William
Gawthrop
Born about in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Ancestors 
Son of William Gawthroup
and Sarah (Taylor) Gawthroup
Husband of
Sarah (Carter) Gawthrop
— married
6 Jul 1830 in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Husband of
Harriet (Watts) Gawthrop
— married
27 Oct 1840 in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Descendants 
Father of
Richard Gawthrop, Sarah (Gawthrop) Bull, David Gawthrop, William Gawthroup, John Gawthrop, Elizabeth Gawthrop and Robert Grange Gawthrop
Died
at about age 44
in Histon, Cambridgeshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Oct 2020
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Biography
William Gawthrop
- He was born in 1803, being baptised at Histon on 3 Jul 1803, the son of William Gawthrop and his wife Sarah Taylor. [1]
- He married at Histon, Cambridgeshire, England on 6 Jul 1830, Sarah Carter, daughter of Robert Carter and Ann Cooper. [2] They had two children before Sarah's death in 1836 of smallpox:
- Richard Gawthrop (1832-1913)
- Sarah Gawthrop (1836-1915) M. Benjamin Bull
- He married at Histon, Cambridgeshire, England on 6 Jul 1830, Sarah Carter, daughter of Robert Carter and Ann Cooper. [2] They had two children before Sarah's death in 1836 of smallpox:
- Sarah was buried at Histon, Cambridgeshire on 9 Jan 1836. [3]
- William married again on 27 Oct 1840, at Histon, to Harriet Watts, daughter of John Watts and Elizabeth Todd. [4] They had five children:
- David Gawthrop (1841-1870) M. Jane Elizabeth Charles
- William Gawthroup (1843-1916) M. Mary Ann Allen
- John Gawthrop (1845-1923)
- Robert Grange Gawthrop (1847-1847)
- Elizabeth Gawthrop (1847-1914)
- William married again on 27 Oct 1840, at Histon, to Harriet Watts, daughter of John Watts and Elizabeth Todd. [4] They had five children:
- He passed away in 1847, being buried at Histon on 14 Oct 1847, when the burial register states he was aged 44. [5]
Research note
- There were two children called William Gawthrop born or baptised at Histon in 1803, one to Henry and Ann and one to William and Sarah. At William's second marriage, to Harriet Watts in 1840, his father's name is given as William Gawthrop.
Sources
- ↑ Histon baptism register. 3 Jul 1803 William, son of William and Sarah Gawthrop.
- ↑ Histon, Cambridgeshire marriage register. 6 Jul 1830 William Gawthroup and Sarah Carter.
- ↑ Histon, Cambridgeshire, England burial register. The register notes that she died of smallpox. There seems to have been an outbreak of smallpox in Histon in Jan/Feb 1835, with five people, including Sarah dying of it at this time. Sarah said to be aged 34. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JC3C-GTG
- ↑ Histon marriage register. 27 Oct 1840. William Gawthrop and Harriet Watts. He a labourer and widow. Both full age. His father given as William Gawthrop, labourer. Her father given as John Watts, labourer. Witts: John Watts and Rebecca Gawthrop. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N6QZ-5BP
- ↑ Histon, Cambridgeshire, England burial register. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:74CX-33W2
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