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William John Pinkerton 1870–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 mar 1870

Birth Location: Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 30 Dec 1946

Death Location: Northern Ireland

Father: Robert Pinkerton

Mother: Elizabeth Irwin

Spouse(s): Nancy Hughes

Children(s): Elizabeth Pinkerton, Annie Pinkerton, William Pinkerton, Matilda Pinkerton, Robert Pinkerton, James Pinkerton

William John Pinkerton was born in 1870 in Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Robert Pinkerton And Elizabeth Irwin. In 1901, William John Pinkerton resided in Enagh, Antrim, Ireland. In 1911, William John Pinkerton resided in Enagh, Antrim, Ireland. William John Pinkerton married Nancy Hughes, and had children including Annie Pinkerton, Elizabeth Bessie Pinkerton, James Pinkerton, Matilda Tillie Pinkerton, Robert John Robbie Pinkerton, William James William Pinkerton. William John Pinkerton passed away in 1946 in Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • William John Pinkerton was born in 1870 in Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland, the child of Robert Pinkerton And Elizabeth Irwin.
  • In 1901, William John Pinkerton resided in Enagh, Antrim, Ireland.
  • In 1911, William John Pinkerton resided in Enagh, Antrim, Ireland.
  • William John Pinkerton married Nancy Hughes, and had children including Annie Pinkerton, Elizabeth Bessie Pinkerton, James Pinkerton, Matilda Tillie Pinkerton, Robert John Robbie Pinkerton, William James William Pinkerton.
  • William John Pinkerton passed away in 1946 in Northern Ireland.

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William Pinkerton's Ancestors

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William Pinkerton
1870–1946
Birth Place: Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Parents
Robert Pinkerton
1827–1911
Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Irwin
1833–1917
Drumahiskey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Robert Pinkerton
1794–1870
Claughey, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland
Joseph Irwin
1800–
Eden, Bendooragh, Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Robert Pinkerton
–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Pinkerton's Descendants

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William (John) Pinkerton (29 mar 1870–30 Dec 1946) m. Nancy Hughes (10 Sep 1874–15 Oct 1943)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ((Bessie )) Pinkerton 1911–2005 m. Joseph (Douglas) Emerson 1916–1996
  2. 2. Annie Pinkerton 1910–1948 m. David Kennedy –1997
  3. 3. William ((James William)) Pinkerton 1905–1965 m. Florence (M.) Hill 1907–1993
    1. 1. Nancy Pinkerton 1945–1994
    2. 2. John (E.) Pinkerton 1939–2009 m. Janet Sharp 1939–1994
  4. 4. Matilda ((Tillie)) Pinkerton 1907–1955
  5. 5. Robert (John (Robbie)) Pinkerton 1903–1993 m. Mary (E) Caldwell 1904–1979
    1. 1. Helen (Jane (Joan)) Pinkerton 1948–2003
  6. 6. James Pinkerton 1919–1920

William Pinkerton's Timeline

4 Records

1870
29 mar 1870
Birth of William John Pinkerton in Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
1901
31 March 1901
Age 31
William John Pinkerton resided here in Enagh, Antrim, Ireland
Enagh, Antrim, Ireland
1911
2 April 1911
Age 41
William John Pinkerton resided here in Enagh, Antrim, Ireland
Enagh, Antrim, Ireland
1946
30 Dec 1946
Age 76
Death of William John Pinkerton in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 mar 1870
    Event Place: Claughey, Ballymoney, Antrim, Northern Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms
    [2] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911
    [3] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Class: RG14
    [4] Ireland, Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 March 1901
    Event Place: Enagh, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 April 1911
    Event Place: Enagh, Antrim, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911
    [2] Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1946
    Event Place: Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Northern Ireland, Will Calendar Index, 1858-1965

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