William Kelson (1735 - 1818)

Born 4 Jun 1735 in Farmborough, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Read) Kelson — married 18 Apr 1759 in Farmborough, Somerset, England

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Kelson — married about 1765 in Bristol, England

Husband of Mary (Read) Kelson — married 23 Feb 1785 in Farmborough, Somerset, England

Descendants

Died 8 Oct 1818 at age 83 in Farmborough, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

William Kelson was born in Somerset, England.

William was baptised at Farmborough on 4 June 1735. He was the fifth of seven children of Thomas Kelson (1687-1764) and his wife Frances (1701-1766). ^[1]

William's first marriage was to Hannah Read on 18 April 1759 by licence. It was the first marriage for both parties who were resident in the parish and able to sign their names. The witnesses were John Read and Richard Harvoe (Richard is a witness for most of the marriages). ^[2] There were three children from the marriage

1. Esther (Kelson) Chamberlain - Farmborough 1759
2. Thomas Kelson - Farmborough 1761
3. George Kelson - Farmborough 1764

George died about 6 weeks after his birth on and was buried on 25 August 1764. Hannah died a month later on 27 September. ^[1]

William's second wife was called Mary believed to be Mary Richards married on 4 June 1765 or 1766 ^[3] There were three children from the marriage

1. Sarah (Kelson) Portney - Farmborough 1766
2. George Kelson - Farmborough 1769
3. Frances (Kelson) Bush - Farmborough 1774

Mary was buried at Farmborough on 25 July 1781. ^[1]

On 23 February 1785 William married Mary Read, a widow, at Farmborough by licence. Both parties could sign the register. The witnesses were John Boulter and another person named Boulter. ^[2]

Land tax records for 1798 show tax of £4 0s 8d being assessed on land owned by William and occupied by himself and his sons. ^[4]

William was buried at Farmborough on 8 October 1818. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Farmborough Parish Register. 1732-1812 Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\farm/2/1/2 image accessed from Ancestry.com Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Farmborough marriage records 1754-1812 Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\farm/2/1/3
3. ↑ FindMyPast.com Gloucestershire, Bristol Marriage Index, Bristol, St Philip and Jacob Document type: Bishop's transcripts; Archive: Bristol Archives; Archive reference: EP/V/4/42; the record does not show the year
4. ↑ The National Archives; Kew, Richmond; Surrey, Land Tax Redemption Office: Quotas and Assessments, IR23; Piece: 76 Somerset 1708 page 1466 Parish of Farmborough
5. ↑ Farmborough burial records 1813-1863. Somerset Heritage Service; Taunton, Somerset, England; Somerset Parish Records, 1538-1914; Reference Number: D\P\farm/2/1/9