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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

It was in 1830 that William Fletcher was born in Heighington, Co. Durham, a child of Thompson Fletcher and Margaret Newcomb. William Fletcher went on to marry Dinah Gaines and had children such as Elizabeth Fletcher, Margaret Fletcher, Henry Fletcher, Jane Fletcher, Joseph William Fletcher, Isabel Fletcher and Diana Fletcher. William Fletcher was deceased by 1892 in Eldon, Co. Durham.

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Parents

Thompson Fletcher
1805 – 1830
Birth Location: Middleton Tyas, Yorkshire (North Riding)
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Margaret Newcomb
1800 – 1860
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
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Spouses(s)

Dinah Gaines
1836 – 1892
Birth Location: Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire (North Riding)
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Fletcher
1856 –
Birth Location: Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire (North Riding)
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Margaret Fletcher
1862 – 1920
Birth Location: Old Shildon, Co. Durham
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Henry Fletcher
1864 – 1901
Birth Location: Old Shildon, Co. Durham
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Jane Fletcher
1866 – 1881
Birth Location: Old Shildon, Co. Durham
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Joseph Fletcher
1868 –
Birth Location: South Church/Shildon, Co. Durham
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Isabel Fletcher
1869 –
Birth Location: Auckland St. Andrew, Co. Durham
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Diana Fletcher
1875 –
Birth Location: Bowden Close, Helmington Row, Co. Durham
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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1892
    Event Place: Eldon, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 29 APR 1892
    Event Place: Eldon, Co. Durham
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