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William JEFFERSON 1823–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Mar 1823

Birth Location: Hylton, Durham, England

Death Date: 1890

Death Location: Durham Sunderland Northumberland England (1899-1900)

Father: John JEFFERSON

Mother: Maria WHITFIELD

Spouse(s): Jane Smith

Children(s): William Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, John Jefferson, Frances Jefferson, Robert Jefferson, John Jefferson

William JEFFERSON was born in 1823 in Hylton, Durham, England, the child of John Jefferson And Maria Whitfield. In 1871, William JEFFERSON resided in Sunderland, Durham, England. William JEFFERSON married Jane Smith, and had children including Frances Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, John George Jefferson, John Jefferson, Robert Jefferson, William Jefferson. William JEFFERSON passed away in 1890 in Durham Sunderland Northumberland England (1899-1900).

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Biography

  • William JEFFERSON was born in 1823 in Hylton, Durham, England, the child of John Jefferson And Maria Whitfield.
  • In 1871, William JEFFERSON resided in Sunderland, Durham, England.
  • William JEFFERSON married Jane Smith, and had children including Frances Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, John George Jefferson, John Jefferson, Robert Jefferson, William Jefferson.
  • William JEFFERSON passed away in 1890 in Durham Sunderland Northumberland England (1899-1900).

Immediate Family

Parents

John JEFFERSON
1790–1863
Birth Location: Sunderland (C M/S)
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Maria WHITFIELD
1796–1862
Birth Location: South Shields
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Spouses(s)

Jane Smith
1827–1903
Birth Location: Bitchfield Northhumberland England
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Children(s)

William Jefferson
1855–
Birth Location: Sunderland Durham England
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Jane Jefferson
1858–
Birth Location: Sunderland Durham England
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John Jefferson
1866–
Birth Location: Sunderland Durham England
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Frances Jefferson
1868–
Birth Location: Sunderland Durham England
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Robert Jefferson
1870–
Birth Location: Sunderland Durham England
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John Jefferson
1861–1929
Birth Location: Chatham, Kent, England
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William JEFFERSON's Ancestors

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William JEFFERSON
1823–1890
Birth Place: Hylton, Durham, England
Parents
John JEFFERSON
1790–1863
Sunderland (C M/S)
Maria WHITFIELD
1796–1862
South Shields
Grandparents
Christopher JEFFERSON
1744–1826
Sunderland Durham
Agnes HEWIT
1748–1818
Sunderland Holy Trinity Church
Great-Grandparents
John JEFFERSON
1720–1814
Elenor (Jefferson)
1723–
Ann Moss
1728–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
john JEFFERSON
1687–1747
esther reed
1742–1763
Thomas Waugh
1689–
Jane Carr
1692–
Robert Moss
1680–1757
ann gregson
1700–1733

William JEFFERSON's Descendants

1.
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William JEFFERSON (08 Mar 1823–1890) m. Jane Smith (3 Oct 1827–11 April 1903)
  1. 1. William Jefferson 1855–
  2. 2. Jane Jefferson 1858–
  3. 3. John Jefferson 1866–
  4. 4. Frances Jefferson 1868–
  5. 5. Robert Jefferson 1870–
  6. 6. John (George) Jefferson 1861–1929 m. Margaret Cheal 1863–1944
    1. 1. Maria Jefferson 1899–
    2. 2. Margaret (Jane) Jefferson 1902–
    3. 3. George (William) Jefferson 1890–
    4. 4. Hannah Jefferson 1893–

William JEFFERSON's Timeline

3 Records

1823
08 Mar 1823
Birth of William JEFFERSON in Hylton, Durham, England
Hylton, Durham, England
1871
1871
Age 48
William JEFFERSON resided here in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England
1890
1890
Age 67
Death of William JEFFERSON in Durham Sunderland Northumberland England (1899-1900)
Durham Sunderland Northumberland England (1899-1900)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Hylton, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5014; Folio: 72; Page: 61; GSU roll: 847383

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 5014; Folio: 72; Page: 61; GSU roll: 847383

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Durham Sunderland Northumberland England (1899-1900)
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