William
Weston
Born in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England
Ancestors 
Son of John Weston
and Hannah (Goodman) Weston
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 15
in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Mar 2022
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Biography
William was born in Shearsby, Leicestershire and baptised there on 26 July 1767, the son of John and Hannah 'Wesson' [1].
He passed away in 1782. A gravestone in Shearsby churchyard is inscribed: "To William Weston who unfortunately was catch'd in the Wind Mill and expired the 8th of September 1782 in the 16th Year of his Age" [2][3].
William Weston was born in Leicestershire, England.
This profile is part of the Shearsby, Leicestershire One Place Study.
Sources
- ↑ Leicestershire : Shearsby : St Mary Magdalen : Bishop's Transcript : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG (https://www.freereg.org.uk/search_records/5f5cd5e8f493fd05430069b7 : viewed 3 Mar 2022) baptism William Wesson 26 Jul 1767
- ↑ William Weston gravestone in Shearsby churchyard.
- ↑ "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP43-1Q8Z : 6 June 2018), William Weston, 11 Sep 1782; records extracted by findmypast, images digitized by FamilySearch; citing Burial, Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, page , citing the Record Office of Leicestershire, Leicester, and Rutland, Wigston, UK.
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