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William Hume 1760–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Down, Down, Northern Ireland

Death Date: c.1812

Death Location: Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Reverend Hoome)

Mother: Anne Hamilton

Spouse(s): Sarah Baker

Children(s): Nancy Hume, John Hume, James Hume

William Hume was born in 1760 in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, the child of Reverend James Hume Or Hoome And Anne Isabella Hamilton. In 1795, William Hume resided in Chester, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. William Hume married Sarah Baker, and had children including James J Hume, John William Hume, Nancy Ann Hume. William Hume passed away in 1812 in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Hume was born in 1760 in Down, Down, Northern Ireland, the child of Reverend James Hume Or Hoome And Anne Isabella Hamilton.
  • In 1795, William Hume resided in Chester, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • William Hume married Sarah Baker, and had children including James J Hume, John William Hume, Nancy Ann Hume.
  • William Hume passed away in 1812 in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Reverend Hoome)
1718–1782
Birth Location: Abedouaberdonier, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
RH
Anne Hamilton
1739–1824
Birth Location: County Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
AH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Baker
1767–1857
Birth Location: –
SB

Children(s)

Nancy Hume
1800–1881
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
NH
John Hume
1791–1856
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
JH
James Hume
–1867
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
JH

William Hume's Ancestors

Self
William Hume
1760–1812
Birth Place: Down, Down, Northern Ireland
Parents
Reverend James Hume (or Hoome)
1718–1782
Abedouaberdonier, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Anne (Isabella) Hamilton
1739–1824
County Down, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hume's Descendants

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William Hume (1760–c.1812) m. Sarah Baker (1767–abt 1857)
  1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Hume 1800–1881 m. John (Lew) Graves 1792–1872
    1. 1. George (Isaac) Graves 1831–1911 m. Anne (Nancy) Jollimore 1834–1911
      1. 1. John (Robert) Graves 1857–1918 m. Eliza ((Ella) Amanda) Munro 1868–1941
        1. 1. Cornelius (Robert (Neil)) Graves 1898–1943 m. Lima Graves 1898–1978
        2. 2. Pearl Graves 1888–1974
        3. 3. Bessie Graves 1889–1978
        4. 4. Gilbert (Edward) Graves 1892–1943
        5. 5. Ira (John) Graves 1895–1968
        6. 6. Prudence (Priscilla Graves) Snair 1883–1974 m. Stanley Snair 1881–
        7. 7. Princetta Graves 1884–1918
        8. 8. Loretta (Rita "Queenie") Graves 1909–1997
      2. 2. Bessie Graves 1871–
      3. 3. Thomas Graves 1872–
      4. 4. Albert (James) Graves 1873–1918
      5. 5. Harvey Graves 1878–1951
      6. 6. Emma (Matilda) Hill 1868–1953
      7. 7. Arthur (Seymour) Graves 1876–
      8. 8. Charles (William) Graves 1852–1930
      9. 9. Matilda Graves 1868–1945
      10. 10. Sarah Graves 1860–
      11. 11. Martha Graves 1861–
      12. 12. David Graves 1862–1939
      13. 13. Henry Graves 1864–
      14. 14. Anne (Frances) Graves 1856–1934
      15. 15. Elizabeth (Agnes) Graves 1870–
      16. 16. Fanny Graves 1864–1945
      17. 17. Priscilla Graves 1854–1935
  2. 2. John (William) Hume 1791–1856
  3. 3. James (J) Hume –1867

William Hume's Timeline

5 Records

1760
1760
Birth of William Hume in Down, Down, Northern Ireland
Down, Down, Northern Ireland
1783
October 29, 1783
Age 23
William Hume was married in Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
1795
1795
Age 35
William Hume resided here in Chester, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
1812
c.1812
Age 52
Death of William Hume in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1851
1851
Age 91
William Hume resided here in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Down, Down, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia; Schedule: I; Roll: M-3137; Page: 16; Line: 46
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 29, 1783
    Event Place: Culpeper County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Nova Scotia, Canada, Census, Assessment and Poll Tax Records, 1770-1795, 1827, 1838, Nova Scotia Archives; Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, Year: 1851; Census Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia; Schedule: I; Roll: M-3137; Page: 16; Line: 46

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: c.1812
    Event Place: Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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