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William Richardson 1660 – 1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jul 1660

Birth Location: Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England

Death Date: 29 Jun 1740

Death Location: Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England

Father: Henry Richardson

Mother: Alice Spooner

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wilson

Children(s): John Richardson

William Richardson was born in 1660 in Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England, the child of Henry Richardson and Alice Spooner. William Richardson married Elizabeth Wilson, and had children including John Richardson. William Richardson passed away in 1740 in Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England.

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Biography

  • William Richardson was born in 1660 in Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England, the child of Henry Richardson and Alice Spooner.
  • William Richardson married Elizabeth Wilson, and had children including John Richardson.
  • William Richardson passed away in 1740 in Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Richardson's Ancestors

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William Richardson
1660 – 1740
Birth Place: Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England
Parents
Henry Richardson
1630 – 1690
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Alice Spooner
Grandparents
Robert Richardson
1585 –
Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Acklam
1590 – 1633
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Richardson
1567 –
Agnes Binkus
1566 – 1604
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Richardson
1547 – 1586
Margaret

William Richardson's Descendants

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William Richardson (10 Jul 1660 – 29 Jun 1740) m. Elizabeth Wilson (1663 – 16 May 1718)
  1. 1. John Richardson (03 Oct 1698 – 2 Mar 1786) m. Lydia Vasie (28 Feb 1697 – 1789)
    1. 1. Mary Richardson (2 Feb 1730 – 14 May 1787) m. Peter Dunn (12 Mar 1731 – 16 Nov 1805)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Dunn (Feb 1764 – 2 Oct 1843) m. James Blenkin (Abt. 1775 – April 1853)
        1. 1. Mary Blenkin (1796 – 4 Mar 1875) m. John Ake (19 Mar 1792 – 12 Apr 1871)

William Richardson's Timeline

3 Records

1660
10 Jul 1660
Birth of William Richardson in Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England
Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England
1684
31 Jul 1684
Age 24
William Richardson was married in Lythe Church, Nr Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Lythe Church, Nr Whitby, Yorkshire, England
1740
29 Jun 1740
Age 80
Death of William Richardson in Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England
Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1660
    Event Place: Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1684
    Event Place: Lythe Church, Nr Whitby, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1740
    Event Place: Great Ayton,Yorkshire,England

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