Arthur Kennedy's Family History
| John EELS (S54) - my 5x great grandfather | ||
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| Born | ||
| Baptised | 29 Oct 1732, Saxton-in-Elmet, WRY | |
| Died | ||
| Buried | 27 May 1802, Saxton-in-Elmet, WRY | |
| Parents | John EYLES and Sarah DAWSON (S108 & S109) | |
| Notes | Lived in Towton, Saxton-in-Elmet; mostly recorded as a labourer, but at his burial as a barkeeper. The surname EELS is also found spelt EELES, EYLES etc. He had an earlier marriage to Elisabeth GILL (26 Oct 1763, Church Fenton, WRY); she was buried 14 Jun 1772 in Saxton-in-Elmet. Their children are listed below. | |
| See also | Ancestor Chart | |
| Married | 4 Aug 1777, Saxton-in-Elmet, WRY | |
| Martha SHILBURN (S55) - my great grandmother | ||
| Born | ||
| Baptised | 31 Jan 1747/48, East Ardsley, WRY | |
| Died | ||
| Buried | 22 Feb 1819, Saxton-in-Elmet, WRY | |
| Parents | Thomas SHILBURN and Sarah OATES (S110 & S111) | |
| Notes | ||
| See also | Ancestor Chart | |
| Children | Hannah (b. 1777) Married William HOLMES |
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| Mary (b. 1779) Married John HOLMES |
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| John (b. 1781) Labourer; married Elizabeth SMITH |
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| Ann (S27) (1784-1866) | ||
| Martha (b. 1787) Married Isaac DICKINSON |
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| Children of John EELS and Elisabeth GILL: | ||
| Sarah (~1764-1842) | ||
| John (~1766-1766) | ||
| Elizabeth (bapt. 1767) | ||
| Ann (~1769-1769) | ||
| William (~1770-1770) | ||
| John (~1771-1771) | ||