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William Gilson 1740–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1740

Birth Location: Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 April 1822

Death Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Father: Abit None

Mother: Elizabeth Addy

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Gilson

William Gilson was born in 1740 in Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Abit And Elizabeth Addy. William Gilson married Elizabeth, Elizabeth Pryor, and had children including Sarah Gilson. William Gilson passed away in 1822 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Gilson was born in 1740 in Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Abit And Elizabeth Addy.
  • William Gilson married Elizabeth, Elizabeth Pryor, and had children including Sarah Gilson.
  • William Gilson passed away in 1822 in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gilson's Ancestors

Self
William Gilson
1740–1822
Birth Place: Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Abit
1707–1752
Bluntisham, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Addy
1710–1798
Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Gilson
1683–
Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Abbot
1685–1707
Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Gilson
1660–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gilson's Descendants

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William Gilson (6 February 1740–2 April 1822)
  1. 1. Sarah Gilson 1776– m. John Butler 1774–1857
    1. 1. Henry Butler 1811–1883 m. Ann Green 1815–
      1. 1. Ambrose Butler 1838–1915 m. Hannah (Elizabeth) Chequer 1839–1874
        1. 1. Richard (James) Butler 1860–1896 m. Eva (Alexandra Catherine) Denman 1863–
        2. 2. Henry Butler 1865–

William Gilson's Timeline

4 Records

1740
6 February 1740
Birth of William Gilson in Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1740
1740
William Gilson was christened in Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1822
1822
Age 82
Death of William Gilson in Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom
1822
2 April 1822
Age 82
Burial of William Gilson in Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England
Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1740
    Event Place: Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Conington, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 April 1822
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire, England

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