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William Kirkness was born on 24 December 1808
at Falmouth, Cornwall, the son of William and Jane (Saunders) Kirkness and was baptized at 13 July 1825 at King Charles the Martyr,
Falmouth.
He died
on 15 June 1877 at The Rectory of Saint Symphorian, Forrabury, Cornwall and was
buried 21 June at Saint Symphorian's. Julia and William belong to Generation Five; their children belong to Generation Six and are:
[References: Julia's birth and baptism - FHL Film # 0254605; her marriage - FHL Film # 1042453; her death - copy of her death certificate; her burial - FHL Film # 0994417. William's birth and baptism - FHL Film # 0916970; his death - gravestone at Forrabury; his burial - FHL Film # 1565408.] Notes on naming of the children: The first child is William (after his father's father) and Edward after his mother's father, the second child is named Julia (after her mother) and Holworthy after a family name on the Desborough side and the third one is named after Julia's brother as well as Desborough which was Julia's mother's family. The fifth child has the mother's family name (Man). The sixth child has his maternal uncle's name. Hingeston is the family name of the husband of Williams's sister Jane who the Rev. Francis Hingeston. Notes for William Kirkness: He was the Rector of the parish and minister of Forrabury, Cornwall (<-- external link will take you to another site) for 34 years. His first baptism was in March 1843 and the last was in May 1877. He attended Queens College, Cambridge (see Alumni Cantabrigenes compiled by Venn). |
Julia
Mary Man was born on 24 July 1816, at 18 Chester Place, Kennington, Lambeth, Surrey, the
daughter of