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William Fletcher 1830 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: Eldon, Co. Durham

Father: Thompson Fletcher

Mother: Margaret Newcomb

Spouse(s): Dinah Gaines

Children(s): Elizabeth Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher, Henry Fletcher, Jane Fletcher, Joseph Fletcher, Isabel Fletcher, Diana Fletcher

William Fletcher was born in 1830 in Heighington, Co. Durham, the child of Thompson Fletcher and Margaret Newcomb. In 1841, William Fletcher was recorded in the census in Heighington, Co. Durham. In 1851, William Fletcher was recorded in the census in Heighington, Co. Durham. William Fletcher married Dinah Gaines, and had children including Elizabeth Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher, Henry Fletcher, Jane Fletcher, Joseph William Fletcher, Isabel Fletcher, Diana Fletcher. William Fletcher passed away in 1892 in Eldon, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • William Fletcher was born in 1830 in Heighington, Co. Durham, the child of Thompson Fletcher and Margaret Newcomb.
  • In 1841, William Fletcher was recorded in the census in Heighington, Co. Durham.
  • In 1851, William Fletcher was recorded in the census in Heighington, Co. Durham.
  • William Fletcher married Dinah Gaines, and had children including Elizabeth Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher, Henry Fletcher, Jane Fletcher, Joseph William Fletcher, Isabel Fletcher, Diana Fletcher.
  • William Fletcher passed away in 1892 in Eldon, Co. Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Fletcher's Ancestors

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William Fletcher
1830 – 1892
Birth Place: Heighington, Co. Durham
Parents
Thompson Fletcher
1805 – 1830
Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire (North Riding)
Margaret Newcomb
1800 – 1860
Heighington, Co. Durham
Grandparents
John Newcomb
1768 – 1824
Heighington, Co. Durham
Ann Wright
1764 – 1821
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Newcomb
1737 – 1783
Dorothy Oliver
1742 – 1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Newcomb
1699 – 1762
Elizabeth Tuart
1704 – 1788
John Oliver
1711 –
Elizabeth Wilson

William Fletcher's Descendants

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William Fletcher (1830 – 1892) m. Dinah Gaines (1836 – 1892)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Fletcher (1856 – ) m. William Jackson
  2. 2. Margaret Fletcher (11 SEP 1862 – BEF 1920) m. Frederick Gregory (30 AUG 1861 – AFT 1930)
    1. 1. Frederick Fletcher (26 FEB 1882 – 6 AUG 1956) m. Hannah (Bella) Peacock (26 DEC 1882 – 4 MAY 1954)
    2. 2. John Gregory (3 MAY 1886 – ) m. Agnes May
    3. 3. Isabell Gregory (17 AUG 1888 – AFT 1910)
    4. 4. Dinah Gregory (20 NOV 1892 – AFT 1930) m. George Germerodt (1876 – )
    5. 5. Stephen Gregory (27 DEC 1893 – 1966) m. Margaret M (1899 – )
    6. 6. Idella Gregory (25 NOV 1895 – )
    7. 7. Benton (H) Gregory (1907 – )
  3. 3. Henry Fletcher (1864 – 1901)
  4. 4. Jane Fletcher (1866 – BEF 1881)
  5. 5. Joseph (William) Fletcher (1868 – ) m. Mary (Ann) Hodgson (1868 – )
    1. 1. William Fletcher (1891 – )
    2. 2. John Fletcher (1893 – )
    3. 3. Fred Fletcher (1897 – )
    4. 4. Dinah Fletcher (1898 – )
    5. 5. Joseph Fletcher (1901 – )
  6. 6. Isabel Fletcher (1869 – )
  7. 7. Diana Fletcher (1875 – )

William Fletcher's Timeline

6 Records

1830
1830
Birth of William Fletcher in Heighington, Co. Durham
Heighington, Co. Durham
1841
6 JUN 1841
Age 11
William Fletcher appeared in census in Heighington, Co. Durham
Heighington, Co. Durham
1851
30 MAR 1851
Age 21
William Fletcher appeared in census in Heighington, Co. Durham
Heighington, Co. Durham
1861
7 APR 1861
Age 31
William Fletcher appeared in census in Soho Road, Shildon, Co. Durham
Soho Road, Shildon, Co. Durham
1892
1892
Age 62
Death of William Fletcher in Eldon, Co. Durham
Eldon, Co. Durham
1892
29 APR 1892
Age 62
Burial of William Fletcher in Eldon, Co. Durham
Eldon, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 6 JUN 1841
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with his brother, their mother and her future husband
    Age:
    11y

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with his mother and step-father. William was a Railway Labourer
    Age:
    20y

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Event Place: Soho Road, Shildon, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with William's father and a lodger - Elizabeth FLETCHER (aged 5, born Patrick Brompton)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Eldon, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 APR 1892
    Event Place: Eldon, Co. Durham

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