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William Old 1671 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Chard, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1727

Death Location: Hillfield, Dorset, England

Father: John Ould

Mother: Mary Unknown

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Unknown

Children(s): William Old, Ambrose Ould

William Old was born in 1671 in Chard, Dorset, England, the child of John Ould and Mary Unknown. William Old married Elizabeth Unknown, and had children including William Old, Ambrose Ould. William Old passed away in 1727 in Hillfield, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • William Old was born in 1671 in Chard, Dorset, England, the child of John Ould and Mary Unknown.
  • William Old married Elizabeth Unknown, and had children including William Old, Ambrose Ould.
  • William Old passed away in 1727 in Hillfield, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ould
1647 – 1697
Birth Location: Sherborne, Dorset, England
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Mary Unknown
– 1675
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Unknown
– 1720
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

William Old
1698 – 1776
Birth Location: Hillfield, Dorset, England
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Ambrose Ould
1699 – 1764
Birth Location: Hillfield, Dorset, England
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William Old's Ancestors

Self
William Old
1671 – 1727
Birth Place: Chard, Dorset, England
Parents
John Ould
1647 – 1697
Sherborne, Dorset, England
Mary Unknown
– 1675
Grandparents
John Olde
1615 – 1682
Sherborne, Dorset, England
Miss Gatherost
1615 – 1660
England
Great-Grandparents
William Olde
1575 –
Elizabeth Greensmith
1579 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Olde
1560 – 1594
Margaret Churchill
1560 –

William Old's Descendants

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William Old (1671 – 1727) m. Elizabeth Unknown ( – 1720)
  1. 1. William Old (1698 – 1776) m. Elizabeth Toogood ( – 1756)
    1. 1. William Old (Abt. 1721 – ) m. Elizabeth Unknown
      1. 1. Elizabeth Old (1753 – 1755)
      2. 2. Frances Old (1754 – )
      3. 3. Sally Old (1756 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Old (1758 – )
      5. 5. Anne Old (1760 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Old (Abt. 1723 – 1726)
    3. 3. John Old (1724 – 1725)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Old (1726 – 1727)
  2. 2. Ambrose Ould (1699 – 1764) m. Charity Unknown ( – 1758)
    1. 1. William Old (1725 – 1791) m. Elizabeth Wilton (1729 – 1812)
      1. 1. William Old (1753 – 1805) m. Martha Piper (1757 – 1818) m. Jane Norman ( – 1784)
        1. 1. John Old (1787 – 1879) m. Elizabeth Watkins
        2. 2. Robert Old (1788 – 05 Dec 1815)
        3. 3. Joseph Old (1790 – 1869)
        4. 4. Martha Old (1792 – 1813)
        5. 5. Frances Old (1797 – 1875)
        6. 6. Jane Old (1775 – ) m. Geoffrey Greening
        7. 7. William Old (1776 – 1796)
        8. 8. Edward Old (1778 – 1846) m. Jane Wyde
        9. 9. Elizabeth Old (1780 – 1862) m. Geoffrey Hardy
        10. 10. Mary Old (Abt. 1782 – ) m. Joseph Auke
      2. 2. Ambrose Old (1754 – 1780) m. Anne Porter
        1. 1. Ambrose Old (1777 – 1807)
        2. 2. James Old (1778 – 1795)
        3. 3. John Old (1780 – ) m. Frances Strachan
      3. 3. John Old (1755 – 1761)
      4. 4. James Old (1758 – 1767)
      5. 5. Robert Old (1765 – ) m. Ruth Read (1755 – 1797)
        1. 1. Maria Old
        2. 2. Christian Old
        3. 3. Elizabeth Old
        4. 4. William Old
        5. 5. Robert Old
      6. 6. Christianna Old m. William Zillwood
        1. 1. John (Old) Zillwood
      7. 7. Elizabeth Old m. William Beach
    2. 2. Katherine Old (1729 – 1729)
    3. 3. Ambrose Old (1733 – )
    4. 4. John Old (1736 – 1744)
    5. 5. James Old (1740 – Abt. 1791) m. Mary Unknown
      1. 1. Katherine Old ( – 1809)
      2. 2. Mary Old m. William Lawrence
    6. 6. Edward Old (1743 – 1744)

William Old's Timeline

2 Records

1671
1671
Birth of William Old in Chard, Dorset, England
Chard, Dorset, England
1727
1727
Age 56
Death of William Old in Hillfield, Dorset, England
Hillfield, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Chard, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Wold.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Hillfield, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Wold.FTW
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