Philip George Wildgoose Champion (bef. 1828 - aft. 1841)

Born before 10 Feb 1828 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Died after 1841 after age 12 in Gulf of Mexico

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Biography

Philip George Wildgoose Champion was baptised on 10 February 1828 in Bristol by parents George and Rebecca. George was a Mariner. ^[1]

From a biography of his half brother George; Philip, a half brother of our subject, became a seaman, and was later a mate on a ship running from Boston to Vera Cruz, Mexico. He came to the United States prior to the removal of the rest of the family. While returning from a trip to Vera Cruz, his death occurred, and he was buried at sea, in the Gulf of Mexico.^[2]:

Note

Half-brother Philip who came to America before his widowed stepmother and half-siblings in the 1840s or 1850s.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism

   Name Philip George Wildgoose Champion

   Baptism Date 10 Feb 1828

   Baptism Place St. James' Church, Bristol

   Parish as it Appears St. James' Church

   Register Type Bishop Transcripts

   Father George Champion

   Mother Rebecca Champion

   Bristol Archives; Bristol, England; Bristol Church of England Bishop Transcripts of Parish Registers; Reference: Ep/V/4/28

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. Bristol, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1922

   Ancestry uk Record 61685 #2372049

2. ↑ Biographical Sketch from The Biographical Record of McLean County, Illinois S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. (1899). The Biographical record of McLean County, Illinois. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, pp. 160-167.