[Index]
William PIDGEON (1779 - )
shoemaker
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Nathaniel PIDGEON (1800 - )
Susannah PIDGEON (1801 - )
Mary PIDGEON (1803 - 1875)
Charles PIDGEON (1805 - )
William PIDGEON (1812 - 1883)
Elizabeth PIDGEON (1815 - )
John PIDGEON (1818 - )
Julia PIDGEON (1821 - )
William PIDGEON (1779 - )

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Susannah SHELLEY (1780 - 1863)
Jasper PIDGEON (1750 - )











Elizabeth BOWCHER (1759 - ) John BOWCHER (1730 - ) John BOWCHER
Mary (BOWCHER)
Deborah CHOWNE (1727 - 1788) Henry CHOWNE (1702 - 1770)
Ann COOKNEY (1705 - 1775)

b. bef 15 Sep 1779 at Kenton, Devon, England
m. 17 Mar 1801 Susannah SHELLEY (1780 - 1863) at Kenton, Devon, England
Near Relatives of William PIDGEON (1779 - )
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John BOWCHER abt 21 Aug 1730 Crediton, Devon, England
Grandmother Deborah CHOWNE 18 Mar 1727 Rockbeare, Devon, England 07 Feb 1788 Exminster, Devon, England 60

Father Jasper PIDGEON 1750 Kenton, Devon, England
Mother Elizabeth BOWCHER bef 10 Jan 1759 Exminster, Devon, England

Self William PIDGEON bef 15 Sep 1779 Kenton, Devon, England

Wife Susannah SHELLEY 1780 Powderham, Devon, England 04 Apr 1863 Powderham, Devon, England 83

Son Nathaniel PIDGEON 1800 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter Susannah PIDGEON 1801 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter Mary PIDGEON 1803 bef 09 Dec 1875 72
Son Charles PIDGEON 1805 Powderham, Devon, England
Son William PIDGEON 1812 Powderham, Devon, England 1883 71
Daughter Elizabeth PIDGEON 1815
Son John PIDGEON bef 12 Jul 1818 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter Julia PIDGEON bef 20 May 1821 Powderham, Devon, England

Brother Charles Chown PIDGEON bef 10 Oct 1781 Powderham, Devon, England
Sister Ann PIDGEON bef 21 May 1786 Powderham, Devon, England
Brother Nathaniel PIDGEON bef 25 Jan 1789 Powderham, Devon, England
Sister Deborah Ann PIDGEON bef 26 Feb 1792 Powderham, Devon, England
Sister Rebecca PIDGEON bef 22 May 1796 Powderham, Devon, England
Sister Julia PIDGEON bef 13 Dec 1801 Powderham, Devon, England

Son in Law Joseph COFFIN 1791 Hartland, Devon, England
Daughter in Law Catherine Midgyett GOODRIDGE 1804 Powderham, Devon, England
Daughter in Law Hannah STOKES bef 12 Nov 1815 Powderham, Devon, England 1883 68

Grandson John COFFIN 1827 1882 55
Granddaughter Catherine PIDGEON 1835 Exeter, Devon, England 1927 Exeter, Devon, England 92
Granddaughter Ann PIDGEON bef 06 Jul 1841 Kenton, Devon, England
Granddaughter Lucy PIDGEON bef 06 Jul 1841 Kenton, Devon, England
Grandson William PIDGEON bef 21 Jan 1844 Powderham, Devon, England 1922 Exeter, Devon, England 78
Grandson Charles PIDGEON 1846 1918 72
Grandson John PIDGEON bef 04 Feb 1849 Powderham, Devon, England 1911 Barnstaple, Devon, England 62
Granddaughter Mary Elizabeth PIDGEON bef 10 Nov 1851 Powderham, Devon, England
Granddaughter Catherine PIDGEON 23 Aug 1854 Powderham, Devon, England

Aunt Ann BOWCHER Jul 1757 Exminster, Devon, England
Uncle John JOREY
Uncle Richard BOWCHER bef 12 Jul 1760 Devon, England
Aunt Ellenor TOWNSEND bef 09 Jul 1767 Shillingford St George, Exeter, Devon, England
Uncle John BOWCHER Mar 1762 Kenton, Devon, England 28 Feb 1828 Exeter, Devon, England 65
Aunt Mary REED abt 12 Jan 1805 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England
Aunt Elizabeth TOWNSEND bef 01 Jul 1772 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 16 Apr 1858 Exeter, Devon, England 85
Aunt Deborah BOWCHER Aug 1765
Uncle Samuel BOWCHER Apr 1768
Uncle Henry BOWCHER 15 Jul 1772
Aunt Ann COFFIN

Cousin William BOWCHER 16 Feb 1787 Kenton, Devon, England
Cousin Deborah BOWCHER bef 23 Apr 1788 Kenton, Devon, England abt Sep 1862 Totnes, Devon, England 74
Cousin John BOWCHER 26 Aug 1789 Kenton, Devon, England
Cousin Eleanor BOWCHER 1792 Kenton, Devon, England abt Jun 1863 Totnes, Devon, England 71
Cousin Bathsheba Ann BOWCHER 1795 Kenton, Devon, England abt Mar 1863 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 68
Cousin Henry Chown(e) BOUCHER BOWCHER 1797 Kenton, Devon, England 23 Oct 1843 Buckland, Spring Bay, Tasmania, Australia 46
Cousin Richard BOWCHER 1800 Kenton, Devon, England
Cousin Jehoshabeth Alice Townsend BOWCHER 1804 Kenton, Devon, England
Cousin Caroline Elizabeth Cann BOWCHER 1806 Kenton, Devon, England
Cousin Mary BOWCHER 1788 Exeter, Devon, England 24 Jun 1827 39
Cousin Sarah BOWCHER 13 Feb 1792 Exeter, Devon, England abt 1814 22
Cousin John BOWCHER 28 Feb 1794 Exeter, Devon, England 1862 Exeter, Devon, England 68
Cousin William BOWCHER 1800 1804 4
Cousin Ann BOWCHER 1801 Exeter, Devon, England 1898 Exeter, Devon, England 97
Cousin Frederick James BOWCHER 12 Feb 1806 Exeter, Devon, England 1877 Marylebone, London, England 71
Cousin Edward BOWCHER 17 Jun 1807 Exeter, Devon, England abt Jun 1877 Exeter, Devon, England 70
Cousin Charles Henry BOWCHER bef 04 Dec 1808 Exeter, Devon, England 19 Jul 1826 17
Cousin Eliza Ann Jane BOWCHER bef 04 Dec 1808 Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1892 Exeter, Devon, England 84
Cousin Emma BOWCHER 18 Aug 1810 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England 08 Jul 1854 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 43
Cousin William Townsend BOWCHER 01 Apr 1813 Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1877 Exeter, Devon, England 64
Cousin Henry James Cann BOWCHER 29 Jun 1815 St Petrock, Exeter, Devon, England abt Dec 1864 Chelsea, London, England 49
Cousin Loveday BOWCHER abt Nov 1793

Events in William PIDGEON (1779 - )'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
bef 15 Sep 1779 William PIDGEON was born Kenton, Devon, England 12
1800 21 Birth of son Nathaniel PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
1801 22 Birth of daughter Susannah PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
17 Mar 1801 21 Married Susannah SHELLEY (aged 21) Kenton, Devon, England 12
1803 24 Birth of daughter Mary PIDGEON 12
1805 26 Birth of son Charles PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
1812 33 Birth of son William PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
1815 36 Birth of daughter Elizabeth PIDGEON 12
bef 12 Jul 1818 38 Birth of son John PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
bef 20 May 1821 41 Birth of daughter Julia PIDGEON Powderham, Devon, England 12
04 Apr 1863 83 Death of wife Susannah SHELLEY (aged 83) Powderham, Devon, England 12
bef 09 Dec 1875 96 Death of daughter Mary PIDGEON (aged 72) 12
1883 104 Death of son William PIDGEON (aged 71) 12
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 13 (Name, Notes)
- Notes: William and Susannah had four sons (including another Nathaniel) and three
daughters in the 20 years 1803 to 1823. A Mary Pidgeon was living with Elizabeth
Bowcher and son Edward in Exeter in 1851, described as an assistant in their wine
and spirit business. Possibly this was William's eldest daughter.
12. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Genes reunited, Title: Genes
- Reference = Dianne Pidgeon tree (Birth)
- Reference = Dianne Pidgeon tree (Marriage)
- Reference = Dianne Pidgeon tree (Name, Notes)

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