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William Alderson 1719–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1719

Birth Location: Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England

Death Date: 05 Apr 1795

Death Location: Kendal, Westmorland, England

Father: Ralph Alderson

Mother: Alice Burton

Spouse(s): Mary Dover, Rachel Stewardson

Children(s): Thomas Alderson, Mary Alderson, Ralph Alderson, Simon Alderson, Mary Alderson, John Alderson

In 1719, William Alderson entered the world in Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England, born to Ralph Alderson And Alice Burton. William Alderson married Mary Dover, Rachel Stewardson, and had children including Alice Alderson, John Alderson, Mary 1 Alderson, Mary 2 Alderson, Ralph Alderson, Simon Alderson, Thomas Alderson. William Alderson passed away in 1795 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1719, William Alderson entered the world in Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England, born to Ralph Alderson And Alice Burton.
  • William Alderson married Mary Dover, Rachel Stewardson, and had children including Alice Alderson, John Alderson, Mary 1 Alderson, Mary 2 Alderson, Ralph Alderson, Simon Alderson, Thomas Alderson.
  • William Alderson passed away in 1795 in Kendal, Westmorland, England.

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William Alderson's Ancestors

Self
William Alderson
1719–1795
Birth Place: Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
Parents
Ralph Alderson
1689–1758
Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, , England
Alice Burton
1678–1766
Dent, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Simon Alderson
1663–1695
Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
Agnes Bland
1658–1714
Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England
William (Burton) #
1651–1686
Dent, Yorkshire, England
Isabell Thistlewaite
1643–1696
Dronfield, Derbyshire
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Alderson
1639–1679
Margaret Todd
1640–1684
John Bland
1638–1665
Dorothy Ward
1638–1720
John Burton
1619–1651
Jane Sedgwick
1614–1663
George Thistlewaite
1627–1664
Isobel Fawcett
1627–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simon Alderson
1615–1688
Margaritt FUDDERGILL
1615–1684
James Burton
1593–1671
Jane Thistlethwaite
1596–1666
James Sidgwick
1587–1651
Agnes Burton
1591–
Thomas Thistlewaite
1589–1661
Isabell Fawcet
1603–1675

William Alderson's Descendants

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William Alderson (23 Aug 1719–05 Apr 1795) m. Mary Dover (–Mar 1764) m. Rachel Stewardson (1744–)
  1. 1. Thomas Alderson 1772–
  2. 2. Mary (#2) Alderson 1766–1745
  3. 3. Ralph Alderson 1767–
  4. 4. Simon Alderson 1768–
  5. 5. Mary (#1) Alderson 1747–1764
  6. 6. John Alderson 1754–1804

William Alderson's Timeline

2 Records

1719
23 Aug 1719
Birth of William Alderson in Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
1795
05 Apr 1795
Age 76
Death of William Alderson in Kendal, Westmorland, England
Kendal, Westmorland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1719
    Event Place: Ravenstonedale, Westmorland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Thistlethwaite Family
    [2] England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1795
    Event Place: Kendal, Westmorland, England

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