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Richard C Willson 1827–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1827

Birth Location: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 5 Oct 1882

Death Location: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Willson

Mother: Alice Cassidy

Spouse(s): Margaret Haley

Children(s): Wilson Willson, John Willson, Richard Willson, Margaret Willson, George Willson, Mary Willson, Jane Willson, Robert Willson, Elizabeth Willson, Thomas Willson, Jane Willson, Charles Willson

In 1827, Richard C Willson entered the world in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, born to George B Willson And Alice Ann Cassidy. Richard C Willson married Margaret Haley, and had children including Charles H Willson, Elizabeth Alice Willson, George Byron Willson, Jane Anne Willson, Jane Mc D Willson, John Alexander Willson, Margaret Maria Willson, Mary Cynthia Willson, Richard William Willson, Robert A Willson, Thomas Herbert Willson, Wilson James Willson. Richard C Willson passed away in 1882 in Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1827, Richard C Willson entered the world in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada, born to George B Willson And Alice Ann Cassidy.
  • Richard C Willson married Margaret Haley, and had children including Charles H Willson, Elizabeth Alice Willson, George Byron Willson, Jane Anne Willson, Jane Mc D Willson, John Alexander Willson, Margaret Maria Willson, Mary Cynthia Willson, Richard William Willson, Robert A Willson, Thomas Herbert Willson, Wilson James Willson.
  • Richard C Willson passed away in 1882 in Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Willson
1799–1876
Birth Location: County Leitrim, Ireland
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Alice Cassidy
1801–1832
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Haley
1835–1909
Birth Location: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Wilson Willson
1868–1918
Birth Location: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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John Willson
1866–1950
Birth Location: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Willson
1864–1936
Birth Location: Dungannon, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Willson
1872–1901
Birth Location: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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George Willson
1859–1933
Birth Location: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Willson
1853–1883
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Jane Willson
1857–1880
Birth Location: Ashfield Township, Ontario, Canada
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Robert Willson
1861–1895
Birth Location: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Elizabeth Willson
1856–1882
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Thomas Willson
1875–1877
Birth Location: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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Jane Willson
1868–
Birth Location: Ontario
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Charles Willson
1870–
Birth Location: Ontario
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Richard Willson's Ancestors

Self
Richard Willson
1827–1882
Birth Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Parents
George B Willson
1799–1876
County Leitrim, Ireland
Alice (Ann) Cassidy
1801–1832
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Willson's Descendants

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Richard (C) Willson (2 Feb 1827–5 Oct 1882) m. Margaret Haley (14 Oct 1835–14 Mar 1909)
  1. 1. Wilson (James) Willson 1868–1918 m. Sarah (Melvina) Kerr 1880–1958
    1. 1. Marion (Viola) Willson 1908–1995 m. Robert (Andrew) Adams 1910–1988
      1. 1. Lawrence (Franklin) Woodbury 1933–2015 m. Seiri (Aliina) Woodbury 1944–2010
        1. 1. Mellanie (Aliina) Woodbury –1993
    2. 2. Evelyn Willson 1910–1910
    3. 3. Donald (A.) Willson 1917–1920
    4. 4. Richard (Lyle) Willson 1901–1980 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Fleming 1914–1965
      1. 1. James (Russell) Willson 1935–2003
    5. 5. Robert Willson 1906–
    6. 6. Gladys (Grace) Willson 1902–
    7. 7. Kathleen (Margaret) Willson 1903–1983 m. Wesley (Wellington) Patton 1909–1993
    8. 8. Douglass (R.) Willson 1911–2004 m. Lilian (Annie) Airey 1912–1984
    9. 9. Woodrow Willson 1914– m. Margaret (Emma) Kerr 1926–
  2. 2. John (Alexander) Willson 1866–1950 m. Sarah (Jane) Warren 1871–1944
    1. 1. Annie (M) Willson 1890–
    2. 2. Robert (Wellington) Willson 1901–1960 m. Edith (Marie) Mumford 1909–1943
      1. 1. Glen (Allan) Willson 1931–1982
    3. 3. Frances (Lily) Willson 1894–1975
    4. 4. Rachel (Jane) Willson 1904–1931
    5. 5. Annie (Edith) Willson 1892–1971
    6. 6. Margaret ((Maggie) E.) Willson 1896–1920
    7. 7. Rochell Willson 1903–
    8. 8. Marie Willson 1896–
    9. 9. Frances (Lillian) Willson 1894–1975
  3. 3. Richard (William) Willson 1864–1936 m. Elizabeth Willson 1864–1947
    1. 1. Jack (Donovan) Willson 1913–1976
    2. 2. Velma (M) Willson 1893–1977
  4. 4. Margaret (Maria) Willson 1872–1901
  5. 5. George (Byron) Willson 1859–1933
  6. 6. Mary (Cynthia) Willson 1853–1883
  7. 7. Jane (Anne) Willson 1857–1880
  8. 8. Robert (A.) Willson 1861–1895
  9. 9. Elizabeth (Alice) Willson 1856–1882
  10. 10. Thomas (Herbert) Willson 1875–1877
  11. 11. Jane (Mc D) Willson 1868–
  12. 12. Charles (H) Willson 1870–

Richard Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1827
2 Feb 1827
Birth of Richard C Willson in Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada
1882
5 Oct 1882
Age 55
Death of Richard C Willson in Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1827
    Event Place: Perth, Lanark, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1882
    Event Place: Dungannon, Huron, Ontario, Canada
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