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WILLIAM Lear 1756–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: February 1823

Death Location: Bitton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Richard Lear

Mother: Sarah Singleton

Spouse(s): Hester Willis

Children(s): Samuel (Reverend), HESTER Lear, ROBERT Lear, ELIZABETH Lear, WILLIAM Lear, FRANCIS Lear, JOHN Lear, ELIZABETH Lear, THOMAS Lear

WILLIAM Lear was born in 1756 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Lear And Sarah Singleton. WILLIAM Lear married Hester Willis, and had children including Elizabeth Lear, Francis Lear, Hester Lear, John Lear, Robert Lear, Samuel Lear Reverend, Thomas Lear, William Lear. WILLIAM Lear passed away in 1823 in Bitton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • WILLIAM Lear was born in 1756 in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Lear And Sarah Singleton.
  • WILLIAM Lear married Hester Willis, and had children including Elizabeth Lear, Francis Lear, Hester Lear, John Lear, Robert Lear, Samuel Lear Reverend, Thomas Lear, William Lear.
  • WILLIAM Lear passed away in 1823 in Bitton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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WILLIAM Lear's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM Lear
1756–1823
Birth Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Lear
1715–1772
Hanham, Gloucestershire, England
Sarah Singleton
1715–1756
Bristol
Grandparents
William Lear
1690–1768
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Natha. Singelton
1695–
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Large
1695–
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM Lear's Descendants

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WILLIAM Lear (1756–February 1823) m. Hester Willis (1756–29 Jul 1833)
  1. 1. Samuel (Lear) (Reverend) 1786–1832 m. Mary Fisher 1786–1866
    1. 1. Joseph (Benson) Lear 1822–1887 m. Elizabeth Ernest 1826–1864
      1. 1. Albert Lear 1858–1898 m. Esther Gallimore 1857–1932
        1. 1. Bertha Lear 1890–1949 m. Thomas Lawton 1888–1936
        2. 2. Albert Lear 1883–
        3. 3. Esther Lear 1893–
        4. 4. Frank Lear 1898–1918
        5. 5. Ellen Lear 1881–
        6. 6. Eliza (A) Lear 1886–
        7. 7. Emily Lear 1889–1950
      2. 2. Joseph (Lear) Sr 1851–1913
      3. 3. Samuel Lear 1848–1889
      4. 4. Emela ((Emily)) Lear 1846–1899
      5. 5. Henry Lear 1844–1899
      6. 6. Elizabeth Lear 1842–1910
      7. 7. Mary (J) Lear 1862–
    2. 2. Priscilla Lear 1826–
    3. 3. Jemima Lear 1826–
    4. 4. Julia Lear 1832–1889
    5. 5. John (Wesley) Lear 1819–1896
    6. 6. Samuel (Willis) Lear 1817–1889
    7. 7. Mary (Fisher) Lear 1815–1875
    8. 8. Jabez (Bunting) Lear 1829–
    9. 9. Lydia (Esther) Lear 1822–1910
    10. 10. Thomas (Coke) Lear 1818–1882
    11. 11. Elizabeth (Hannah) Lear 1826–1909
  2. 2. HESTER Lear 1788–1862
  3. 3. ROBERT Lear 1795–1844
  4. 4. ELIZABETH Lear 1779–1838
  5. 5. WILLIAM Lear 1784–1843
  6. 6. FRANCIS Lear 1790–1870
  7. 7. JOHN Lear 1781–1862
  8. 8. ELIZABETH Lear 1791–
  9. 9. THOMAS Lear 1777–1836

WILLIAM Lear's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of WILLIAM Lear in Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1823
February 1823
Age 67
Death of WILLIAM Lear in Kingswood, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
Kingswood, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bitton, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: February 1823
    Event Place: Kingswood, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bitton, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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