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William Williamson 1581 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1581

Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1640

Death Location: Scotland

Father: John WILLIAMSON

Mother: Bessie BROWN

Spouse(s): Eupham Short

Children(s): James Williamson

According to available records, William Williamson was born in 1581 in Dunferline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John James WILLIAMSON and Bessie elizabeth BROWN. Following those early years, William Williamson married Eupham Short, and their family grew to include James Williamson. In the later years of life, William Williamson died in 1640 in Scotland.

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Parents

John WILLIAMSON
1570 – 1636
Birth Location: Castle Robert, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
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Bessie BROWN
1560 – 1623
Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Eupham Short
1585 – 1662
Birth Location: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Williamson
1603 – 1637
Birth Location: Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 21 Oct 1581
    Event Place: Dunferline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1640
    Event Place: Scotland
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