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William Light 1719–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1719

Birth Location: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

Father: Richard Light

Mother: Sarah Burford

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In 1719, William Light entered the world in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, born to Richard Light And Sarah Burford. William Light passed away in 1789 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1719, William Light entered the world in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England, born to Richard Light And Sarah Burford.
  • William Light passed away in 1789 in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England.

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William Light's Ancestors

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William Light
1719–1789
Birth Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Richard Light
1689–1707
Bramshaw, Wiltshire, England
Sarah Burford
1684–
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Tristram Light
1650–1710
Bramshaw, Wiltshire, England
Jane Henbest
1649–
Bramshaw, Wiltshire, England
Richard Burford
1645–
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Ann Hobbs
1656–
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alice
1610–
William Henbest
1614–1668
Christian Ireland
1617–1682
Richard Burford
1615–1674
Mary
–1680
John Hobb
–1696
Elizabeth Cullerne
1615–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Henbest
1580–1617
Edward Ireland
1588–1656
Christian Silver
1593–1647
Henry Burford
1580–
Elizabeth Hills
1592–
Thomas Cullerne
1575–

William Light's Timeline

2 Records

1719
1719
Birth of William Light in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England
1789
1789
Age 70
Death of William Light in Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England
Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1719
    Event Place: Aldbourne, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Whiteparish, Wiltshire, England

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