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William Atkinson 1712 – 1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1712

Birth Location: Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Oct 1775

Death Location: Leven, East Riding Yorkshire, ENG

Father: William Atkinson

Mother: DOROTHY CLEATOR

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Postlethwaite

Children(s): Eleanor Atkinson

William Atkinson was born in 1712 in Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England, the child of William Atkinson and DOROTHY CLEATOR. William Atkinson married Elizabeth Postlethwaite, and had children including Eleanor Atkinson. William Atkinson passed away in 1775 in Leven, East Riding Yorkshire, ENG.

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Biography

  • William Atkinson was born in 1712 in Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England, the child of William Atkinson and DOROTHY CLEATOR.
  • William Atkinson married Elizabeth Postlethwaite, and had children including Eleanor Atkinson.
  • William Atkinson passed away in 1775 in Leven, East Riding Yorkshire, ENG.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Atkinson
1684 – 1734
Birth Location: Dalton IN Furness, Lancashire, England
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DOROTHY CLEATOR
1684 – 1759
Birth Location: DALTON-IN-FURNESS Cumbria England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Postlethwaite
1715 – 1771
Birth Location: Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Eleanor Atkinson
1733 –
Birth Location: hawkshead lancashire
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William Atkinson's Ancestors

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William Atkinson
1712 – 1775
Birth Place: Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Atkinson
1684 – 1734
Dalton IN Furness, Lancashire, England
DOROTHY CLEATOR
1684 – 1759
DALTON-IN-FURNESS Cumbria England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Atkinson's Descendants

1.
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William Atkinson (abt 1712 – Oct 1775) m. Elizabeth Postlethwaite (1715 – Jan 1771)
  1. 1. Eleanor Atkinson (1733 – ) m. robert musgreave (1731 – abt 1774)
    1. 1. joseph musgrove (1764 – Oct 1842) m. Margaret BULL (1766 – Jan 1843)
      1. 1. alice Musgrove (1809 – Jan 1878) m. john preston (29 Jun 1810 – Oct 1849)
        1. 1. Robert Preston (1834 – July 1876)
        2. 2. Ann (Elizabeth) preston (1835 – )
        3. 3. william preston (1836 – )
        4. 4. joseph preston (Apr 1838 – April 1903)
        5. 5. margaret preston (Apr 1842 – )
        6. 6. Thomas PRESTON (1847 – )
        7. 7. Susannah preston (abt 1848 – )
        8. 8. john preston (2 Oct 1849 – 21 aug 1905) m. Susannah Edwards (17 Mar 1848 – Jul 1904)

William Atkinson's Timeline

2 Records

1712
abt 1712
Birth of William Atkinson in Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England
Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England
1775
Oct 1775
Age 63
Death of William Atkinson in Leven, East Riding Yorkshire, ENG
Leven, East Riding Yorkshire, ENG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1712
    Event Place: Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1775
    Event Place: Leven, East Riding Yorkshire, ENG
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