William Acworth (abt. 1774 - 1849)

Born about 15 Feb 1774 in Chatham, London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Brindley) Acworth — married 27 Jun 1796 in Minster, Kent, England

Husband of Mary Anne (Hudson) Acworth — married 7 Jan 1837 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 5 Jun 1849 at about age 75 in Medway, London, England

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Biography

William Acworth was born in Kent, England.

Birth

William Acworth was born^[1] Feb 1774 in Chatham. He was the son of James Acworth and Elizabeth Dawson. William Acworth was baptised^[2] on 27 February 1774 at Chatam: St Mary the Virgin.

Marriage

William Acworth married^[1][3] Catherine Brindley on 27 June 1796 at Minster, Kent, England.

William and Catherine had 7 children together:

James (born 1 June 1798);

Catherine (born 26 October 1801);

William (born 9 September 1803);

Nathaniel Brindley (born 11 December 1805);

Joseph (born 24 August 1807);

Edward Ebenezer (born 11 July 1809) and

Betsy Matilda Pelham (born 8 May 1815).

William Acworth is on the voters roll for Rochester in 1836 .

Catherine died in 1834 and William married^[4] again to Mary Hudson at Maidstone on 7 January 1837. They did not have any more children. Mary died in December 1878 at Medway.

In the 1841 Census^[5]William Acworth (age 65) is living with his second wife Mary Hudson (age 50) at Gillingham, Chatham, Kent.

Death

William Acworth died^[6] 5 June 1849 in Medway. He left a very detailed will^[7] that runs to many pages and requires transcription. His death at 75 is noted in a local news sheet^[8] and his address is shown as 'Hall Cottage", Luton, Chatham, Kent.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Acworth Family Pedigree:
   Green, W.A. and G. Brindley Acworth. Pedigree of Acworth of Bedfordshire, Etc.: Together with some notes on the genealogy. London: Mitchell Hughes and Clarke, 1905. FamilySearch. See also this space page: Acworth Pedigree
2. ↑ Baptism: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
   Kent; Chatham; St Mary the Virgin; Archdeacon's Transcript; File line number: 51
   FreeReg Transcription (accessed 21 January 2023)
   William Acworth baptism on 27 Feb 1774, son of James Acworth & Elizabeth, in Chatham, Kent, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
   FamilySearch Record: NNZ4-XZK (accessed 21 January 2023)
   Catherine Brindley marriage to William Acworth on 27 Jun 1796 in Minster, Kent, England.
4. ↑ Marriage: "FreeReg UK Parish Register database"
   Kent; Maidstone; All Saints; Parish Register; File line number: 7682
   FreeReg Transcription (accessed 21 January 2023)
   William Acworth marriage to Mary Ann Hudson on 7 Jan 1837 in Maidstone, Kent, England.
5. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 487; Book: 7; Civil Parish: Chatham; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 30; Folio: 19; Page: 10; Line: 23; GSU roll: 306879
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #3139720 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   William Ackworth (65) in Chatham in Medway registration district in Kent, England. Born in Kent, England.
6. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915"
   England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office; Volume: 5; Page: 298
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8914 #85891 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   William Acworth death registered Apr-May-Jun 1849 in Medway.
7. ↑ Will: "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858"
   The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 2108
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5111 #97442 (accessed 21 January 2023)
   Will of William Acworth, granted probate on 23 Feb 1850. Died about 1850 in Chatham, Kent, England.
8. ↑ 'Death of William Acworth':
   "1849-06-1849 Acworth, WIlliam - Bell's New Weekly Messenger" https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/78984266/person/42395009914/media/ac4c119f-4a67-4ce0-a8fc-0e59694fa62d?_phsrc=Elk1623&_phstart=successSource