John Norris (1789–1837) • FamilySearch

John Norris

1789–1837 (Age 48)
Barnsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of John

When John Norris was born on 31 March 1789, in Barnsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Michael Norris, was 31 and his mother, Mary Clissold, was 29. He married Esther Poole on 8 May 1809. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 18 May 1837, in his hometown, at the age of 48.

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Family Time Line

Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

John Norris

1789–1837

Esther Poole

1785–1850

Marriage: 8 May 1809

Anne Norris

1809–

John Norris

1811–1827

Jane Norris

1812–

Sarah Norris

1814–

Sophia Norris

1816–1847

Thomas Norris

1818–1845

Elizabeth Norris

1820–

Rebecca Norris

1821–1828

William Norris

1822–1888

Mary Jane Norris

1822–

Henry Norris

1826–

Frederick Norris

1829–

Spouse & Children

John Norris

Male1789–1837Male

Esther Poole
Female1785–1850Female

MARRIAGE
8 May 1809

children

(12)

Female1809–Female

Male1811–1827Male

Female1812–Female

Female1814–Female

Female1816–1847Female

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Parents & Siblings

Michael Norris
Male1757–1836Male
Mary Clissold
Female1760–1833Female

siblings

(10)

Male1781–1816Male

Male1783–1863Male

Female1786–Female

Male1789–1837Male

Female1791–1865Female

+5 More Children

World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 12

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

Age 19

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

Age 26

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

Norris

John

English, Scottish, and Irish:1. regional name for someone who had migrated from the North (i.e. further north in England, or from Scotland or Scandinavia), from Old French nor(r)eis ‘northerner’. 2. topographic name for someone who lived in a house on the north side of a settlement or estate, from Middle English north ‘north’ + hous ‘house’. 3. occupational name for a wet-nurse or foster mother, from Old French nurice, norrice (Latin nutrix, genitive nutricis).

Possible Related Names

Norrie

North

Nourse

Nurse

Parrish

Sources (1)

Legacy NFS Source: John Norris - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth: 31 March 1789; Barnsley, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

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