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William Briscoe 1705–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1705

Birth Location: Kettlewell and Starbottom, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1774

Death Location: Starbotton, Kettlewell Yorkshire, England

Father: Adam (Sowerby)

Mother: Catherine (Briscoe)

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The story of William Briscoe began in 1705 in Kettlewell and Starbottom, Yorkshire (West Riding), England. William Briscoe passed away in 1774 in Starbotton, Kettlewell Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Briscoe began in 1705 in Kettlewell and Starbottom, Yorkshire (West Riding), England.
  • William Briscoe passed away in 1774 in Starbotton, Kettlewell Yorkshire, England.

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William Briscoe's Ancestors

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William Briscoe
1705–1774
Birth Place: Kettlewell and Starbottom, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Parents
Adam Briscoe (Sowerby)
1672–1749
Starbottom Kettwell Yorkshire England
Catherine (Sowerby) (Briscoe)
1658–1757
Terrington, Yorkshire, , England
Grandparents
Antony Sowerby
1610–1672
Terrington, Yorkshire, England
Jennet (Sowerby)
1614–1687
Terrington, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Briscoe's Timeline

2 Records

1705
about 1705
Birth of William Briscoe in Kettlewell and Starbottom, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Kettlewell and Starbottom, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
1774
19 Sep 1774
Age 69
Death of William Briscoe in Starbotton, Kettlewell Yorkshire, England
Starbotton, Kettlewell Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1705
    Event Place: Kettlewell and Starbottom, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1774
    Event Place: Starbotton, Kettlewell Yorkshire, England

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