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John Williamson 1802–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1802

Birth Location: Greasley, Nottingham, England

Death Date: 11 Jun 1862

Death Location: Nottingham, England

Father: Edward Williamson

Mother: Mary Wardle

Spouse(s): Ruth Vorley

Children(s): John Williamson, Mary Williamson

The story of John Williamson began in 1802 in Greasley, Nottingham, England. John Williamson married Ruth Vorley, and had children including John Osborne Williamson, Mary Williamson. John Williamson passed away in 1862 in Nottingham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Williamson began in 1802 in Greasley, Nottingham, England.
  • John Williamson married Ruth Vorley, and had children including John Osborne Williamson, Mary Williamson.
  • John Williamson passed away in 1862 in Nottingham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Williamson
1771–1845
Birth Location: Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England
EW
Mary Wardle
1771–1847
Birth Location: Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Ruth Vorley
1798–1865
Birth Location: Heanor, Derbyshire, England
RV

Children(s)

John Williamson
1839–1897
Birth Location: Eastwood Nottinghamshire England
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Mary Williamson
1827–
Birth Location: Heanor, Derbyshire, England
MW

John Williamson's Ancestors

Self
John Williamson
1802–1862
Birth Place: Greasley, Nottingham, England
Parents
Edward Augustus Williamson
1771–1845
Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Wardle
1771–1847
Heanor, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Williamson's Descendants

1.
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John Williamson (18 Apr 1802–11 Jun 1862) m. Ruth Vorley (1798–Jun 1865)
  1. 1. John (Osborne) Williamson 1839–1897 m. Susan Holbrook 1839–1914
    1. 1. Arthur Williamson 1871–1946 m. Ellen (Florence) Darrington 1874–1940
      1. 1. George (Arthur) Williamson 1903–1989 m. Winifred (M) Massey 1905–
      2. 2. Sarah Williamson 1900–1987 m. Alfred Johnson 1896–
      3. 3. Erica (Annie) Williamson 1908–1944 m. Cyril Swain 1903–
        1. 1. John Swain 1944–2003
      4. 4. Florence (Ivy) Williamson 1905–1905
    2. 2. George Williamson 1877–
    3. 3. Thomas (M) Williamson 1879–
    4. 4. Frederick Williamson 1870–
    5. 5. John (H) Williamson 1866–
    6. 6. Annie (Harriet) Williamson 1874–1938
    7. 7. Elizabeth Williamson 1863–1891
  2. 2. Mary Williamson 1827–

John Williamson's Timeline

6 Records

1802
18 Apr 1802
Birth of John Williamson in Greasley, Nottingham, England
Greasley, Nottingham, England
1802
18 Apr 1802
John Williamson was baptized in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
1826
1826
Age 24
John Williamson was married
None
1851
1851
Age 49
John Williamson resided here in Underwood, Nottinghamshire, England
Underwood, Nottinghamshire, England
1862
11 Jun 1862
Age 60
Death of John Williamson in Nottingham, England
Nottingham, England
1862
26 Nov 1862
Age 60
John Williamson - Probate in Nottingham, England
Nottingham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1802
    Event Place: Greasley, Nottingham, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1802
    Event Place: Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [3] Nottinghamshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Nottinghamshire Archives; Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England; Parish Registers for Nottinghamshire; Reference: PR1381

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1826
    Record Source: The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Canterbury, England; England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Underwood, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Heanor, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1862
    Event Place: Nottingham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Nottingham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995, Principal Probate Registry; London, England; Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
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