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William Clegg 1729–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1729

Birth Location: Dewsbury - West Riding, Yorkshire

Death Date: 22 Mar 1813

Death Location: Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Clegg

Mother: Elizabeth Nicholson

Spouse(s): Ann Hayton

Children(s): John Clegg, Jerimy Clegg, Abraham Clegg, Ann Clegg, William Clegg, George Clegg, Mary Clegg, Christianna Clegg, Frances Clegg, Joseph Clegg

In 1729, William Clegg entered the world in Dewsbury - West Riding, Yorkshire, born to Thomas John Clegg And Elizabeth Nicholson. William Clegg married Ann Hayton, and had children including Abraham Clegg, Ann Clegg, Christianna Clegg, Frances Clegg, George Clegg, Jerimy Clegg, John Clegg, Joseph Clegg, Mary Clegg, William Clegg. William Clegg passed away in 1813 in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1729, William Clegg entered the world in Dewsbury - West Riding, Yorkshire, born to Thomas John Clegg And Elizabeth Nicholson.
  • William Clegg married Ann Hayton, and had children including Abraham Clegg, Ann Clegg, Christianna Clegg, Frances Clegg, George Clegg, Jerimy Clegg, John Clegg, Joseph Clegg, Mary Clegg, William Clegg.
  • William Clegg passed away in 1813 in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England.

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William Clegg's Ancestors

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William Clegg
1729–1813
Birth Place: Dewsbury - West Riding, Yorkshire
Parents
Thomas John Clegg
1725–1742
Thornhill
Elizabeth Nicholson
1690–1742
Thornhill, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clegg's Descendants

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William Clegg (abt 1729–22 Mar 1813) m. Ann Hayton (1733–Apr 1793)
  1. 1. John Clegg 1770–1839 m. Elizabeth Ludge 1770–1794
    1. 1. Jane Clegg 1792–1861 m. Thomas Whincup 1789–1839
      1. 1. Joseph Whincup 1815–
      2. 2. Ann Whincup 1826–1879
      3. 3. John Whincup 1813–1844
      4. 4. Elizabeth Whincup 1811–1867
      5. 5. Mary Whincup 1829–1830
      6. 6. James Whincup 1824–1870 m. Hannah Dunning 1830–1895
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Whincup 1861–1937 m. James (Barret) Horner 1851–1919
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Whincup 1855–1892
        3. 3. John Whincup 1850–1876 m. Harriet (Ann) DIXON 1853–1922
        4. 4. Susannah Whincop 1863–1911
        5. 5. William (Clegg) Whincup 1867–1920
  2. 2. Jerimy Clegg 1762–1818
  3. 3. Abraham Clegg 1774–1849
  4. 4. Ann Clegg 1771–
  5. 5. William Clegg 1769–
  6. 6. George Clegg 1759–
  7. 7. Mary Clegg 1754–
  8. 8. Christianna Clegg 1756–
  9. 9. Frances Clegg 1757–
  10. 10. Joseph Clegg 1764–

William Clegg's Timeline

3 Records

1729
abt 1729
Birth of William Clegg in Dewsbury - West Riding, Yorkshire
Dewsbury - West Riding, Yorkshire
1813
abt 1813
Age 84
Death of William Clegg in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
1813
22 Mar 1813
Age 84
Burial of William Clegg in Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1729
    Event Place: Dewsbury - West Riding, Yorkshire
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP948

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1813
    Event Place: Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP948

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1813
    Event Place: Dewsbury, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: WDP9/48

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