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Richard Williams 1789 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1789

Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 9 Feb 1855

Death Location: Tredannick, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England

Father: Sampson WILLIAMS

Mother: Elizabeth Tranick

Spouse(s): Mary Sweet

Children(s): Eliza Williams, Mary Williams, Jane Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Anne Williams, Mary Williams, Richard Williams, Selina Williams, Charlotte Williams, John Williams, Mary Williams, Thomas Williams, Richard Williams

Richard Williams was born in 1789 in Egloshayle, Cornwall, England, the child of Sampson WILLIAMS and Elizabeth Tranick. Richard Williams married Mary Sweet, and had children including Eliza Betsy Williams, Mary Williams, Jane Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Anne Williams, Mary Williams, Richard Williams, Selina Williams, Charlotte Williams, John Williams, Mary Jane Williams, Thomas Williams, Richard Williams. Richard Williams passed away in 1855 in Tredannick, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Williams was born in 1789 in Egloshayle, Cornwall, England, the child of Sampson WILLIAMS and Elizabeth Tranick.
  • Richard Williams married Mary Sweet, and had children including Eliza Betsy Williams, Mary Williams, Jane Williams, Elizabeth Williams, Anne Williams, Mary Williams, Richard Williams, Selina Williams, Charlotte Williams, John Williams, Mary Jane Williams, Thomas Williams, Richard Williams.
  • Richard Williams passed away in 1855 in Tredannick, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sampson WILLIAMS
1762 – 1841
Birth Location: St Issey, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Tranick
1763 – 1799
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sweet
1790 – 1854
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Eliza Williams
1815 – 1881
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Mary Williams
1817 –
Birth Location: Egloshayle Cornwall England
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Jane Williams
1819 – 1838
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Elizabeth Williams
1821 –
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Anne Williams
1822 – 1853
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Mary Williams
1823 – 1908
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Richard Williams
1824 – 1907
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Selina Williams
1826 –
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Charlotte Williams
1829 –
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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John Williams
1831 – 1898
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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Mary Williams
1835 – 1908
Birth Location: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Williams
1837 –
Birth Location: Egloshayle Road, Cornwall, England
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Richard Williams
1839 – 1844
Birth Location: Egloshayle Road, Cornwall, England
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Richard Williams's Ancestors

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Richard Williams
1789 – 1855
Birth Place: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
Parents
Sampson WILLIAMS
1762 – 1841
St Issey, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Tranick
1763 – 1799
Breage, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
William WILLIAMS
1731 – 1784
Breage, Cornwall, England
Prudence HILL
1729 – 1777
St. Martin in Meneage, near Helston, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Williams
1696 – 1762
Jane Wallis
1691 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Williams
1668 – 1728
Margaret ***
1660 – 1697

Richard Williams's Descendants

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Richard Williams (4 May 1789 – 9 Feb 1855) m. Mary Sweet (Bef. 6 June 1790 – 18 Sep 1854)
  1. 1. Eliza (Betsy) Williams (22 Jan 1815 – Apr 1881)
  2. 2. Mary Williams (21 Feb 1817 – )
  3. 3. Jane Williams (7 Feb 1819 – 13 May 1838)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Williams (BEF 07 JAN 1821 – )
  5. 5. Anne Williams (Bef. 5 May 1822 – 17 Aug 1853)
  6. 6. Mary Williams (1823 – 24 Feb 1908)
  7. 7. Richard Williams (6 Jun 1824 – 20 Oct 1907)
  8. 8. Selina Williams (24 Feb 1826 – )
  9. 9. Charlotte Williams (16 Mar 1829 – )
  10. 10. John Williams (29 Mar 1831 – 1898) m. Frances ((Fanny) Tamzin) Beard (Abt. 1832 – Bef. 1901)
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Williams (1855 – ABT 1947) m. John (James) Hodge (1847 – 13/12/1929)
      1. 1. Clara (Tamsin) Williams (10 Sept 1878 – 25 July 1931) m. Frederick (Charles) Counter (7 Mar 1877 – 3 April 1950)
        1. 1. Victor (Charles G) Lundquist (Oct 1887 – 27 June 1949)
        2. 2. William (Henry) Williams (6th March 1895 – ) m. Bertha (Margarett) Care (22 Aug 1901 – 11 Nov 1936)
        3. 3. Samuel (Charles) Counter (18 Sep 1896 – Apr 1985)
        4. 4. Frederick (James) Counter (16 Apr 1898 – 15 September 1954)
        5. 5. Amelia (Lilian) Counter (18 Oct 1899 – )
        6. 6. Ivy (Winnifred) Counter (14 December 1909 – 29 December 2012) m. William Barren (7 Jan 1904 – 11 Mar 1977)
      2. 2. Mary (Ann (Polly)) Hodge (Jul 1887 – ABT 1978)
      3. 3. Thomas (John) Hodge (July 1889 – )
      4. 4. William (H) Hodge (abt 1892 – )
      5. 5. Alfred (Albert) Hodge (3 July 1896 – 21 February 1968)
    2. 2. John (Henry Beard) Williams (01 Oct 1858 – 12 Nov 1912)
    3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Williams (1860 – April 1895)
    4. 4. Fanny Williams (abt 1862 – )
    5. 5. William Williams (abt 1866 – )
    6. 6. Clara (Tamzin) Williams (Jan 1868 – Jan 1908)
    7. 7. Albert Williams (abt 1870 – )
    8. 8. Samuel Williams (abt 1872 – )
  11. 11. Mary (Jane) Williams (9 Aug 1835 – 24 Feb 1908)
  12. 12. Thomas Williams (16 Apr 1837 – )
  13. 13. Richard Williams (31 Mar 1839 – 1 Jan 1844)

Richard Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1789
4 May 1789
Birth of Richard Williams in Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
1855
9 Feb 1855
Age 66
Death of Richard Williams in Tredannick, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
Tredannick, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1789
    Event Place: Egloshayle, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb 1855
    Event Place: Tredannick, Egloshayle, Cornwall, England
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