William Salmon (1869 - 1887)

Born 1869 in Hoo, Kent, England

Ancestors

Died 30 May 1887 at about age 18 in At sea

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Biography

William Salmon was born in 1869 and baptised on 16 Sep 1869 at Saint Werburgh, Hoo, Kent, England. He was the son of James Salmon and Ann Pointer.^[1][2]

In the 1871 census, William Salmon was age 1 living at Clay Hill, Hoo, Kent with his father James Salmon (41), mother Ann Salmon (37), siblings Henry Salmon (14), Elizabeth Salmon (9), George Salmon (7), Thomas Salmon (5).^[3]

In the 1881 census, William Salmon was age 12 living at Broad St Wood, Hoo, Kent with his father James Salmon (55), mother Ann Salmon (47), siblings Henry Salmon (23), Thomas Salmon (14), Emma Salmon (9), grandmother Elizabeth Pointer (67).^[4]

William Salmon died in 1887 age 18 at sea on the ship Levanter. The location is not specified but the death was registered at Saint Olave Southwark, London which might suggest it was a barge operating on the Thames.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk. Birth. SALMON, WILLIAM; Mother's Maiden Surname: POINTER; GRO Reference: 1869 D Quarter in HOO Volume 02A Page 419
2. ↑ Medway Council, CityArk. Hoo St Werburgh Baptisms 1855-1874. Reference: P190/1/5. https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P190-01-05.pdf
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD89-G5L : 25 April 2019), William Salmon in entry for James Salmon, 1871.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-7P9F : 11 December 2017), William Salmon in household of James Salmon, Hoo St Werburgh, Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 884/36, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,425.
5. ↑ General Register Office. https://www.gro.gov.uk. Death. SALMON, WILLIAM; Age at death: 18; GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in SAINT OLAVE SOUTHWARK Volume 01D Page 140
6. ↑ UK, Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea, 1844-1890. Ancestry.com, Name William Salmon; Gender Male; Birth Date 1869; Death Date 30/05/1887; Death Age 18; Residence Place Hoo Rochester; Ship Levanter

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