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William Shipley 1754 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1754

Birth Location: Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1799

Death Location: Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

Father: George Shipley

Mother: Mary Colley

Spouse(s): Mercy Fryer

Children(s): John Shipley, Thomas Shipley, Robert Shipley, Catherine Shipley

In 1754, William Shipley entered the world in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England, born to George Shipley and Mary Colley. William Shipley married Mercy Fryer, and had children including John Shipley, Thomas Shipley, Robert Shipley, Catherine Shipley. William Shipley passed away in 1799 in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1754, William Shipley entered the world in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England, born to George Shipley and Mary Colley.
  • William Shipley married Mercy Fryer, and had children including John Shipley, Thomas Shipley, Robert Shipley, Catherine Shipley.
  • William Shipley passed away in 1799 in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Shipley's Ancestors

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William Shipley
1754 – 1799
Birth Place: Foxholes, Yorkshire, England
Parents
George Shipley
1722 – 1782
Treeton, Yorkshire, England
Mary Colley
1726 – 1788
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
George ((Georgius)) Shipley
1685 – 1740
Thorganby, Yorkshire, England
Ann Taylor
1692 – 1742
Slingsby, Yorkshire, England
John Colley
1693 – 1746
Bridlington, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Colley (Roundin,) Ranton)
1695 – 1792
Haisthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Shipley
1652 – 1688
Margarett (Atkinson)
1655 – 1690
Edward Taylor
1655 –
Sarah Whitehead
1656 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Shipley
1619 – 1658
Elizabeth Heath
1630 – 1658

William Shipley's Descendants

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William Shipley (13 Jan 1754 – 1799) m. Mercy Fryer (13 Sep 1750 – 25 Aug 1799)
  1. 1. John Shipley (Nov 1775 – 18 Oct 1850)
  2. 2. Thomas Shipley (2 Nov 1777 – 27 Oct 1863)
  3. 3. Robert Shipley (8 Apr 1780 – )
  4. 4. Catherine Shipley (7 Dec 1783 – 3 Aug 1839) m. Thomas Robson (1781 – 1867)
    1. 1. Rachel Robson (21 jan 1810 – 28th December 1889) m. Watson Berriman (15 Dec 1806 – 28 Dec 1889)
      1. 1. Peter Berriman (29 Oct 1832 – 7 May 1902)
      2. 2. Thomas (Robson) Berriman (17 May 1835 – Jul 1913)
      3. 3. George (Henry) Berriman (1836 – 1 Mar 1842)
      4. 4. Richard Berriman (23 Mar 1838 – 19 Mar 1842)
      5. 5. Louisa Berriman (Nov 1841 – December 1893) m. Edmund Strafford (Oct 1835 – Oct 1892)
        1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Strafford (19 Jan 1863 – 10 May 1944)
        2. 2. Edmund Strafford (Jul 1866 – 4 Nov 1930) m. Caroline Bailey (Oct 1861 – 17 Jul 1914)
        3. 3. Henry (Allon) Strafford (Jul 1869 – Dec 1918) m. Gertrude (Marie Gunhilde) Olsen (28 MAR 1875 – 14 May 1949)
        4. 4. Florence Strafford (Oct 1870 – Jun 1919) m. John Clark (Jul 1863 – )
        5. 5. Edith (H) Strafford (Oct 1874 – Dec 1929)
      6. 6. Jemima Berriman (24 Sep 1843 – Dec 1925)
      7. 7. Henry Berriman (Jul 1846 – )
      8. 8. Jane Berriman (Jan 1849 – )

William Shipley's Timeline

2 Records

1754
13 Jan 1754
Birth of William Shipley in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England
Foxholes, Yorkshire, England
1799
1799
Age 45
Death of William Shipley in Foxholes, Yorkshire, England
Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1754
    Event Place: Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1799
    Event Place: Foxholes, Yorkshire, England

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