Third Generation

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  JOHN WILLIAM FRENCH, (John 2,John1) born 20 January 1893 Portsea died 26 July 1962 Portsmouth buried Kingston Cemetery Portsmouth
    married FLORENCE VICTORIA STEERE daughter of WILLIAM HENRY STEERE and ELIZABETH ANN HORWELL REED 26 October 1914 Portsmouth Registry Office
    FLORENCE was born 4 July 1894 Plymouth died 17 November 1978 Fareham buried Kingston Cemetery Portsmouth
    Children of JOHN and FLORENCE are:
  i FLORENCE VICTORIA FRENCH, born 1914 Portsea died 1998 Portsmouth
  ii NELLIE ELIZABETH FRENCH, born 6 October 1919 Portsmouth died 27 November 1997 Portsmouth buried Kingston Cemetery Portsmouth
  married (1) ALFRED W HATHERLEY D/1937 Portsmouth married (2) GEORGE FORSYTH S/1955 Gosport

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iii JOHN WILLIAM FRENCH, born 1920 Hampshire died 1989 Hampshire
  iv MABEL MARILDA FRENCH, born 28 April 1923 Portsmouth died 3 September 1986 Portsmouth
  married RAYMOND ARTHUR SMITH son of ALBERT SMITH and MARTHA MARIA WALKER S/1946 Portsmouth
  RAYMOND was born 27 September 1924 Nottingham Derbyshire died September 2002 Portsmouth
  v LILIAN MAY FRENCH, born 24 January 1926 Portsmouth
  married RALPH PETER HOLMES son of ALBERT F.R. HOLMES and GLADYS M RALPHS D/1951 St Peter's and St Paul's Church Wymering Cosham
  RALPH was born 2 July 1926 Portsmouth

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vi LEONARD GORDON FRENCH, born 1928 Portsmouth died 2011 Portsmouth
  vii RONALD GEORGE FRENCH, born 18 November 1930 Portsmouth died 9 August 1944 Portsmouth
  viii CHARLES AUGUSTUS FRENCH, born 24 February 1933 Portsmouth died 1 August 1934 Portsmouth

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  SAMUEL GEORGE FRENCH, (John2, John1) born 20 November 1900 Portsmouth died July 1991 Chippenham Wiltshire
    married DOROTHY MAY WOOTTEN daughter of ALBERT WOOTTEN and MARY JANE BRITTEN D/1928 Portsmouth
    DOROTHY was born 10 May 1905 Chippenham died J/1983 Chippenham
    Child of SAMUEL and DOROTHY is:
  i GEORGE A FRENCH, born 1929 Portsmouth
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  JOHN WILLIAM FRENCH, (John3 ,John2, John1) born 31 December 1920 Cosham died 26 August 1989 Portsmouth
    married VERA ROSA SHIER daughter of WILLIAM J SHIER and SARAH M RUMBOLD 10 March 1952 Portsmouth Registry Office
    VERA was born 29 December 1927 Rowland's Castle died 2 January 2009 Cosham
    Child of JOHN and VERA is:
  i JOHN WILLIAM FRENCH, born 1954 Portsmouth
  married SANDRA E RAPLEY daughter of JOHN R RAPLEY and JOYCE R TOWLE 1976 St Albans Church West Leigh Havant
  Children of JOHN and SANDRA are:
  i JOHN FRENCH, born 1981 Portsmouth
  ii VICTORIA FRENCH, born 1983 Portsmouth
  iii MARK FRENCH, born 1987 Portsmouth

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  LEONARD GORDON FRENCH, (John3 ,John 2, John1) born 20 July 1928 Portsmouth died 16 January 2011 Portsmouth
    married MARY ESME WARD daughter of WILLIAM G WARD and ESME R SWAYNE 24 December 1953 Portsmouth Registry Office
    MARY was born 15 September 1926 Portsmouth died 2008 Portsmouth
    Children of LEONARD and MARY are:
  i JULIE MARY FRENCH, born 1955 Hampshire married DAVID J BISHOP 1976 Hampshire
  ii RONALD DAVID FRENCH, born 1959 Hampshire married CAROLINE H MADDERN 1995 Hampshire
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