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William James Read 1820 – 1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1820

Birth Location: West Tytherley Hampshire England

Death Date: 1900

Death Location: England

Father: James Read

Mother: Ann Lock

Spouse(s): Eliza Purnell, Elizabeth DYER

Children(s): Jane Read, W Read, E Read, Henry Reed, M Read, J Read, Louis Reed, William Reed, Henry Reed, Maria Reed, Edward Reed, Charlotte Reed, Eliza Reed, John Reed, Benjamin Reed

In 1820, William James Read entered the world in West Tytherley Hampshire England, born to James Read and Ann Lock. In 1861, William James Read resided in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England. William James Read married Eliza Purnell, Elizabeth DYER, and had children including Jane Read, W J Read, E Read, Henry H. Reed, M A Read, J S Read, Louis Reed, William James Reed, Henry Reed, Maria Reed, Edward Reed, Charlotte Reed, Eliza Reed, John Reed, Benjamin Reed. William James Read passed away in 1900 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1820, William James Read entered the world in West Tytherley Hampshire England, born to James Read and Ann Lock.
  • In 1861, William James Read resided in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England.
  • William James Read married Eliza Purnell, Elizabeth DYER, and had children including Jane Read, W J Read, E Read, Henry H. Reed, M A Read, J S Read, Louis Reed, William James Reed, Henry Reed, Maria Reed, Edward Reed, Charlotte Reed, Eliza Reed, John Reed, Benjamin Reed.
  • William James Read passed away in 1900 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Read
1789 – 1852
Birth Location: West Tytherly, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
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Ann Lock
1792 – 1875
Birth Location: Shalfleet, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Purnell
1824 –
Birth Location: Greenwich, Kent, England
EP
Elizabeth DYER
1833 – 1900
Birth Location: Thames Ditton St Mary, Surrey, England/Rotherhithe, Surrey
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Children(s)

Jane Read
1863 –
Birth Location: Bermondsey, London, England, United Kingdom
JR
W Read
1851 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
WR
E Read
1853 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
ER
Henry Reed
1854 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
HR
M Read
1856 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
MR
J Read
1861 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
JR
Louis Reed
1865 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
LR
William Reed
1851 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
WR
Henry Reed
1855 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
HR
Maria Reed
1856 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
MR
Edward Reed
1862 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
ER
Charlotte Reed
1863 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
CR
Eliza Reed
1867 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
ER
John Reed
1869 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
JR
Benjamin Reed
1870 –
Birth Location: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
BR

William Read's Ancestors

Self
William Read
1820 – 1900
Birth Place: West Tytherley Hampshire England
Parents
James Read
1789 – 1852
West Tytherly, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, England
Ann Lock
1792 – 1875
Shalfleet, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Read's Descendants

1.
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William (James) Read (26 Aug 1820 – 1900) m. Eliza Purnell (abt 1824 – ) m. Elizabeth DYER (abt 1833 – April 1900)
  1. 1. Jane Read (1863 – ) m. Nelson Morris
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Morris (31 Mar 1889 – Jan-Feb-Mar 1976) m. James (Frederick Nelson) Beeching (April 1888 – 4/8/1917)
      1. 1. Florance\Flora Beeching (29 Dec 1907 – 25/9/1996) m. Cyril (Henry Harold) Hutchinson (17 Aug 1904 – 28/4/1975)
        1. 1. Jean (May) Hutchinson (1932 – ) m. Victor (Renatus) Squires (1930 – 3 Jul 2018)
        2. 2. Shiela Hutchinson (1934 – 13 Feb 2021) m. Charles (William) Harris
      2. 2. George Beeching (12 May 1911 – Feb 1996) m. Cecilia (Edith) Thomson (3 Feb 1912 – 18/6/1980)
      3. 3. James (George) Beeching (12 May 1911 – 1996) m. Cecelia (Edith) Thomson (3 Feb 1912 – 18 Jun 1980)
      4. 4. Dorothy Beeching (24 MAR 1913 – Aug 1992) m. Henry Milson
        1. 1. John (R) Milson (1946 – )
      5. 5. Elsie Beeching (1914 – Sep 1995) m. Leslie (A) Benson
      6. 6. Mary Beeching (1917 – ) m. Thomas (W) Seymour
  2. 2. W (J) Read (1851 – )
  3. 3. E Read (1853 – )
  4. 4. Henry (H.) Reed (1854 – ) m. Elizabeth Reed (abt 1858 – )
    1. 1. John (H.) Reed (abt 1879 – ) m. Charlotte (Rose) Trevarthen (abt 1878 – )
    2. 2. Henry (R.) Reed
  5. 5. M (A) Read (1856 – )
  6. 6. J (S) Read (1861 – )
  7. 7. Louis Reed (abt 1865 – )
  8. 8. William (James) Reed (abt 1851 – )
  9. 9. Henry Reed (abt 1855 – )
  10. 10. Maria Reed (abt 1856 – )
  11. 11. Edward Reed (abt 1862 – )
  12. 12. Charlotte Reed (abt 1863 – )
  13. 13. Eliza Reed (abt 1867 – )
  14. 14. John Reed (abt 1869 – )
  15. 15. Benjamin Reed (abt 1870 – )

William Read's Timeline

3 Records

1820
26 Aug 1820
Birth of William James Read in West Tytherley Hampshire England
West Tytherley Hampshire England
1861
1861
Age 41
William James Read resided here in Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
1900
1900
Age 80
Death of William James Read in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1820
    Event Place: West Tytherley Hampshire England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 389; Folio: 85; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542628

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Rotherhithe, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 389; Folio: 85; Page: 12; GSU roll: 542628

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: England
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