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William Atherton 1697–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 May 1697

Birth Location: Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Feb 1795

Death Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Atherton

Mother: Martha Ashcroft

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The story of William Atherton began in 1697 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. William Atherton passed away in 1795 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Atherton began in 1697 in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Atherton passed away in 1795 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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William Atherton's Ancestors

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William Atherton
1697–1795
Birth Place: Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Atherton
1670–1722
of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Martha Ashcroft
1670–1705
Standish, St. Wilfrid, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Jeffrey Atherton
1643–1722
Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Jane Darbyshire
1641–1679
Of Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England
William Ashcroft
1655–1722
Walton On The Hill, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Sefton
1655–1724
St. Mary's, Walton-on-the-Hill, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Atherton
1615–1645
Margrett Nightingale
1615–1686
William Darbishire
1610–1706
Ales Smashe
1610–1707
Edward Ashcrofte
1610–1680
Mary Hipwood
1610–1685
William Sefton
1630–
Sarah Marshe
1633–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Atherton
1581–1616
Ellen Lancaster
1584–
Richard Nightgale
1600–1655
Hellena Bibbie
1600–1623
John Darbishire
1595–1701
Ellen Platt
1599–1637
William Ashcroft
1570–1635
Margaret Longe
1574–1614
Robert Hopwood
1582–1639
Sarah Baldwin
1584–1642
William Sefton
1709–
Margery Howden
1712–
Catherin Lightfoot
1612–

William Atherton's Timeline

4 Records

1697
2 May 1697
Birth of William Atherton in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1699
9 July 1699
Age 2
Death of William Atherton in Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1793
17 Feb 1793
Age 96
William Atherton was baptized in Billinge, St Aidan, Lancashire, England
Billinge, St Aidan, Lancashire, England
1795
2 Feb 1795
Age 98
Burial of William Atherton in Wigan, Lancashire, England
Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 May 1697
    Event Place: Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1793
    Event Place: Billinge, St Aidan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wigan Archives Services; Wigan, England; Film Number: 3; Reference Numbers: DP614, PR195

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winwick, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 July 1699
    Event Place: Pemberton, Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1795
    Event Place: Wigan, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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