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Personal data William Green 

  • He was born on September 19, 1793 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
    First name(s) William
    Last name Green
    Birth year 1793
    Birth date 19 Sep 1793
    Baptism year 1793
    Baptism date 25 Oct 1793
    Place Leeds
    Denomination Wesleyan Methodist
    Father's first name(s) John
    Mother's first name(s) Mary
    County Yorkshire
    Country England
    The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/3205
  • He was christened on October 25, 1793 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.
    First name(s) William
    Last name Green
    Birth year 1793
    Birth date 19 Sep 1793
    Baptism year 1793
    Baptism date 25 Oct 1793
    Place Leeds
    Denomination Wesleyan Methodist
    Father's first name(s) John
    Mother's first name(s) Mary
    County Yorkshire
    Country England
    The National Archives reference TNA/RG/4/3205
  • Occupations:
    • between 1841 and 1861 Schoolmaster.
    • in the year 1871 Parish Clerk.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: Whitkirk School House, Whitkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Whitkirk School House, Whitkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Gender Age Birth year Birth place
      William Green Male 47 1794 Yorkshire, England
      Mary Green Female 49 1792 Yorkshire, England
      Sarah Green Female 20 1821 Yorkshire, England
      Mary Green Female 18 1823 Yorkshire, England
      Anne Green Female 14 1827 Yorkshire, England
      Eleanor Green Female 11 1830 Yorkshire, England
      Selina Green Female 7 1834 Yorkshire, England
      Elizabeth Wainwright Female 19 1822 Yorkshire, England
    • in the year 1851: Whitkirk School House, Whitkirk, Leeds, Yorkshire.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Whitkirk, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Green Head Married Male 57 1794 Schoolmaster Leeds, Yorkshire, England
      Mary Green Wife Married Female 59 1792 School Mistress Garforth, Yorkshire, England
      Eleanor Green Daughter Unmarried Female 21 1830 Assistant Teacher Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England
      Selina Green Daughter Unmarried Female 17 1834 At Home Whitkirk, Yorkshire, England
      Sarah Faster Servant - Female 12 1839 House Servant Leeds, Yorkshire, England
      John W Gael Grand Son - Male 3 1848 - Lambeth, Surrey, England
    • in the year 1861: Parochial School &, Post Office, Whitkirk, Yorkshire.
      Census Transcript Household Yorkshire [Geographically Yorkshire Wr] 1861 Address Parachial School and Post Office Parish Whitkirk
      Registration District Hunslet Image Reference RG9/3358/F? Found 8 Results.
      Forename Surname Age Year Born Relation Birth Place Occupation

      William Green 67 1794 Head Leeds, Yorkshire Parish Officer Schoolmaster and Registrar of British Deaths
      Mary Green 69 1792 Wife Garforth, Yorkshire School Mistress
      Martha Joel 36 1825 Daur Whitkirk, Yorkshire
      Eleanor Green 31 1830 Daur Whitkirk, Yorkshire Teacher
      Selina Green 27 1834 Daur Whitkirk, Yorkshire Teacher
      Henry Green 15 1846 Grand Son Liverpool, Lancashire Scholar
      William A White 8 1853 Grand Son Harham, Northumberland Scholar
      Sarah Ann Wilson 14 1847 Servant Marston, Yorkshire Domestic Servant
    • in the year 1871: Whitkirk, Yorkshire. England.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Whitkirk, Templenewsam, Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
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      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Green Head - Male 77 1794 - Yorkshire, England
      Selina Green Daughter - Female 37 1834 - Yorkshire, England
      Annie Selina Joel Granddaughter - Female 5 1866 - London, Middlesex, England
      Rebecca Robertshaw Servant - Female 16 1855 - Yorkshire, England
  • He died on January 15, 1873 in Hunslet, Leeds, Yorkshire. England, he was 79 years old.
  • Probate on January 31, 1873 naar Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
    Effects under ¹2000
    Name: William Green
    Death Date: 15 Jan 1873
    Death Place: Yorkshire, England
    Probate Date: 31 Jan 1873
    Probate Registry: Wakefield
  • This information was last updated on July 20, 2021.

Household of William Green

He is married to Mary Clayton.

They got married on December 10, 1815 at St. Mary's Church, Garforth, Yorkshire, he was 22 years old.

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Child(ren):

  1. Martha Bridget Green  1825-1899 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Green

William Green
1793-1873

1815

Mary Clayton
1792-1867

Martha Bridget Green
1825-1899

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Historical events

Birthday September 19, 1793

  • The temperature on September 19, 1793 was about 15.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1793: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 21 » After being found guilty of treason by the French National Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
    • March 18 » Flanders Campaign of the French Revolution, Battle of Neerwinden.
    • June 2 » French Revolution: François Hanriot, leader of the Parisian National Guard, arrests 22 Girondists selected by Jean-Paul Marat, setting the stage for the Reign of Terror.
    • July 13 » Journalist and French revolutionary Jean-Paul Marat is assassinated in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a member of the opposing political faction.
    • October 16 » French Revolution: Queen Marie Antoinette is executed.
    • November 3 » French playwright, journalist and feminist Olympe de Gouges is guillotined.

Christening day October 25, 1793

  • The temperature on October 25, 1793 was about 11.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1793: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 13 » Nicolas Jean Hugon de Bassville, representative of Revolutionary France, lynched by a mob in Rome
    • January 23 » Second Partition of Poland.
    • April 6 » During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.
    • July 9 » The Act Against Slavery in Upper Canada bans the importation of slaves and will free those who are born into slavery after the passage of the Act at 25 years of age.
    • July 23 » Kingdom of Prussia re-conquers Mainz from France.
    • August 8 » The insurrection of Lyon occurs during the French Revolution.

Day of marriage December 10, 1815

  • The temperature on December 10, 1815 was about -7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: betrokken sneeuw windstil. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1815: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 8 » War of 1812: Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson leads American forces in victory over the British.
    • June 18 » Napoleonic Wars: The Battle of Waterloo results in the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher forcing him to abdicate the throne of France for the second and last time.
    • July 9 » Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord becomes the first Prime Minister of France.
    • November 20 » The Second Treaty of Paris is signed, returning the French frontiers to their 1790 extent, imposing large indemnities, and prolonging the occupation by Allied troops for several more years.
    • November 27 » Adoption of Constitution of the Kingdom of Poland.
    • December 11 » The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency, predecessor of the United States Senate Committee on Finance.

Day of death January 15, 1873

  • The temperature on January 15, 1873 was about 8.1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 84%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 17 » A group of Modoc warriors defeats the United States Army in the First Battle of the Stronghold, part of the Modoc War.
    • March 1 » E. Remington and Sons in Ilion, New York begins production of the first practical typewriter.
    • March 10 » The first Azerbaijani play "The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran" prepared by Akhundov was performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov.
    • May 20 » Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets.
    • June 5 » Sultan Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar closes the great slave market under the terms of a treaty with Great Britain.
    • September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.


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