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John Williamson 1780 – 1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1780

Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK

Death Date: BEF 1857

Death Location: Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK

Father: William Williamson

Mother: Margaret Sutherland

Spouse(s): Sarah Cochrane

Children(s): Margaret Williamson

It was in 1780 that John Williamson ^ was born in Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK, a child of William Williamson and Margaret Sutherland. John Williamson ^ went on to marry Sarah Cochrane and had children such as Margaret Williamson. John Williamson ^ was deceased by 1857 in Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK.

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Parents

William Williamson
1750 –
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Sutherland
1750 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Cochrane
1777 – 1857
Birth Location: Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK
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Children(s)

Margaret Williamson
1811 – 1886
Birth Location: Wick Burgh, Caithness, Scotland
MW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1780
    Event Place: Glamis, Angus, Scotland, UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: BEF 1857
    Event Place: Crail, Fife, Scotland, UK

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