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William Bridgman "Bill" Shearer 1876–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 August 1876

Birth Location: Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 January 1942

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Samuel DNA

Mother: Sarah GM

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In 1876, William Bridgman "Bill" Shearer entered the world in Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Samuel Shearer Great Gf Dna And Sarah Margaret Bridgman Great Gm. William Bridgman "Bill" Shearer passed away in 1942 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1876, William Bridgman "Bill" Shearer entered the world in Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to Samuel Shearer Great Gf Dna And Sarah Margaret Bridgman Great Gm.
  • William Bridgman "Bill" Shearer passed away in 1942 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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William Shearer's Ancestors

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William Shearer
1876–1942
Birth Place: Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Samuel Shearer Great GF DNA
1853–1934
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sarah (Margaret Bridgman Great) GM
1851–1901
Lanlivery, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Caleb (Grey Bridgman 2nd Great GF) DNA
1818–1898
Failsworth, Cornwall, England
Jane (Granville 2nd Great GM) DNA
1823–1858
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William GGF
–1841
Mary GGM
1787–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shearer's Timeline

2 Records

1876
2 August 1876
Birth of William Bridgman "Bill" Shearer in Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom
1942
1 January 1942
Age 66
Death of William Bridgman "Bill" Shearer in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 August 1876
    Event Place: Old Monkland Middle or Coatbridge, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1942
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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