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William Waugh 1788–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1788

Birth Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 1875

Death Location: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: James Waugh

Mother: Rachel Townshend

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The story of William Waugh began in 1788 in Prince Edward Island, Canada. William Waugh passed away in 1875 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Waugh began in 1788 in Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  • William Waugh passed away in 1875 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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William Waugh's Ancestors

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William Waugh
1788–1875
Birth Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
James Waugh
1760–1828
Ballyspallan, Tamlaght Finlagan, Londonderry, Ireland
Rachel Townshend
1762–1809
Longcot, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Wellwood Waugh
1741–1824
Lockerbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Helen (Nellie) Henderson
1735–1795
Brownmoor, Annan, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
James (Townshend) (Townsend)
1734–1806
Shrivenham, Longcot, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Davis
1726–1795
Shrivenham, Longcot, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Townshend
1698–1758
Anne Horsham
1697–1731
John Davis
1672–1733
Ann Reeder
1695–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Townshend
1671–1739
Rallin Goffard
1674–1731
Richard Horsham
1670–1741
Anne Knight
1673–1699

William Waugh's Timeline

2 Records

1788
1788
Birth of William Waugh in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Prince Edward Island, Canada
1875
1875
Age 87
Death of William Waugh in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

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