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William Graves 1801 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT AUG 1801

Birth Location: Newlands in Keswick, Cumberland, EN

Death Date: 26 July 1878

Death Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Father: Stephen Grave

Mother: Mary Thornthwaite

Spouse(s): Mary Hodgson

Children(s): Mary Grave\Graves, Sarah Grave\Graves, Dinah Grave\Graves, William Graves, John Graves, Stephen Graves, Thomas Graves

In 1801, William Graves entered the world in Newlands in Keswick, Cumberland, EN, born to Stephen Grave and Mary Thornthwaite. Years later, William Graves married Mary 'Elizabeth' Hodgson, and the couple became parents to Mary Grave\Graves, Sarah Grave\Graves, Dinah Grave\Graves, William Graves, John Graves, Stephen Graves and Thomas Graves. William Graves died in 1878 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.

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Parents

Stephen Grave
1773 – 1853
Birth Location: Skelgill, Vale of Newlands, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England
SG
Mary Thornthwaite
1775 – 1846
Birth Location: Allonby, Cumberland, England
MT

Spouses(s)

Mary Hodgson
1806 – 1877
Birth Location: Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England
MH

Children(s)

Mary Grave\Graves
1828 –
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
MG
Sarah Grave\Graves
1830 –
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
SG
Dinah Grave\Graves
1832 –
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
DG
William Graves
1835 –
Birth Location: Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England
WG
John Graves
1839 – 1915
Birth Location: Kiwick, Cumberland, England
JG
Stephen Graves
1841 –
Birth Location: Graystock, Cumberland, England
SG
Thomas Graves
1848 –
Birth Location: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
TG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT AUG 1801
    Event Place: Newlands in Keswick, Cumberland, EN
    Record Source: LDS Film #C036841

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 30 Aug 1801
    Event Place: Newlands By Keswick,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Hutton Soil, Greystoke, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 172; Book: 18A; Civil Parish: Greystoke; County: Cumberland; Enumeration District: 2a; Folio: 3; Page: 7; Line: 15; GSU roll: 241283

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2436; Folio: 578; Page: 24; GSU roll: 87117

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Whitehaven, St Nicholas, St Bees, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 3947; Folio: 70; Page: 5; GSU roll: 543211

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5255; Folio: 30; Page: 6; GSU roll: 847450

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 July 1878
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Whitehaven, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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