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Ann Shires (b. 1835) — Local Past

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Ann Shires

Born about 1835

FemaleDeceased

This person page was added on 27 May 2026.

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1855
Chatham, Kent, England
1855
St John's Church, Railway Street, Luton, Chatham, Kent, England
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26 August 1855
Marriage
Clare Hopkins · 19 Jul 2026
Marriage of Richard Durrant and Ann Shires
Groom
Richard Durrant
Age: 22. Bachelor. Mariner
Chatham, Kent
Bride
Ann Shires
Age: 20. Spinster
Chatham, Kent
Date
26 August 1855
Place
St John's Church, Railway Street, Luton, Chatham, Kent
Groom's father
Thomas Durrant
Mariner, deceased
Bride's father
John Shires
Shoemaker
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Alexander Young
Eleanora Young
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John Shires
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Richard Durrant (1833 Chatham, Kent, England – 1903 Sculcoates, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England)

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Thomas Durrant (1769 – 1849 Rochester, Kent, England)
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Elizabeth Smith (1791 Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England – 1865 Rochester, Kent, England)
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John Durrant (b. 1811 in Chatham, Kent, England)
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Thomas Richard Durrant (b. 1812 in Chatham, Kent, England)
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William Joseph Durrant (b. 1820 in Kent, England)
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James Matthew Durrant (1822 Chatham, Kent, England – 1855 Chatham, Kent, England)
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Frances Susan Durrant (b. 1825 in Chatham, Kent, England)
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Robert Mark Durrant (1828 Rochester, Kent, England – 1874 Chatham, Kent, England)
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Samuel Durrant (1831 Chatham, Kent, England – 1844 Chatham, Kent, England)
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Benjamin Durrant (b. 1836 in Kent, England)
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Alexander Young
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Eleanora Young
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