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William Fawcett 1828–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1828

Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1894

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Mary Vasey

Mother: John Fawcett

Spouse(s): Sarah Newton

Children(s):

The story of William Fawcett began in 1828 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. William Fawcett married Sarah Newton. William Fawcett passed away in 1894 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Fawcett began in 1828 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Fawcett married Sarah Newton.
  • William Fawcett passed away in 1894 in Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Fawcett's Ancestors

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William Fawcett
1828–1894
Birth Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Mary Vasey
1789–1838
Allerston, Yorkshire, , England
John Fawcett
1776–1860
Danby, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William VASEY
1758–1823
Allerston, Yorkshire, England
Mercy (or Mary) Brown
1752–1791
Ebberston, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Vasey
1690–1784
Margaret Belt
1715–1763
Benjamin Brown
1723–1777
Susannah Temple
1725–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Vasie
1640–1704
Elizabeth Owston
1665–1719
Henry Brown
1691–1726
Elizabeth Gofton
1694–1730

William Fawcett's Timeline

3 Records

1828
10 Jun 1828
Birth of William Fawcett in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
1829
27 Dec 1829
Age 1
William Fawcett was baptized in Horbury, St Peter and St Leonard, Yorkshire, England
Horbury, St Peter and St Leonard, Yorkshire, England
1894
Mar 1894
Age 66
Death of William Fawcett in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1828
    Event Place: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 2810

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1829
    Event Place: Horbury, St Peter and St Leonard, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP13512/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1894
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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