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William Champion 1731–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1731

Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 25 Feb 1797

Death Location: Breage, Cornwall

Father: Bennett Champion

Mother: Elizabeth Sampson

Spouse(s): Susanna (champion), Anne James, Susanna WEARNE, Susanna (champion), Anne James, Ann James, Ann James, Susanna Wearne

Children(s): Susanna Champion, Daniel Champion, Bennett Champion, Methuselah Champion, WILLIAM CHAMPION, Francis Pascoe, Anthony Pascoe, James Pascoe, Elizabeth Pascoe, Henry Pascoe, Daniel Champion, William Champion, Mary Champion, John Champion, Anne Champion, Mary Champion, James Pascoe

William Champion was born in 1731 in Breage, Cornwall, England, the child of Bennett Champion And Elizabeth Sampson. William Champion married Ann James, Anne James, Susanna Wearne, Susanna Wearne Champion, and had children including Anne Champion, Anthony Pascoe, Bennett Champion, Daniel Champion, Elizabeth Pascoe, Francis Pascoe, Henry Pascoe, James Pascoe, John Champion, Mary 1 Champion, Mary 2 Champion, Methuselah Champion, Susanna Champion, William Champion. William Champion passed away in 1797 in Breage, Cornwall.

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Biography

  • William Champion was born in 1731 in Breage, Cornwall, England, the child of Bennett Champion And Elizabeth Sampson.
  • William Champion married Ann James, Anne James, Susanna Wearne, Susanna Wearne Champion, and had children including Anne Champion, Anthony Pascoe, Bennett Champion, Daniel Champion, Elizabeth Pascoe, Francis Pascoe, Henry Pascoe, James Pascoe, John Champion, Mary 1 Champion, Mary 2 Champion, Methuselah Champion, Susanna Champion, William Champion.
  • William Champion passed away in 1797 in Breage, Cornwall.

Immediate Family

Parents

Bennett Champion
1691–1731
Birth Location: Germoe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Elizabeth Sampson
1698–1746
Birth Location: Germoe, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Susanna (champion)
1734–1819
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Anne James
1734–1810
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Susanna WEARNE
1734–1819
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Susanna (champion)
1734–1819
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Anne James
1742–1810
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Ann James
1734–1810
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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Ann James
1734–1810
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
AJ
Susanna Wearne
1734–1819
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Children(s)

Susanna Champion
1771–1819
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall
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Daniel Champion
1763–1822
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Bennett Champion
1774–1842
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall
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Methuselah Champion
1782–1856
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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WILLIAM CHAMPION
1767–1804
Birth Location: –
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Francis Pascoe
1772–1870
Birth Location: Sithney, Cornwall, England
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Anthony Pascoe
1771–1857
Birth Location: Wendron Cornwall
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James Pascoe
1770–1848
Birth Location: Wendron, Cornwall, England
JP
Elizabeth Pascoe
1761–1853
Birth Location: Helston, Cornwall, England
EP
Henry Pascoe
1770–1845
Birth Location: Crowan, Cornwall, England
HP
Daniel Champion
1763–1822
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
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William Champion
1777–1841
Birth Location: St. Breage, Cornwall, England,UK
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Mary Champion
1767–1773
Birth Location: St. Breage, Cornwall, England, UK
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John Champion
1772–1848
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Anne Champion
1765–
Birth Location: Breage, Cornwall, England
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Mary Champion
1773–
Birth Location: –
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James Pascoe
1771–1848
Birth Location: Wendron, Cornwall, England
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William Champion's Ancestors

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William Champion
1731–1797
Birth Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
Parents
Bennett Champion
1691–1731
Germoe, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Sampson
1698–1746
Germoe, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
John Champion
1665–1714
Breage, Cornwall, England
Jane Orchard
1667–1707
Breage,Cornwall,,England
Edward Sampson
1670–1740
Cornwall, England
Mary Barns
1670–1735
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Methusalah Champion
1638–1700
Graciae\Grace\Gracie
1638–1705
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Champion
1613–1685
Gracia Carlyne
1615–1686

William Champion's Descendants

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William Champion (7 Jun 1731–25 Feb 1797) m. Susanna (Wearne) (champion) (26 Dec 1734–26 Dec 1819) m. Anne James (26 Dec 1734–Bef. 22 Jul 1810) m. Susanna WEARNE (26 Dec 1734–26 Dec 1819) m. Susanna (Wearne) (champion) (26 Dec 1734–26 Dec 1819) m. Anne James (1742–Bef. 22 Jul 1810) m. Ann James (1734–1810) m. Ann James (1734–1810) m. Susanna Wearne (26 Dec 1734–26 Dec 1819)
  1. 1. Susanna Champion 1771–1819 m. William Brown 1768–1846
    1. 1. John (Champion) Brown 1800–1874 m. Elizabeth James 1808–1895
      1. 1. Samuel Brown 1843–1916 m. Catherine Polglase 1841–1882
        1. 1. Edith Gribben 1877–1914 m. Thomas ((Farmer) DOBLE 4th Kenderow) X4 1866–1914
        2. 2. John (Vivian) Brown 1875–1955 m. Kitty James 1876–1949
        3. 3. Mary Brown 1866–1921 m. Samuel Martin 1865–1937
        4. 4. Eliza Brown 1862–1916 m. John Woolcock 1862–1908 m. Henry (George) Long 1858–
        5. 5. Elizabeth (Catherine) Brown 1865–1885
        6. 6. William (Alfred) Brown 1872–1948
        7. 7. Samuel (Joseph) Brown 1869–
      2. 2. William (James) Brown 1833–1890 m. Catherine White 1842–1915
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Brown 1871–1927 m. John Christie 1869–1931
        2. 2. Annie Brown 1880–1932 m. John Trewhella 1870–1914
        3. 3. Lucy Brown 1883–1971 m. Bernard Flynn 1867–1953
        4. 4. Henry (Paul) Brown 1876–1949
        5. 5. John Brown 1866–1956 m. Annie Williams 1872–1959
        6. 6. Joseph (Frederick) Brown 1879–1921
        7. 7. Catherine Brown 1866–1936
        8. 8. Margaret Brown 1874–
        9. 9. William (John) Brown 1867–
        10. 10. Elizth Christie 1871–1927 m. John Christie 1869–1931
      3. 3. Paul (Alfred) Brown 1844–1902 m. Joyce Williams 1842–1891 m. Honorine (Marie Josephine) Harold 1857–1933
        1. 1. Minnie (Frances Josephine) Brown 1887–1985 m. Edgar (Richard Henry) White 1872–1939
        2. 2. George (Harold) Brown 1888–1961 m. Mary (Ellen Musk) Craig 1890–1958
        3. 3. Edith (Annie) Brown 1880–1952 m. John (Herbert) Dale 1882–1939
        4. 4. Paul (Alfred Harold "Alf") Brown 1883–1915 m. Annie (May) JOHNSON 1887–1954
        5. 5. Beatrice (Mary Eveline) Brown 1898–1917
        6. 6. John (Francis Edward Harold) Brown 1894–1917
        7. 7. Florence (Kate) Brown 1892–1964 m. James Cooper 1864–1940
        8. 8. Lillian (Elizabeth Kate) Brown 1884–1885
        9. 9. Ernest (Harold) Brown 1881–1962
        10. 10. Arthur (Harold) Brown 1891–1891
        11. 11. Lilian (Elizabeth) Brown 1892–1892
        12. 12. John Brown 1868–
      4. 4. Alfred Brown 1835–1910 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Pryor 1855–1946
        1. 1. Elizabeth Brown 1874–1950 m. William (Henry) Saunders 1870–1925
      5. 5. John Brown 1830–1907
      6. 6. Elizabeth Brown 1832–1847
      7. 7. Mary (James) Brown 1837–1906 m. John Toy 1832–1874
        1. 1. John (Paul) Toy 1861–1923
        2. 2. Alice (Ann) Toy 1862–1928
        3. 3. Kate (Brown) Toy 1872–1919
        4. 4. Thomas Toy 1870–1958
        5. 5. Alfred Toy 1868–
        6. 6. Susan Toy 1866–1902
        7. 7. Robert Toy 1864–1915
        8. 8. Stephen (Henry) Toy 1859–1912
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Mary) Toy 1857–1918
      8. 8. Jane Brown 1840–
      9. 9. Susan Brown 1839–1915
    2. 2. William Brown 1803–1872 m. Margaret Gidley 1798–1878
      1. 1. Lemia Brown 1835–1912 m. Joshua Beard 1840–1884
        1. 1. Albert (James) Beard 1867–1867
        2. 2. John (Bennett) Beard 1866–1951 m. Louie (Martha) Beard 1877–1949
        3. 3. Bessie Beard 1871–1954
        4. 4. Caroline Beard 1867–1930
        5. 5. William (Richard) Beard 1865–1903
        6. 6. Emma (Serena) Beard 1863–1891 m. Frederick (Walter) Rickard 1861–1907
        7. 7. Frederick Beard 1881–1954
        8. 8. Louie Beard 1879–1915
      2. 2. William Brown 1837–
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Gidley) Brown 1830–
        1. 1. Annie Brown 1861–
      4. 4. Emmanuel Brown 1835–
      5. 5. Richard (Gidley) Brown 1841–1841
      6. 6. Catherine Brown 1832–1893 m. Robert Glosson 1831–1877 m. Robert Glasson 1831–
        1. 1. Susan (A) Glosson 1859–1924
        2. 2. Robert Glosson 1861–1878
        3. 3. William (C) Glosson 1865–1935
        4. 4. Grace Glasson 1874– m. Richard (C) Henderson 1875–1917
        5. 5. Richard (T) Glasson 1870–
        6. 6. Susan (A) Glosson 1859–
        7. 7. Kate Glosson 1868–
        8. 8. Robert Glasson 1861–1942
        9. 9. Grace Glasson 1873–
      7. 7. Susan Brown 1826–1904 m. Joseph Bawden 1824–1889
    3. 3. Christian Brown 1807–1864
    4. 4. Mary (Champion) Brown 1796–1857 m. Richard James 1786–1866
      1. 1. Emily James 1837–1870
      2. 2. Alfred James 1841–1893
      3. 3. Lavinia James 1834–1873
      4. 4. Selina James 1832–1906
      5. 5. Susan James 1826–1893 m. Thomas Rowe 1826–1896
        1. 1. Emily (J) Rowe 1861–
      6. 6. Samuel James 1825–1851
      7. 7. Richard James 1822–1891
      8. 8. Josiah James 1829–1908
      9. 9. John (William) James 1828–1906
      10. 10. Mary James 1820–
      11. 11. Amelia James 1818–1870 m. Thomas Burge 1822–1857
        1. 1. Thomas Burge 1846–1923 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Fray 1848–1925
        2. 2. Richard Burge 1849–1916 m. Margaret Richards 1850– m. Margaret Richards 1850–1929 m. Margaret Richards 1850–1929
        3. 3. Emily Burge 1850–1932 m. William Thomas 1850–1915
        4. 4. Mary Burge 1852–1931
        5. 5. Samuel (James) Burge 1854–1943 m. Eleanor (Clarissa) Harris 1861–1944 m. May (Louisa) GREAVES 1880–1976
    5. 5. Christian Brown 1798–1800
  2. 2. Daniel Champion 1763–1822
    1. 1. Daniel Champion 1796–
      1. 1. Samuel Champion 1828–1872
        1. 1. Daniel Champion 1859–1918
        2. 2. Daniel CHAMPION 1859–
  3. 3. Bennett Champion 1774–1842
    1. 1. Ann Champion 1803–1840
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Champion) Roberts 1825–1886
        1. 1. Eleanor Collins 1867–1952 m. Arthur (Lawton) Knight 1864–1941
    2. 2. Bennett Champion 1806–1917
      1. 1. Bennett Champion 1833–
      2. 2. Bennett Champion 1833–
        1. 1. Thomas (John) Champion 1868–1909
    3. 3. John Champion 1808–1893
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Champion 1833–
        1. 1. Thomas (Frederick) Richards 1861–1924
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) Champion 1833–
        1. 1. Thomas (Frederick) Richards 1861–1924
    4. 4. Bennett Champion 1806–1917
      1. 1. Bennett Champion 1833–
        1. 1. Thomas (Symonds) Champion 1866–1909
    5. 5. Hugh (Richards) Champion 1814–1894
      1. 1. Annie (Elizabeth) Eddy 1855–1942
        1. 1. Annie (Jane) ANGWIN 1877–1946
      2. 2. Thomas (John) Champion 1849–1901 m. Edith (Ann) Tregenza 1856–1919
        1. 1. Clara (Winifred) Champion –1968
  4. 4. Methuselah Champion 1782–1856
    1. 1. James (H) Champion 1821–1871
      1. 1. Alice (Ann) Champion 1864–1937
        1. 1. Lewis Mayne 1898–1986
    2. 2. Susannah Champion 1826–1883
      1. 1. Mary (Richards) Williams 1862–1911 m. ARTHUR (CHARLES) WEBBER 1859–1936
        1. 1. Rosetta Webber 1906–2004
      2. 2. Alice (Emmaline) Williams 1869–1957
        1. 1. Susan (Elizabeth) West 1887–1988 m. Oscar (Powell) DASSLER 1881–1965 m. Oscar (Powell) Dassler 1881–1965
        2. 2. Jessie (Lillian) West 1900–1985
        3. 3. Charles (Colin) West 1897–1978
  5. 5. WILLIAM CHAMPION 1767–1804 m. Margaret Ripper 1774–1795
    1. 1. William Champion 1786–1854
  6. 6. Francis Pascoe 1772–1870
  7. 7. Anthony Pascoe 1771–1857
  8. 8. James Pascoe 1770–1848
  9. 9. Elizabeth Pascoe 1761–1853 m. John James 1751–1812
    1. 1. Mary James 1806–
    2. 2. Joseph James 1798–
    3. 3. John James 1789–
    4. 4. Jane James 1786–1789
    5. 5. Grace James 1793–1873
      1. 1. Grace (James) MEAGER 1830–1891
        1. 1. William (Charles) WARNE 1868–1945
      2. 2. James (Charles) Meagher 1829–1880
        1. 1. Lillie (Grace) MEAGER 1871–1946
  10. 10. Henry Pascoe 1770–1845
  11. 11. Daniel Champion 1763–1822 m. Mary Hawes 1767–1837 m. Jane (Euren) . 1789–
    1. 1. Joanna Champion 1811–
    2. 2. Jane Champion 1809–1912
    3. 3. Mary (hawes) Champion 1807–
    4. 4. William Champion 1806–1849
    5. 5. Samuel Champion 1804–1823
    6. 6. Catherine Champion 1800–1875
    7. 7. John Champion 1800–1860
    8. 8. Daniel Champion 1796–1887
    9. 9. Ann Champion 1795–
  12. 12. William Champion 1777–1841
  13. 13. Mary (1) Champion 1767–1773
  14. 14. John Champion 1772–1848
  15. 15. Anne Champion 1765–
  16. 16. Mary (2) Champion 1773–
  17. 17. James Pascoe 1771–1848
    1. 1. Richard Pascoe 1804–1888
      1. 1. Elizabeth Pascoe 1836–
        1. 1. Simon Moyle 1863–1911
    2. 2. Thomas Pascoe 1818–1893
    3. 3. William (Pascoe) 🧬 1798–1860

William Champion's Timeline

2 Records

1731
7 Jun 1731
Birth of William Champion in Breage, Cornwall, England
Breage, Cornwall, England
1797
25 Feb 1797
Age 66
Death of William Champion in Breage, Cornwall
Breage, Cornwall

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1731
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1797
    Event Place: Breage, Cornwall
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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