William Williams (1810 - bef. 1886)

Born 9 May 1810 in Thornage, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Dawson) Williams — married 21 Jan 1836 in Holt, Norfolk, England

Died before 6 Jul 1886 before age 76 in Holt, Norfolk, England [uncertain]

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Biography

William was born on 9 May 1810, the son of Joshua Williams and Elizabeth Thurston, and christened the following day at Thornage. ^[1]. The record gives Elizabeth's maiden name as Thurston.

At the 1851 census^[2] he is living in Holt and married to Susan, who was ten years his senior. He was a boot maker and she was born in Holt.

The details are the same at the 1861 and 1871 censuses, except her name is Susanna. By the 1881 census^[3] Susanna has died and the household consists of William and a servant, Martha Hardingham.

Susanna was Susanna Dawson and they were married at Holt on 21 January 1836^[4]. It was the first marriage for both.

They only seem to have had one child, a son named Benjamin Bray who died in 1842 aged five^[5]. They were living in Austin Street, Kings Lynn at the time.

William died in 1886 and was buried at Thornage on 6 July^[6].

Sources

1. ↑ Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: PD 507/2.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGDJ-N1C : 23 October 2017), William Williams, Holt, Norfolk, England; citing Holt, Norfolk, England, p. 19, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-3W7X : 12 December 2017), William Williams, Holt, Norfolk, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 4, Piece/Folio 1926/22, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,615.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NF53-3XM : 10 February 2018), William Williams and Susanna Dawson, 21 Jan 1836; citing Holt, Norfolk, England, reference Item 8, pg 56, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,346.
5. ↑ "England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27CR-97J : 12 February 2018), Benjamin Brag Williams, 28 Nov 1842; citing Burial, Norfork, England, Record Office, Central Library, Norwich; FHL microfilm 1,526,555.
6. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD7S-85Q : 12 February 2018), William Williams, burial 06 Jul 1886; citing Thornage, Norfolk, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 2,149,767.