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William BLACKBURN 1841 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT FEB 1841

Birth Location: West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham

Death Date: ABT NOV 1863

Death Location: Easington Registration District, Co. Durham

Father: William BLACKBURN

Mother: Dorothy MEGGESON

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William BLACKBURN was born in 1841 in West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham, the child of William BLACKBURN and Dorothy MEGGESON. In 1841, William BLACKBURN appeared in census records. William BLACKBURN passed away in 1863 in Easington Registration District, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • William BLACKBURN was born in 1841 in West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham, the child of William BLACKBURN and Dorothy MEGGESON.
  • In 1841, William BLACKBURN appeared in census records.
  • William BLACKBURN passed away in 1863 in Easington Registration District, Co. Durham.

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William BLACKBURN's Ancestors

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William BLACKBURN
1841 – 1863
Birth Place: West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham
Parents
William BLACKBURN
1799 – 1842
Dorothy MEGGESON
1811 – 1889
Brancepeth, Co. Durham
Grandparents
Matthew MEGGESON
Beatrice KELSEY
– 1847
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William BLACKBURN's Timeline

6 Records

1841
ABT FEB 1841
Birth of William BLACKBURN in West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham
West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham
1841
6 JUN 1841
William BLACKBURN appeared in census
None
1842
12 JAN 1842
Age 1
William BLACKBURN was baptized in Easington, Co. Durham
Easington, Co. Durham
1851
30 MAR 1851
Age 10
William BLACKBURN appeared in census in West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham
West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham
1861
7 APR 1861
Age 20
William BLACKBURN appeared in census in Red Hurworth, Wingate, Co. Durham
Red Hurworth, Wingate, Co. Durham
1863
ABT NOV 1863
Age 22
Death of William BLACKBURN in Easington Registration District, Co. Durham
Easington Registration District, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT FEB 1841
    Event Place: West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 JAN 1842
    Event Place: Easington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Event Place: West Horden, Easington, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with five siblings and their mother

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Event Place: Red Hurworth, Wingate, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with a HUTSON family on a 214 acre farm - William was a Carter
    Age:
    21y

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT NOV 1863
    Event Place: Easington Registration District, Co. Durham
    Record Source: Age:
    22y

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