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William Cole LEGG 1832–1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1832

Birth Location: Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1890

Death Location: Puddletown, Dorset, England

Father: William Legge

Mother: Sarah 1802

Spouse(s): Elisabeth HARVEY

Children(s): Emma Legg, Frank Legg, William Legg, Elizabeth Legg, Harry Legg, Eliza Leg, Hannnah Legg

William Cole LEGG was born in 1832 in Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, England, the child of William Legge And Sarah Cole Check Birth Place 1801 Noles Warwickshire England Or Bridport 1802. In 1851, William Cole LEGG resided in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England. William Cole LEGG married Elisabeth Harvey, and had children including Eliza Amor Leg, Elizabeth Mary Legg, Emma Maria Legg, Frank James Legg, Hannnah Legg, Harry Legg, William Legg. William Cole LEGG passed away in 1890 in Puddletown, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • William Cole LEGG was born in 1832 in Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, England, the child of William Legge And Sarah Cole Check Birth Place 1801 Noles Warwickshire England Or Bridport 1802.
  • In 1851, William Cole LEGG resided in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England.
  • William Cole LEGG married Elisabeth Harvey, and had children including Eliza Amor Leg, Elizabeth Mary Legg, Emma Maria Legg, Frank James Legg, Hannnah Legg, Harry Legg, William Legg.
  • William Cole LEGG passed away in 1890 in Puddletown, Dorset, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William LEGG's Ancestors

Self
William LEGG
1832–1890
Birth Place: Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, England
Parents
William Legge
1811–1892
Shipton, Dorset, England
Sarah (Cole check birth place 1801 Noles, Warwickshire, England or Bridport) 1802
1801–1873
Noles, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
John Legge
1785–1843
Askerwell, Dorset, England
Lydia Clarke
1785–1832
Askerswell, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Clark
1740–1795
Sarah Legg
1745–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clark
1702–1741
Sarah Dyer
1714–1740
Henry Legg
1723–1779
Hester ^
1720–1789

William LEGG's Descendants

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William (Cole) LEGG (1832–1890) m. Elisabeth HARVEY (ABT 1830–January 1887)
  1. 1. Emma (Maria) Legg 1874–1960
  2. 2. Frank (James) Legg 1868–1938
  3. 3. William Legg 1863–1949
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Mary) Legg 1870–
  5. 5. Harry Legg 1865–1870
  6. 6. Eliza (Amor) Leg 1864–
  7. 7. Hannnah Legg 1861–1863 m. George (Samuel) Mousley 1859–1923
    1. 1. William (Henry) Mousley 1888–1896
    2. 2. Bessie (Susannah) Mousley 1895–1982
    3. 3. George (Samuel) Mousley 1882–1933
    4. 4. Elizabeth Mousley 1887–
    5. 5. Dorothy (May) Mousley 1898–1987
    6. 6. George (Benjamin N) Mousely 1898–
    7. 7. Annie (Marion) Mousley 1904–1987
    8. 8. Florence (Annie) Mousley 1880–1883
    9. 9. Harriet (Ann) Mousley 1884–1977
    10. 10. Edith Mousley 1892–1974 m. Albert Webb 1892–1965
      1. 1. Gladys (Bessie) Webb 1917–1996 m. John (Bernard) Cairns 1915–1941 m. William (Ouston) Lovell 1913–1967
      2. 2. George (Samuel) Webb 1932–1992
      3. 3. Albert (Arthur) Webb 1920–1978
    11. 11. Charles (Albert) Mousley 1889–1971

William LEGG's Timeline

4 Records

1832
1832
Birth of William Cole LEGG in Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, England
Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, England
1832
20 Apr 1832
William Cole LEGG was baptized in Shipton-George, Dorset, England
Shipton-George, Dorset, England
1851
1851
Age 19
William Cole LEGG resided here in Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
1890
1890
Age 58
Death of William Cole LEGG in Puddletown, Dorset, England
Puddletown, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Shipton Gorge, Bridport, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1832
    Event Place: Shipton-George, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dorset, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
    [2] England, Select Dorset Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Burton Bradstock, Dorset, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Puddletown, Dorset, England

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