William was born in Sancton, Yorkshire, England, and baptised in Winestead in 1847. He was the son of Rhoda Withell.[1] Rhoda married Joseph Rispin in 1849;[2] in 1851 William lived with his parents and maternal grandparents, William and Susanna Withell, in Sancton.[3][4]
At the time of the 1871 census he lodged with the Barras family in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, while working as a carter.[5]
William married Susan Whisker in Hull, Yorkshire, later in 1871.[6] The family lived in Eastrington, Yorkshire, in 1881, when William worked as a railway porter.[7] Susan died in 1887 at the age of 38.[8]
William married Emily Parry in 1889.[9] In 1891 the family lived in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire.[10]
↑ Baptisms in the parish of Winestead. 3 Oct 1847. William Raspin, son of Rhoda Withell, spinster of Sancton. Yorkshire Baptisms Transcription. findmypast.co.uk. Accessed 29 Oct 2019
↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. Joseph Rispin and Rhoda Withell. Vol XXIII p 115. Sep quarter 1849. Registration district Pocklington. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SG1P-5CX : 12 September 2019), William Rispin in household of William Withell, Sancton & Houghton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England; citing Sancton & Houghton, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (East Riding), England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. William Rispin Withell and Susan Whisker. Vol 9d p 376. Sep quarter 1871. Registration district Hull. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-SF8C : 11 December 2017), William Withell, Eastrington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 4737/157, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,326.
↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. Susan Withell. Vol 9c p 146. Dec quarter 1887. Registration district Barnsley. Age 38. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑ GRO civil registration marriage index entry. William Withell and Emily Parry. Vol 9c p 357. Sep quarter 1889. Registration district Wortley. FreeBMD.org.uk
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7FYZ-F2M : 7 May 2019), William Withell, Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (West Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ GRO civil registration death index entry. William Rispin Withell. Vol 9c p 153. Mar quarter 1899. Registration district Wortley. Age 51. FreeBMD.org.uk
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