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William Mason Mawson 1712–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1712

Birth Location: Weeton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 Apr 1759

Death Location: Weardley, Yorkshire, England

Father: Timothy Mawson

Mother: Elizabeth (Mawson)

Spouse(s): Esther (Mawson)

Children(s): William Mawson, John Mawson, Ann Mawson, Joshua Mawson, Jane Mawson

William Mason Mawson was born in 1712 in Weeton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Timothy Edward Mawson And Elizabeth Wood Mawson. In 1743, William Mason Mawson resided in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. William Mason Mawson married Esther Whiteley Mawson, and had children including Ann Mawson, Jane Mawson, John Samuel Mawson, Joshua William Mawson, Samuel Mawson, William Mawson. William Mason Mawson passed away in 1759 in Weardley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Mason Mawson was born in 1712 in Weeton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Timothy Edward Mawson And Elizabeth Wood Mawson.
  • In 1743, William Mason Mawson resided in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
  • William Mason Mawson married Esther Whiteley Mawson, and had children including Ann Mawson, Jane Mawson, John Samuel Mawson, Joshua William Mawson, Samuel Mawson, William Mawson.
  • William Mason Mawson passed away in 1759 in Weardley, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Timothy Mawson
1682–1767
Birth Location: Weeton, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth (Mawson)
1687–1773
Birth Location: Harewood, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Esther (Mawson)
1709–1743
Birth Location: Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Mawson
1735–1822
Birth Location: Weardley, Yorkshire, England
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John Mawson
1738–1809
Birth Location: Weeton, Yorkshire, England
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Ann Mawson
1748–1824
Birth Location: –
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Joshua Mawson
1741–1807
Birth Location: Weardley, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Mawson
1810–1810
Birth Location: –
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William Mawson's Ancestors

Self
William Mawson
1712–1759
Birth Place: Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Timothy Edward Mawson
1682–1767
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Wood) (Mawson)
1687–1773
Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Mawson
1658–1707
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Pawson) (Mawson)
1658–1725
Otley, Yorkshire West Riding
Henry Wood
1645–1720
Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Simpson) (Wood)
1660–1749
Babworth, Nottinghamshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
John Mawson
1634–1700
Mary Hartley
1641–1699
Thomas Pawson
1615–1694
Elizabeth (Pawson)
1614–1694
Robert Wood
1589–1676
Jane (Wood)
1598–1678
William Simpson
1631–1702
Elizabeth (Simpson)
1635–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mawson
1610–1684
Anne (Mawson)
1603–1676
James Hartley
1619–
Thomas Pawson
1592–1667
Anne (Pawson)
1596–1647
John Jackson
1581–1639
Alice (Jackson)
1585–1636
John Wood
1559–1638
Jennett (Wood)
1564–1636
John Stocks
1573–1635
Dorithie Chrisheley
1578–1639
Samuel Simpson
1588–1635
Faith (Simpson)
1588–1648
William Lindley
1610–1635
Dorothy (Lindley)
1606–1686

William Mawson's Descendants

1.
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William (Mason) Mawson (18 Sep 1712–6 Apr 1759) m. Esther (Whiteley) (Mawson) (22 May 1709–28 May 1743)
  1. 1. William Mawson 1735–1822 m. Anne ((Hannah) Harrison) (Mawson) 1732–1814
    1. 1. Richard Mawson 1770–1840 m. Ann (Bradley) (Mawson) 1788–1868
      1. 1. Richard (Rowland) Mawson 1819–1897
      2. 2. Ann Mawson 1818–1879
      3. 3. Elizabeth Mawson 1828–1911
      4. 4. James Mawson 1810–1811
      5. 5. Joseph Mawson 1822–1893
      6. 6. Mary Mawson 1815–1902
      7. 7. Emma Mawson 1825–1844
      8. 8. George Mawson 1813–
      9. 9. William Mawson 1809–1853
      10. 10. Isabella Mawson 1811–
      11. 11. Martha Mawson –1830
    2. 2. Robert Mawson 1775–1787
    3. 3. Richard Mawson 1784–1840
    4. 4. Mary (Mawson) (Hargreaves) 1765–1840 m. James Hargreaves 1746–1831
      1. 1. Anne Hargreaves 1789–1790
      2. 2. James Hargreaves 1787–
      3. 3. Phoebe Hargreaves 1800–
      4. 4. William Hargreaves 1796–
      5. 5. Benjamin Hargreaves 1805–
      6. 6. Thomas Hargreaves 1809–
      7. 7. Mary Hargreaves 1791–
      8. 8. Elizabeth ((Betty)) Hargreaves 1794–
      9. 9. Sarah ((Sally)) Hargreaves 1798–1800
      10. 10. Frances ((Fanny)) Hargreaves 1807–
      11. 11. John Hargreaves 1805–
      12. 12. Henry Hargreaves 1805–
    5. 5. William Mawson 1768–1787
    6. 6. Joseph Mawson 1764–1845
    7. 7. Benjamin Mawson 1776–1854 m. Mary ((Pally) Maud) (Mawson) 1782–1853
      1. 1. John Mawson 1813–1877
      2. 2. John Mawson 1805–1877
      3. 3. Joseph Mawson 1810–1893
      4. 4. Harriet Mawson 1822–1854
      5. 5. Emma Mawson 1820–1895
      6. 6. Ann mawson 1817–1899
      7. 7. Mary Mawson 1807–1879
      8. 8. David Mawson 1813–1816
      9. 9. Harriet Mawson 1819–1819
      10. 10. Benjamin Mawson 1810–1880
      11. 11. David Mawson 1821–1841
      12. 12. William Mawson 1803–1876
    8. 8. John Mawson 1760–1761
    9. 9. Thomas Mawson 1783–1859
    10. 10. James Mawson 1771–1854 m. Sarah (Wood) (Mawson) 1773–1808 m. Hannah (Wright) (Mawson) 1783–1850
      1. 1. Michael Mawson 1797–1801
      2. 2. Ann Mawson 1814–1871
      3. 3. William Mawson 1812–1858
      4. 4. Elizabeth Mawson 1811–1826
      5. 5. Thomas Mawson 1817–1885
    11. 11. Henry (Mawson) (Walker) 1760–1837 m. Mary (Walker) (Mawson) 1757–1826
      1. 1. Sarah Mawson 1801–1871
      2. 2. Edward Mawson –1829
      3. 3. William Mawson 1785–1869 m. Jermitt\Mary (Ogle) (Mawson) 1788–1881
        1. 1. Samuel Mawson 1821–1891
        2. 2. John Mawson 1829–1884
        3. 3. William (Mawson) (Briggs) 1828–1889 m. Hannah (Briggs) (Mawson) 1834–
        4. 4. Sarah Mawson 1825–
        5. 5. Richard Mawson 1835–1904
        6. 6. Louisa Mawson 1827–1904
        7. 7. Fredrick Mawson 1838–1890
        8. 8. George Mawson 1831–1864
        9. 9. Mary (Anne) Mawson 1834–1911
      4. 4. James Mawson 1798–1852
      5. 5. Sarah Mawson 1801–
      6. 6. John Mawson 1783–1850
      7. 7. Mary Mawson 1787–1853
      8. 8. Ann Mawson 1791–1800
      9. 9. Elizabeth Mawson 1795–1872
      10. 10. Henry Mawson 1793–1863
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Mawson) (Cowgill) 1794–1872 m. Joseph (Cowgill) (Mawson) 1793–1866
        1. 1. John Cowgill 1827–
        2. 2. William Cowgill 1816–1893 m. Mary (Hannah Rawnsley) (Cowgill) 1826–1921
        3. 3. George (Cowgill) (Wilkinson) 1821–1901 m. Sarah (Wilkinson) (Cowgill) 1819–1899
        4. 4. Hannah (Elizabeth 'Ann' Cowgill) (Smith) 1831–1908 m. William Smith 1830–
      12. 12. James Mawson 1798–1852 m. Jane Brewerton 1808–1900
      13. 13. Ann Mawson 1791–1800
      14. 14. Mary Mawson 1787–1853
        1. 1. William Routledge 1836–1902
      15. 15. William Mawson 1785–1869
      16. 16. Henry Mawson 1793–1863 m. Ann Bickerdike 1801–1870
        1. 1. Mary (Anne) Mawson 1828–
        2. 2. Henry Mawson 1831–1856
        3. 3. Matthew Mawson 1833–1884 m. Martha Wardman 1832–1876
  2. 2. John (Samuel) Mawson 1738–1809
  3. 3. Ann Mawson 1748–1824
  4. 4. Joshua (William) Mawson 1741–1807
  5. 5. Jane Mawson 1810–1810

William Mawson's Timeline

4 Records

1712
18 Sep 1712
Birth of William Mason Mawson in Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
1712
18 Sep 1712
William Mason Mawson was baptized in Harewood,York,England
Harewood,York,England
1743
11 Aug 1743
Age 31
William Mason Mawson resided here in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1759
6 Apr 1759
Age 47
Death of William Mason Mawson in Weardley, Yorkshire, England
Weardley, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1712
    Event Place: Weeton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1712
    Event Place: Harewood,York,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1743
    Event Place: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Select Rate Books, Accounts and Censuses, 1705–1893, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Morley; Description: Leeds Township Overseers Records Rate Books, 1743 August

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Weardley, Yorkshire, England
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