William Wall (abt. 1745 - bef. 1814)

Born about 1745 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Pearson — married 9 Jun 1769 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England

Husband of Elizabeth Attwell — married 11 Jan 1778 in St James the Less, Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England

Descendants

Died before 27 Mar 1814 before about age 69 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England

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Biography

On 23 Feb 1744/5 William was baptised at the parish church of Holy Trinity in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England ^[1] Rangeworthy is a small farming village ten miles north and east of Bristol.

On 11 January 1778^[2], William married Elizabeth Attwell in the parish church of St James the Less in Iron Acton, the next village south of Rangeworthy, 2 miles away.

Less than ten months later, on 4 October 1778^[3], their daughter, Hannah, was baptised at St James' in Iron Acton. They have no further children.

On 27 Mar 1814^[4], William was buried at Holy Trinity in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England.

Research Notes

The only site with data on William is FindmyPast, which is behind a paywall. FamilySearch & FreeReg have yet to scan Rangeworthy or Iron Acton registers and hence we must rely on the paywall site. Ancestry also has documents.

(Now found baptism record in Ancestry). There is no William Wall baptised in Rangeworthy at the date stated above. In fact there are no Walls present in the register at Rangeworthy in any entry from 1742 to 1747. However, there are two boys baptised at Iron Acton on 20 Feb 1746: William Wall (born 1738)^[5] and Charles Wall (born 1739)^[6]. Both boys are recorded as the sons of John Wall; their mother's name is not noted. There is no Nehemiah Wall (William's putative father) recorded anywhere in Gloucestershire at this time. If this is our William Wall then he is some eight years older than recorded above.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism

   Name: William Wall

   Event Type: Baptism

   Baptism Date: 23 Feb 1745

   Baptism Place: Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England

   Parish as it Appears: Rangeworthy

   Father: Nehemiah Wall

   Mother: Betty Wall

   Source Citation

   Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Gdr/V1/192

   Source Information

   Ancestry.com. Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1813

   Ancestry uk Record 4732 #14275371

2. ↑ Iron Acton, St James the Less, Bishop's transcripts. Gloucestershire, Bristol Marriage Index: EP/V/4/88 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/BRISTOL/MAR/000048960/1
3. ↑ Iron Acton, St James the Less, Bishop's transcripts. Gloucestershire, Bristol Baptism Index: EP/V/4/88 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/BRISTOL/BAP/000355369
4. ↑ Rangeworthy, Holy Trinity Parish Records. National Burial Index For England & Wales. https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPR/D/NBI02594652
5. ↑ Iron Acton, St James the Less, Bishop's transcripts. Gloucestershire, Bristol Baptism Index: EP/V/4/88 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/BRISTOL/BAP/000354761
6. ↑ Iron Acton, St James the Less, Bishop's transcripts. Gloucestershire, Bristol Baptism Index: EP/V/4/88 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=GBPRS/BRISTOL/BAP/000354762

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