrar's Office, Napier, New Zealand; born 1915 in

Wellington, NSW, Australia.

+ 99 vii. Harry Neville Wells, born 13 Jan 1922 in Clive, Hastings, New Zealand; died 01 Dec 2003 in

Hastings, New Zealand.

1888 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, and died 15 Sep 1939 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She married

Charles Raymond Edgecombe 1912. He was born 14 Nov 1889 in Takapua, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand,

and died 21 May 1970 in Hastings, New Zealand.

More About Emily Charlotte Wells:

Cause of Death: Cancer

More About Charles Raymond Edgecombe:

Burial: Takapua, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Children of Emily Wells and Charles Edgecombe are:

100 i. Raymond Alfred8 Edgecombe, born 07 Jun 1913; died 14 Mar 1970.

+ 101 ii. Lorna Maud Edgecombe, born 27 May 1916 in Waipukurau, New Zealand.

102 iii. Bernard Charles Edgecombe, born 20 Nov 1922 in Waipukurau, New Zealand. He married

Kathleen F Johnston 1947.

Children of Agnes Wells and Noah Jonassen are:

103 i. Vola Elvina Maren8 Jonassen, born 26 Feb 1911; died 28 May 1988.

104 ii. Rita Karen Jonassen, born 06 May 1913; died 23 Sep 1975.

105 iii. Fay Izola Jonassen, born 12 Mar 1926.