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William Parsons 1731 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Sturminster Newton, Dorset?

Death Date: Abt. Mar 1795

Death Location: Sixpenny Handley, Dorset

Father: John Parsons

Mother: Mary Gatehouse

Spouse(s): Sarah Trippick

Children(s): Stephen Parsons

In 1731, William Parsons entered the world in Sturminster Newton, Dorset?, born to John Parsons and Mary Gatehouse. William Parsons married Sarah Trippick, and had children including Stephen Parsons. William Parsons passed away in 1795 in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.

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Biography

  • In 1731, William Parsons entered the world in Sturminster Newton, Dorset?, born to John Parsons and Mary Gatehouse.
  • William Parsons married Sarah Trippick, and had children including Stephen Parsons.
  • William Parsons passed away in 1795 in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Parsons
1695 – 1755
Birth Location: Dorset, England
JP
Mary Gatehouse
1696 – 1764
Birth Location: Motcombe Parish, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Trippick
1733 – 1795
Birth Location: Rockbourne, Hants.
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Children(s)

Stephen Parsons
1771 – 1848
Birth Location: Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
SP

William Parsons's Ancestors

Self
William Parsons
1731 – 1795
Birth Place: Sturminster Newton, Dorset?
Parents
John Parsons
1695 – 1755
Dorset, England
Mary Gatehouse
1696 – 1764
Motcombe Parish, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Robert Parsons
1660 – 1715
Motcombe, Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Mary Bullen
1664 – 1721
Motcombe, Dorset, , England
John (Abraham) Gatehouse
1666 – 1707
Ashmore, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Rachel Read
1666 – 1729
Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Parsons
1640 – 1690
Elizabeth ??
1640 –
Robert Bullen
1625 – 1690
Grace Davidge
1620 – 1690
William Gatehouse
1640 – 1727
Priscilla Coombe
1642 – 1705
Thomas (Reade)
1642 – 1682
Hester Gabb
1643 – 1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Parsons
1595 – 1682
Dorothy Vanner
1600 – 1679
Joan Parsons
1623 – 1654
Robert Bullen
1590 – 1670
Jane Neale
1604 –
William Gatehouse
1620 – 1696
Elizabeth Boxall
1618 – 1656
John Reade
1612 – 1659
Mariam White
1615 – 1715

William Parsons's Descendants

1.
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William Parsons (1731 – Abt. Mar 1795) m. Sarah Trippick (01 Apr 1733 – Abt. Mar 1795)
  1. 1. Stephen Parsons (May 09, 1771 – Aug 19, 1848) m. Amey Gambleton (Nov 26, 1769 – 02 Dec 1830)
    1. 1. Henry Parsons (1795 – 1876) m. Elizabeth Hopkins (6 Nov 1791 – 03 Nov 1867)
      1. 1. John Parsons (1818 – 11 Feb 1900) m. Emma Newham (1818 – 2 Jul 1872)
        1. 1. Eliza (Sophia) PARSONS (April 1840 – April 1871)
        2. 2. Lousia (Maria) PARSONS (1842 or 1843 – 17 Nov 1918)
        3. 3. William (Henry) Parsons (1844 – 24 Nov 1918)
        4. 4. Elizabeth (Ann) PARSONS (26 Jan 1849 – 13 September 1888)
        5. 5. Ellen PARSONS (5 Mar 1853 – 14 Aug 1938) m. John (William) FLOWERS (1855 – 25 Mar 1941)
        6. 6. Matilda Parsons (23 Nov 1854 – 27 Dec 1922)
        7. 7. Alfred (John) Parsons (15 Jan 1857 – 31 May 1939)
        8. 8. John Parsons (13 Apr 1859 – about 1859)
        9. 9. Evangeline Parsons (9 Apr 1861 – 2 Sep 1941) m. Walter White (14 Jul 1856 – 25 Feb 1904)

William Parsons's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of William Parsons in Sturminster Newton, Dorset?
Sturminster Newton, Dorset?
1795
Abt. Mar 1795
Age 64
Death of William Parsons in Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
Sixpenny Handley, Dorset

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Sturminster Newton, Dorset?

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. Mar 1795
    Event Place: Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
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