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William Preston 1807 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 April 1807

Birth Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Death Date: About 1877

Death Location: Oldham, Lancashire, England

Father: Samuel Preston

Mother: Ann Stockley

Spouse(s):

Children(s): William Preston

William Preston was born in 1807 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, the child of Samuel Preston and Ann Stockley. William Preston had children including William Preston. William Preston passed away in 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Preston was born in 1807 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England, the child of Samuel Preston and Ann Stockley.
  • William Preston had children including William Preston.
  • William Preston passed away in 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England.

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Children(s)

William Preston's Ancestors

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William Preston
1807 – 1877
Birth Place: Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Parents
Samuel Preston
1781 –
Cheshire, England
Ann Stockley
1786 – 1857
Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Preston
1757 – 1832
Church Minshull, Cheshire, England
Sarah Moores
1759 – 1832
Neston, Cheshire, England
John Stockley
1753 –
Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
Mary Williams
1759 – 1801
Wrenbury, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Eleanor Norman
1729 – 1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Norman
1686 – 1774
Jane Wolstenhulme
1696 – 1761

William Preston's Descendants

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William Preston (17 April 1807 – About 1877)
  1. 1. William Preston (12 Jan 1838 – 6 Jan 1875) m. Elizabeth Billington (24 Jun 1839 – Sep 1921)
    1. 1. Richard Preston (16 Dec 1863 – 30 Nov 1946) m. Ann Maddock (Jan 1868 – Mar 1924)
      1. 1. Richard (Edward) Preston (23 Feb 1891 – 13 Jul 1957) m. Lucy Dowd (Bet July 1895 and Sep 1895 – 16 Mar 1920)
        1. 1. Alice Preston (4 June 1915 – 2004) m. Joseph Myerscough (26 Feb 1914 – 23 Apr 1960)

William Preston's Timeline

3 Records

1807
17 April 1807
Birth of William Preston in Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Middlewich, Cheshire, England
1826
24 Dec 1826
Age 19
William Preston was married in Samlesbury, Lancashire, England
Samlesbury, Lancashire, England
1877
About 1877
Age 70
Death of William Preston in Oldham, Lancashire, England
Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 April 1807
    Event Place: Middlewich, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1826
    Event Place: Samlesbury, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1877
    Event Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England

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