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William Metcalfe 1706–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1706

Birth Location: Hornby, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 10 Nov 1780

Death Location: Well, York, England

Father: William Metcalfe

Mother: Martha Cowart

Spouse(s): Martha Deyson, Margaret Walton

Children(s): Thomas Metcalfe, Margaret Metcalfe, Thomas Metcalfe

The story of William Metcalfe began in 1706 in Hornby, Lancashire, England. William Metcalfe married Margaret Walton, Martha Deyson, and had children including Margaret Metcalfe, Thomas Metcalfe, William Metcalf. William Metcalfe passed away in 1780 in Well, York, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Metcalfe began in 1706 in Hornby, Lancashire, England.
  • William Metcalfe married Margaret Walton, Martha Deyson, and had children including Margaret Metcalfe, Thomas Metcalfe, William Metcalf.
  • William Metcalfe passed away in 1780 in Well, York, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Metcalfe
1675–1737
Birth Location: Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire, England
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Martha Cowart
1672–1745
Birth Location: Bedale, North Yks
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Spouses(s)

Martha Deyson
1701–1769
Birth Location: Oulton Cum Woodlesford, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Walton
1711–1745
Birth Location: Hackforth, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Metcalfe
1744–1804
Birth Location: Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Metcalfe
1807–1826
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Metcalfe
1744–1818
Birth Location: Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England
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William Metcalfe's Ancestors

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William Metcalfe
1706–1780
Birth Place: Hornby, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Metcalfe
1675–1737
Patrick Brompton, Yorkshire, England
Martha Cowart
1672–1745
Bedale, North Yks
Grandparents
William Metcalfe
1645–1701
Bedale, Yorkshire, England
Thomas Cowert
1645–
Bedale, Yorkshire, England
Isabell Wetherill
–1699
Great-Grandparents
William Metcalfe
1613–1655
Susannah Thornton
1615–1650
Thomas Cowert
1620–1651
Steaven Weatherell
1617–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Miles Metcalfe
1578–1625

William Metcalfe's Descendants

1.
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William Metcalfe (1706–10 Nov 1780) m. Martha Deyson (1701–2 April 1769) m. Margaret Walton (1711–29 May 1745)
  1. 1. Thomas Metcalfe 1744–1804 m. Ann Wetherel 1746–1780 m. Ann Metcalfe 1706–1767
    1. 1. William Metcalfe 1769–1790
    2. 2. Margaret Metcalfe 1772–1852
    3. 3. Jane Harker 1772–1847 m. FRANCIS (HARKER) woolcomber 1773–1850
      1. 1. JOHN (HARKER school) master 1798–1829 m. Hannah Thwaite 1798–1872
        1. 1. john (thwaite) harker 1828–1861
        2. 2. Francis (T.) Harker 1827–1904 m. Emma (Mellor) Burkett 1829–1906
        3. 3. john harker 1836–1887 m. mary (alice) helme 1834–1924 m. alice helme 1834–1924
        4. 4. ann harker 1824–1851
        5. 5. james harker 1826– m. elizabeth marshall 1832–
        6. 6. elizabeth harker 1829–
      2. 2. nanny (ann) harker 1816–1877
      3. 3. james harker 1797–
        1. 1. mary harker 1839–
      4. 4. leonard harker 1812–
      5. 5. ann harker 1811–1851 m. william waller 1814–
        1. 1. james (harker) waller 1842–
        2. 2. william waller 1845–
        3. 3. mary waller 1847–
        4. 4. jane (margret) waller 1849–
        5. 5. john waller 1851–
  2. 2. Margaret Metcalfe 1807–1826
  3. 3. Thomas Metcalfe 1744–1818 m. Margaret Howson 1744– m. Catherine ('Ann' Weatherall,) Wetherel 1746–1767
    1. 1. william metcalfe 1769–1790
    2. 2. margaret (peggy) metcalfe 1772–1814

William Metcalfe's Timeline

17 Records

1706
1706
Birth of William Metcalfe in Hornby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hornby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1706
1706
Birth of William Metcalfe in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England
Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England
1706
1706
Birth of William Metcalfe in Hornby, Lancashire, England
Hornby, Lancashire, England
1708
1708
Age 2
Birth of William Metcalfe in Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England
Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England
1708
17 Sep 1708
Age 2
William Metcalfe was baptized in Burneston, York, England
Burneston, York, England
1708
02 DECEMBER 1708
Age 2
William Metcalfe was baptized in Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
1708
2 Dec 1708
Age 2
William Metcalfe was baptized in Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
1736
28 Nov 1736
Age 30
William Metcalfe was baptized in Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
1744
8 Apr 1744
Age 38
William Metcalfe was baptized in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
1756
14 Jun 1756
Age 50
William Metcalfe was baptized in Hawes, Yorkshire, England
Hawes, Yorkshire, England
1760
27 Dec 1760
Age 54
William Metcalfe was baptized in Muker, Yorkshire, England
Muker, Yorkshire, England
1760
24 Jun 1760
Age 54
Death of William Metcalfe in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
1760
24 June 1760
Age 54
Death of William Metcalfe in Burneston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Burneston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1760
24 Jun 1760
Age 54
Death of William Metcalfe in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
1760
3 Jun 1760
Age 54
Burial of William Metcalfe in Thornton Steward, Yorkshire, England
Thornton Steward, Yorkshire, England
1777
1777
Age 71
Death of William Metcalfe in Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
1780
10 Nov 1780
Age 74
Burial of William Metcalfe in Well, York, England
Well, York, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Hornby, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Hornby by Bedale, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1706
    Event Place: Hornby, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1708
    Event Place: Burneston, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 02 DECEMBER 1708
    Event Place: Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP965
    [2] West Yorkshire, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: RDP965

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1708
    Event Place: Spofforth, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1512-1812

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1736
    Event Place: Bolton on Swale, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRBNS 12

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1744
    Event Place: Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRASG 12

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1756
    Event Place: Hawes, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRHAW 13
    [2] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRHAW 112

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1760
    Event Place: Muker, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRMUK 14

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1760
    Event Place: Askrigg, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 June 1760
    Event Place: Burneston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRTS 11
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1760
    Event Place: Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1777
    Event Place: Askrigg, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1760
    Event Place: Thornton Steward, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: North Yorkshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, North Riding Record Office; Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England; Parish Registers for North Yorkshire; Reference: PRTS 11

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1780
    Event Place: Well, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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