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William JEFFERSON 1785–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1785

Birth Location: Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England

Death Date: Buried 12th Sep 1853

Death Location: St.Mary's Churchyard, Wigton, Cumberland

Father: William JEFFERSON

Mother: Frances #4

Spouse(s): Mary stordy

Children(s): Frances Walmsley, Joseph Jefferson, Martha Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, Ann Jefferson

William JEFFERSON was born in 1785 in Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England, the child of William Jefferson And Frances Fanny Read 4. In 1800, William JEFFERSON resided in Drumburgh, Cumberland, England. William JEFFERSON married Mary Stordy, and had children including Ann Jefferson, Frances Walmsley, Jane Jefferson, Joseph Jefferson, Martha Jefferson. William JEFFERSON passed away in 1853 in St.Mary's Churchyard, Wigton, Cumberland.

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Biography

  • William JEFFERSON was born in 1785 in Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England, the child of William Jefferson And Frances Fanny Read 4.
  • In 1800, William JEFFERSON resided in Drumburgh, Cumberland, England.
  • William JEFFERSON married Mary Stordy, and had children including Ann Jefferson, Frances Walmsley, Jane Jefferson, Joseph Jefferson, Martha Jefferson.
  • William JEFFERSON passed away in 1853 in St.Mary's Churchyard, Wigton, Cumberland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William JEFFERSON's Ancestors

Self
William JEFFERSON
1785–1853
Birth Place: Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England
Parents
William JEFFERSON
1752–1831
Bolton Cumberland, England
Frances ((Fanny) Read) #4
1756–1831
Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
William (George) #5
1731–1805
Bolton, Cumberland, England
Barbara (Read) #5
1728–1814
Bolton, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert George
1711–1786
Dorothy *
1711–
Anne *
1686–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William George
1680–

William JEFFERSON's Descendants

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William JEFFERSON (Feb 1785–Buried 12th Sep 1853) m. Mary stordy (22 Sep 1799–April 1854)
  1. 1. Frances Walmsley 1831– m. Richard Walmsley 1828–
    1. 1. Ricardi Warmsley 1858–
      1. 1. Catherine Hughes 1884–1947 m. Patrick Hughes 1877– m. Patrick Hughes 1870–
        1. 1. Gerard Hughes 1908–1992
        2. 2. Joseph (Hughes) (Junr) 1907– m. Ada Hughes 1906–1998
        3. 3. Honora Hughes 1910–
        4. 4. Catherine Hughes 1899–
        5. 5. John Hughes 1903–
        6. 6. John (Anthony) Hughes –1992 m. Norah Lyons 1921–2016
    2. 2. Alfred (Taronely) Walmsley 1856–
    3. 3. John (William) Walmsley 1854–
    4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Walmsley 1860–
    5. 5. Joseph (J) Walmsley 1870–
    6. 6. Clara (C) Walmsley 1863–
    7. 7. Chred (L) Walmsley 1856–
  2. 2. Joseph Jefferson 1824–
  3. 3. Martha Jefferson 1838–
  4. 4. Jane Jefferson 1829–
  5. 5. Ann Jefferson 1833–

William JEFFERSON's Timeline

5 Records

1785
Feb 1785
Birth of William JEFFERSON in Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England
Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England
1800
1800
Age 15
William JEFFERSON resided here in Drumburgh, Cumberland, England
Drumburgh, Cumberland, England
1819
18 MAY 1819
Age 34
William JEFFERSON was married in Burgh By Sands, Cumbria, England
Burgh By Sands, Cumbria, England
1851
1851
Age 66
William JEFFERSON resided here in Westward and Stoneraise, Cumberland, England
Westward and Stoneraise, Cumberland, England
1853
Buried 12th Sep 1853
Age 68
Death of William JEFFERSON in St.Mary's Churchyard, Wigton, Cumberland
St.Mary's Churchyard, Wigton, Cumberland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1785
    Event Place: Bolton Low Houses, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2433; Folio: 344; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87113

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 MAY 1819
    Event Place: Burgh By Sands, Cumbria, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Drumburgh, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: UK, Land Tax Redemption, The National Archives; Kew, Richmond; Surrey, Land Tax Redemption Office: Quotas and Assessments, IR23; Piece: 13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Westward and Stoneraise, Cumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2433; Folio: 344; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87113

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Buried 12th Sep 1853
    Event Place: St.Mary's Churchyard, Wigton, Cumberland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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