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William Moffatt 1712–1801 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jul 1712

Birth Location: Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1801

Death Location: Bearpark, Co. Durham, England

Father: John MOFFAT

Mother: Bessie Reedford

Spouse(s): Jane Wright

Children(s): Margaret Moffatt

The story of William Moffatt began in 1712 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland. William Moffatt married Jane Wright, and had children including Margaret Moffatt. William Moffatt passed away in 1801 in Bearpark, Co. Durham, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Moffatt began in 1712 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • William Moffatt married Jane Wright, and had children including Margaret Moffatt.
  • William Moffatt passed away in 1801 in Bearpark, Co. Durham, England.

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William Moffatt's Ancestors

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William Moffatt
1712–1801
Birth Place: Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
John MOFFAT
1687–
Craiglatch, Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
Bessie Reedford
1688–
Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
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William Moffatt's Descendants

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William Moffatt (9 Jul 1712–1801) m. Jane Wright (–9 Dec 1787)
  1. 1. Margaret Moffatt 1736– m. Robert Thornton 1734–1803
    1. 1. Gabriel Thornton 1755–1831 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Brown 1769–1827
      1. 1. George Thornton 1805–1885 m. Dorothy Hodgson 1807–1891
        1. 1. Elizabeth Thornton 1847–1908 m. Thomas Wilson 1850–1890

William Moffatt's Timeline

2 Records

1712
9 Jul 1712
Birth of William Moffatt in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
1801
1801
Age 89
Death of William Moffatt in Bearpark, Co. Durham, England
Bearpark, Co. Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1712
    Event Place: Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Bearpark, Co. Durham, England

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