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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. In 1841, William Graves resided in Hutton Soil, Greystoke, Cumberland, England. William Graves married Mary 'Elizabeth' Hodgson, and had children including Mary Grave\Graves, Sarah Grave\Graves, Dinah Grave\Graves, William Graves, John Graves, Stephen Graves, Thomas Graves. William Graves passed away in 1878 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1801, William Graves entered the world in Newlands in Keswick, Cumberland, EN, born to Stephen Grave and Mary Thornthwaite.
  • In 1841, William Graves resided in Hutton Soil, Greystoke, Cumberland, England.
  • William Graves married Mary 'Elizabeth' Hodgson, and had children including Mary Grave\Graves, Sarah Grave\Graves, Dinah Grave\Graves, William Graves, John Graves, Stephen Graves, Thomas Graves.
  • William Graves passed away in 1878 in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Graves's Ancestors

Self
William Graves
1801 – 1878
Birth Place: Newlands in Keswick, Cumberland, EN
Parents
Stephen Grave
1773 – 1853
Skelgill, Vale of Newlands, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England
Mary Thornthwaite
1775 – 1846
Allonby, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Reuben Grave
1740 – 1822
Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
Mary Cowper
1745 – 1811
Altham, Lancashire, England
William Thornthwaite
1748 – 1844
Plumbland, Cumberland, EN
Elizabeth (Ellen) Bewley
1754 –
Plumbland, Cumberland, EN
Great-Grandparents
John Grave
1712 – 1771
Elizabeth Fisher
1713 – 1770
Whalley Cowper
Grace
– 1752
Daniel Thornthwaite
1704 – 1755
Mary Salkeld
1709 – 1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Gawin Grave
1687 – 1721
Jannet Todhunter
1687 –
William Thornthwaite
1670 – 1735
Esther Tickell
1675 –

William Graves's Descendants

1.
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William Graves (ABT AUG 1801 – 26 July 1878) m. Mary ('Elizabeth') Hodgson (1806 – 2 Jan 1877)
  1. 1. Mary Grave\Graves (1828 – )
  2. 2. Sarah Grave\Graves (1830 – )
  3. 3. Dinah Grave\Graves (1832 – )
  4. 4. William Graves (1835 – )
  5. 5. John Graves (abt 1839 – 4 February 1915)
  6. 6. Stephen Graves (1841 – )
  7. 7. Thomas Graves (1848 – )

William Graves's Timeline

7 Records

1801
ABT AUG 1801
Birth of William Graves in Newlands in Keswick, Cumberland, EN
Newlands in Keswick, Cumberland, EN
1801
30 Aug 1801
William Graves was baptized in Newlands By Keswick,Cumberland,England
Newlands By Keswick,Cumberland,England
1841
1841
Age 40
William Graves resided here in Hutton Soil, Greystoke, Cumberland, England
Hutton Soil, Greystoke, Cumberland, England
1851
1851
Age 50
William Graves resided here in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
1861
1861
Age 60
William Graves resided here in Whitehaven, St Nicholas, St Bees, Cumberland, England
Whitehaven, St Nicholas, St Bees, Cumberland, England
1871
1871
Age 70
William Graves resided here in Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Cumberland, England
Whitehaven, St Nicholas, Cumberland, England
1878
26 July 1878
Age 77
Death of William Graves in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Whitehaven, Cumberland, England

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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 Date: 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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