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William Dennison 1781–1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1781

Birth Location: Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 Apr 1860

Death Location: Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Father: Elizabeth Brown

Mother: William Dennison

Spouse(s): Mary Hudson, Hannah Harland

Children(s): Rachel Elmer, William Denison, Dinah Dennison

William Dennison was born in 1781 in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Elizabeth Brown And William Dennison. In 1795, William Dennison resided in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England. William Dennison married Hannah Harland, Mary Hudson, and had children including Dinah Dennison, Rachel Elmer, William Denison. William Dennison passed away in 1860 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Dennison was born in 1781 in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Elizabeth Brown And William Dennison.
  • In 1795, William Dennison resided in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Dennison married Hannah Harland, Mary Hudson, and had children including Dinah Dennison, Rachel Elmer, William Denison.
  • William Dennison passed away in 1860 in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Elizabeth Brown
1762–1821
Birth Location: Yeadon, Yorkshire, , England
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William Dennison
1763–1832
Birth Location: Swillington, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hudson
1782–1831
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Harland
1781–1866
Birth Location: Birdsall, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Rachel Elmer
1810–
Birth Location: Thixendale, Yorkshire, England
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William Denison
1809–1868
Birth Location: Yeadon
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Dinah Dennison
1805–1882
Birth Location: Thixendale, Yorkshire, , England
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William Dennison's Ancestors

Self
William Dennison
1781–1860
Birth Place: Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Elizabeth Brown
1762–1821
Yeadon, Yorkshire, , England
William Dennison
1763–1832
Swillington, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dennison's Descendants

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William Dennison (3 March 1781–11 Apr 1860) m. Mary Hudson (1782–27 Jan 1831) m. Hannah Harland (1781–07 Apr 1866)
  1. 1. Rachel Elmer 1810– m. Dennison 1795– m. Thomas Elmerson 1796–1861
    1. 1. Ann Dennison 1834–
    2. 2. Jane Elmer 1835–1905 m. David Dennison 1835–1881
      1. 1. Emma Dennison 1863–1934 m. Harry Allerston 1858–1940
        1. 1. George (Robert) Allerston 1890–1938
        2. 2. John (Henry) Allerston 1892–1964 m. Mabel Dunn 1894–
        3. 3. Fred (Dennison) Allerston 1894–1966 m. Francis (Hilda) Twiddle 1895–1958
      2. 2. Frances Dennison 1864–
      3. 3. John Dennison 1868–
      4. 4. Tom Dennison 1861–1905
        1. 1. Thomas Dennison 1879–
      5. 5. Rachel Dennison 1866–
      6. 6. Anne (Elizabeth) Dennison 1858–1929 m. Isaac Hope 1852–1918
        1. 1. Edith Hope 1889–1966 m. Arthur (Hudson) Oates 1883–1940
        2. 2. Sarah ((Sadie)) Hope 1887–1956 m. Samuel (Lamplough) Potter 1886–1935
        3. 3. Annie (Jane) Hope 1890–1975 m. George (Thomas) Dalton 1878–1932
        4. 4. Emma Hope 1900–1902
        5. 5. Harry Hope 1893–1980 m. Mary Oubridge 1894–1940
        6. 6. Hilda Hope 1898–1961 m. George (Frederick) Horsley 1897–1969
        7. 7. Isaac (Dennison) Hope 1897–1986
        8. 8. Wilfred Hope 1895–1967
        9. 9. Tom Hope 1880–1918 m. Charlotte (Ellen) Hope 1880–1961
        10. 10. Ellen Hope 1882–1907
    3. 3. David Dennison 1835–1881 m. Jane Elmer 1835–1905
  2. 2. William Denison 1809–1868
  3. 3. Dinah Dennison 1805–1882
    1. 1. Daniel Found 1839–1906
      1. 1. Richard (Daniel) Found 1883–1954
        1. 1. A (Ronald) Found 1910–1999 m. Edna Tidswell 1907–2011

William Dennison's Timeline

8 Records

1781
3 March 1781
Birth of William Dennison in Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1782
30 Jun 1782
Age 1
William Dennison was baptized in Swillington, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Swillington, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
1795
1795
Age 14
William Dennison resided here in Yeadon, Yorkshire, England
Yeadon, Yorkshire, England
1835
15 April 1835
Age 54
William Dennison was married In Guiseley, St. Oswald's, United Kingdom
Guiseley, St. Oswald's, United Kingdom
1841
1841
Age 60
William Dennison resided here in Thixendale, Wharram Percy, Yorkshire, England
Thixendale, Wharram Percy, Yorkshire, England
1851
1851
Age 70
William Dennison resided here in Huntington, Yorkshire, England
Huntington, Yorkshire, England
1860
Jul 1860
Age 79
Death of William Dennison in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
1860
11 Apr 1860
Age 79
Burial of William Dennison in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England
Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1781
    Event Place: Yeadon, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP438
    [2] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2353; Folio: 86; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87614-87617
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1212; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Wharram Percy; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 23; GSU roll: 464216
    [4] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBOS72
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1782
    Event Place: Swillington, St Mary, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP993

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 April 1835
    Event Place: Guiseley, St. Oswald's, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Yeadon, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Select Land Tax Records, 1704-1932

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Thixendale, Wharram Percy, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1212; Book: 11; Civil Parish: Wharram Percy; County: Yorkshire; Enumeration District: 10; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 23; GSU roll: 464216

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Huntington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2353; Folio: 86; Page: 2; GSU roll: 87614-87617

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1860
    Event Place: Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP438
    [2] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index
    [3] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBOS72

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1860
    Event Place: Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Deaths and Burials, 1813-1985, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; New Reference Number: RDP438
    [2] York, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, Borthwick Institute for Archives; York, Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for the Archdeaconry of Yorkshire; Reference: PRBOS72
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