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William Lines 1780–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1780

Birth Location: Chediston, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 21 Sep 1856

Death Location: Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England

Father: Edward Lines

Mother: Ann Harvey

Spouse(s): Catherine Cooper

Children(s): William Lines, Thomas Lines

In 1780, William Lines entered the world in Chediston, Suffolk, England, born to Edward Lines And Ann Harvey. William Lines married Catherine Cooper, and had children including George Lines, Thomas Lines, William Lines. William Lines passed away in 1856 in Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1780, William Lines entered the world in Chediston, Suffolk, England, born to Edward Lines And Ann Harvey.
  • William Lines married Catherine Cooper, and had children including George Lines, Thomas Lines, William Lines.
  • William Lines passed away in 1856 in Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Lines
1752–1800
Birth Location: Chediston, Suffolk, England
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Ann Harvey
1751–1839
Birth Location: Chediston, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Cooper
1782–
Birth Location: Darsham, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

William Lines
1814–1889
Birth Location: Bramfield, Suffolk, England
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Thomas Lines
1817–
Birth Location: Bramfield, Suffolk, England
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William Lines's Ancestors

Self
William Lines
1780–1856
Birth Place: Chediston, Suffolk, England
Parents
Edward Lines
1752–1800
Chediston, Suffolk, England
Ann Harvey
1751–1839
Chediston, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Jane Snowling
1720–1820
Halesworth, Suffolk, England
Edward Lines
1725–1781
Linstead Magna, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Lines
1704–1787
Sarah Wrighton
1705–1794
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lines
1684–
Elizabeth Hopkins
1686–

William Lines's Descendants

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William Lines (12 May 1780–21 Sep 1856) m. Catherine Cooper (abt 1782–)
  1. 1. William Lines 1814–1889 m. Lucy Goodchild 1821–1884
    1. 1. John Lines 1822–1886 m. Diana (Davies) Dickens 1828–1898 m. Ann Lines 1803–
      1. 1. walter (davies) lines 1855–1934 m. Alice Gorstidge 1857–1900
        1. 1. Walter (Davis (David)) Lines 1886–1955 m. Maria (Christine) King –1964
        2. 2. Violet (Margaret) Lines 1890–1964
        3. 3. Violet (Margaret) Lines 1890–1964 m. James (Henry) Comer 1872–1956
        4. 4. Maud (Mary) Lines 1881–1943
        5. 5. Diana (Davis (Hannah ?)) Lines 1878–1953 m. Archibald COLVILLE 1876–1954 m. Frederick (Charles) GOSLING 1870–1915
        6. 6. Louis (Samuel James) Lines 1884–1949
        7. 7. Rose (Alice) Lines 1888–1959 m. Thomas (James) Stevens 1884–1955
        8. 8. Margaret (Mary) Lines 1895–1911
        9. 9. William (John) Lines 1882–1949
      2. 2. Florence (Dickens) Lines 1874–1926
      3. 3. Laura (Sarah) Lines 1864–1891
      4. 4. Diana (Elizabeth) Lines 1857–1946
      5. 5. Edward (John) Lines 1853–1919 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Kent 1843–1921
        1. 1. William (Charles) Lines 1888–1926 m. Annie (Kathleen) Hanlon 1895–1987
        2. 2. Beatrice (Maud) Lines 1878–1920 m. Thomas (Samuel) Bowden 1879–1941
        3. 3. Edward (John Thomas) Lines 1881–1941 m. Elsie (May) Lusty 1884–1944
        4. 4. Helena (Elizabeth) Lines 1884–1976 m. Hugh (Hutchinson) McDonald 1888–1946
        5. 5. Jessie (Emily) Adams 1876–1963
      6. 6. Frances Polglase 1839–
    2. 2. George Lines 1852–
    3. 3. William Lines 1856–
    4. 4. Caroline Lines 1859–
    5. 5. Sarah Lines 1843–
    6. 6. Harriet Lines 1845– m. Henry Johnson 1839–
      1. 1. Alice Johnson 1867–
      2. 2. Henry Johnson 1869–
      3. 3. William Johnson 1870–
    7. 7. Maria Lines 1848–
  2. 2. Thomas Lines 1817–

William Lines's Timeline

6 Records

1741
7 Dec 1741
William Lines was baptized in Worcestershire, England
Worcestershire, England
1780
12 May 1780
Birth of William Lines in Chediston, Suffolk, England
Chediston, Suffolk, England
1780
12 May 1780
William Lines was baptized in Chediston,Suffolk,England
Chediston,Suffolk,England
1851
1851
Age 71
William Lines resided here in Bramfield, Suffolk, England
Bramfield, Suffolk, England
1856
May 1856
Age 76
Death of William Lines in Bramfield, Suffolk, England
Bramfield, Suffolk, England
1856
21 Sep 1856
Age 76
Burial of William Lines in Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England
Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1780
    Event Place: Chediston, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1741
    Event Place: Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: Worcestershire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 May 1780
    Event Place: Chediston,Suffolk,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Bramfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1856
    Event Place: Bramfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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