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William Read 1745–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1745

Birth Location: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

Death Date: 28 Jul 1856

Death Location: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England

Father: John Read

Mother: Sarah Dimmick

Spouse(s): Betty Read

Children(s): Sarah Read, Sarah Read, William Read

The story of William Read began in 1745 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England. William Read married Ann Marshall, Betty Read, Sarah Card, and had children including James Read, Sarah Read, William Henry Read. William Read passed away in 1856 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Read began in 1745 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England.
  • William Read married Ann Marshall, Betty Read, Sarah Card, and had children including James Read, Sarah Read, William Henry Read.
  • William Read passed away in 1856 in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Read
1745–
Birth Location: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
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Sarah Dimmick
1758–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Betty Read
1775–
Birth Location: England U.K.
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Children(s)

Sarah Read
1767–1828
Birth Location: Minety, Wiltshire, England
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Sarah Read
1802–
Birth Location: Winterbourne Monkton, Dorset, England
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William Read
1814–1875
Birth Location: Wincanton, Somerset, England
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William Read's Ancestors

Self
William Read
1745–1856
Birth Place: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Parents
John Read
1745–
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Sarah Dimmick
1758–
Grandparents
William Read
1702–1764
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Mary
1720–
Great-Grandparents
James Read
1680–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Read
1650–
Susannah
1665–

William Read's Descendants

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William Read (19 Jul 1745–28 Jul 1856) m. Betty Read (abt 1775–)
  1. 1. Sarah Read 1767–1828
  2. 2. Sarah Read 1802– m. Silas Mead 1802–1877
    1. 1. Mary Mead 1825–1892
    2. 2. George Mead 1830–
  3. 3. William (Henry) Read 1814–1875 m. Eliza Gray 1820– m. Eliza (Milton) Ribbon 1813–1905 m. Eliza Gray 1817–1872
    1. 1. George Read 1828–
    2. 2. William Read 1833–
    3. 3. Lilias (C) Read 1851–
    4. 4. Catherine (M) Read 1848–1931
    5. 5. Eliza (A) Read 1845–
    6. 6. John Reed 1839–
    7. 7. John Read 1841–
    8. 8. Sarah Read 1848–
    9. 9. Catherine (Jane) Read 1845–
    10. 10. Emma Read 1845–
    11. 11. George Read 1828–
    12. 12. William Read 1848–
    13. 13. John Read 1841–
    14. 14. James Read 1841–1925 m. Mary (Ann) Trigg 1849–1935 m. Mary (Anne) Houston 1849–1881
      1. 1. Alice (Mary) Read 1878–1944
      2. 2. William (James) Reid 1871–
      3. 3. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979
        1. 1. Audrey (June) Read 1927–1988
      4. 4. Bertie Read 1902–1902
      5. 5. William (James) Read 1870–1958 m. Mary (Ann) McDonald 1872–1945 m. Mary (Ann) McDonald 1872–1945
        1. 1. Emma (Olive Gert) Read 1904–1979 m. John (Timothy) Madigan 1893–
        2. 2. Bertie Read 1902–1902
        3. 3. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
        4. 4. George (Stanley) Read 1911–1930
        5. 5. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
        6. 6. Ivy (May) Reid 1897–1935 m. Cyril (Robert) Synot 1899–1979
        7. 7. Thomas (Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
        8. 8. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–1991
        9. 9. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971
        10. 10. Percy (James) Read 1894–1953 m. Pearl (Mary Ellen) Read 1898–1968
        11. 11. William (James) Read 1870–1958 m. Mary (Ann) McDonald 1872–1945
        12. 12. Bertie Read 1902–1902
        13. 13. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979 m. John (Timothy) Madigan 1893–1965
        14. 14. Bertie Read 1902–1902
        15. 15. Bertie Read 1902–1902
        16. 16. Bertie Read 1902–1902
        17. 17. Ivy (May Joy) Read 1897–1935
        18. 18. Thomas (Henry Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
        19. 19. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–1991
        20. 20. Stanley (George) Read 1911–1930
        21. 21. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
        22. 22. Bertie Read 1902–1902
        23. 23. Emma (Olive Gertrude) Read 1904–1979
        24. 24. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894
        25. 25. Norman (Keith) Read 1923–
        26. 26. Leslie (James) Read 1917–1971 m. Lorna (Aileen) Mahoney 1917–1998
        27. 27. George (Stanley) Read 1911–1930
        28. 28. Violet (Muriel) Read 1906–
        29. 29. Thomas (Alfred Ernest) Read 1902–1911
        30. 30. Herbert (William) Read 1899–1956
        31. 31. Percy (James) Read 1894–1952 m. Pearl (Mary) Ellen 1900–
        32. 32. William (Henry) Read 1892–1894

William Read's Timeline

10 Records

1745
19 Jul 1745
Birth of William Read in Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
Shaftesbury, Dorset, England
1768
16 Jun 1768
Age 23
William Read was baptized in Meare, Somerset, England
Meare, Somerset, England
1770
19 Jul 1770
Age 25
Birth of William Read in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1771
9 Oct 1771
Age 26
William Read was baptized in Cranborne, Dorset, England
Cranborne, Dorset, England
1800
1800
Age 55
William Read was married in Winterslow Wiltshire
Winterslow Wiltshire
1841
1841
Age 96
William Read resided here in Charlton, Worcestershire, England
Charlton, Worcestershire, England
1851
1851
Age 106
William Read resided here in Hordle, Hampshire, England
Hordle, Hampshire, England
1851
1851
Age 106
William Read resided here in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
1856
abt 1856
Age 111
Death of William Read in M.E.O.T.
M.E.O.T.
1856
28 Jul 1856
Age 111
Burial of William Read in St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England
St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1770
    Event Place: Somerset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records
    [2] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 1200; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Cropthorn; County: Worcestershire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 3; GSU roll: 464210.
    [3] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1745
    Event Place: Shaftesbury, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1768
    Event Place: Meare, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1771
    Event Place: Cranborne, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales Christening Records
    [2] England & Wales Christening Records
    [3] England & Wales Christening Records
    [4] England & Wales Christening Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Winterslow Wiltshire
    Record Source: Pallot's Marriage Index for England: 1780 - 1837

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Charlton, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece 1200; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Cropthorn; County: Worcestershire; Enumeration District: 6; Folio: 5; Page: 4; Line: 3; GSU roll: 464210.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Hordle, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1666; Folio: 371; Page: 5; GSU roll: 193573.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: England & Wales Marriages

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mere
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Marriages

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1856
    Event Place: M.E.O.T.
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906Church of England Parish Registers, 1813-1906; Reference Number: p93dun152
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1856
    Event Place: St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England
    Record Source:
    [1] London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Board of Guardian Records, 1834-1906Church of England Parish Registers, 1813-1906; Reference Number: p93dun152
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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