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William 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 Wood

Spouse(s): Esther Whitley

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

William Mawson was born in 1712 in Weeton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Timothy Mawson And Elizabeth Wood. William Mawson married Esther Whitley, and had children including John Mawson, Joshua Mawson, William Mawson. William Mawson passed away in 1759 in Weardley, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Mawson was born in 1712 in Weeton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Timothy Mawson And Elizabeth Wood.
  • William Mawson married Esther Whitley, and had children including John Mawson, Joshua Mawson, William Mawson.
  • William Mawson passed away in 1759 in Weardley, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Mawson's Ancestors

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William Mawson
1712–1759
Birth Place: Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Timothy Mawson
1682–1767
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Wood
1685–1773
Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Mawson
1649–1707
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Pawson
1658–1725
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Mawson
1634–1700
Mary Hartley
1641–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mawson's Descendants

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William Mawson (18 Sep 1712–6 Apr 1759) m. Esther Whitley (1709–28 May 1743)
  1. 1. Joshua Mawson 1741–1807 m. Sarah Waite 1737–1771
    1. 1. John Mawson 1769–
  2. 2. John Mawson 1738–1809 m. Henrieta 1740–1799
    1. 1. Robert Mawson 1775–1775
    2. 2. William Mawson 1786–1787
    3. 3. Robert Mawson 1783–1859
    4. 4. Samuel Mawson 1775–1859
    5. 5. Robert Mawson 1778–1780
    6. 6. Elizabeth Mawson 1780–1851
    7. 7. Thomas Mawson 1783–1855
    8. 8. Anne Mawson 1780–1780
    9. 9. John Mawson 1776–1848 m. Margaret Lupton 1774–1841
      1. 1. Thomas Mawson 1806–1810
      2. 2. Margaret Mawson 1802–1804
      3. 3. Grace Mawson 1811–1881
      4. 4. William Mawson 1809–1874 m. Jenny Parkinson 1810–1833 m. Letitia Thorogood 1818–1894
        1. 1. Robert (Parkinson) Mawson 1830–1832
        2. 2. Margaret (Matilda) Mawson 1858–1931 m. Johann (Godfried) Baensch 1860–1928
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Mawson 1835–1897 m. James Beechey 1832–1913
        4. 4. Benjamin Mawson 1840–1930 m. Isabella Parish 1847–1923
      5. 5. Mary Mawson 1805–1875
      6. 6. Benjamin Mawson 1815–1896 m. Charlotte Nicholson 1815–1881
        1. 1. William Mawson 1838–1905 m. Elizabeth Bunton 1836–1875 m. Kathleen (Mary) Kavanagh 1843–1927
        2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth) Mawson 1844–1880 m. John Stephenson 1839–1933
        3. 3. John Mawson 1842–1933 m. Sophia Woodward 1844–1933
        4. 4. Benjamin Mawson 1847–1851
      7. 7. Henrietta Mawson 1800–1873 m. Joseph Coates 1795–1874
        1. 1. Robert (Curtis) Coates 1823–1847
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Coates 1824–1876
  3. 3. William Mawson 1735–1822 m. Anne ((Hannah)) Harrison 1732–1814
    1. 1. Mary Mawson 1765– m. James Hargreaves 1746–
      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–
    2. 2. John Mawson 1760–1837
      1. 1. Sarah (Anne) mawson 1801–
    3. 3. James MAWSON 1770–1854
    4. 4. Richard Mawson 1773–1774

William Mawson's Timeline

3 Records

1712
18 Sep 1712
Birth of William Mawson in Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Weeton, Yorkshire, England
1712
18 Sep 1712
William Mawson was baptized in Harewood, Yorkshire, England
Harewood, Yorkshire, England
1759
6 Apr 1759
Age 47
Death of William 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
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1712
    Event Place: Harewood, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Weardley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812

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