Individual Record 2490

Name}   Heywood*, William Family History} Hancock              
  Title}   Race}   Sex} Male
Birth:   Date} Cal               1772 Place}  
Marr.: Date} Exa   3 Mar 1800 Place} St. James Church, Ashreigney, Devon, England     (Link)
Death: Date} Cir  17 Jun  1853 Place}  
Burial: Date} Exa 19 Jun  1853 Place} Ashreigney, Devon, England
  Grave Marker}  
Source 1} 1445=Marriage rec
Source 2} 1448=Marriage rec
Source 3} 1446=Burial record
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Parents: } Not traced
   Relationship No.} None
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  Religion/Church} Church of England
Spouses:    First} Hancock, Priscilla
 Total Number of} 1?
Notes:  *Surname spelling conflict:  William's surname was either Heywood or Heyward
              with a 50% likihood that either one is the correct one.

William was born during the reign of King George III and witnessed the early years of the transition of Gregorian England to the Victorian era.  By 1815 when Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo, England had more than 40 steamships were operating out of Liverpool.  In 1846 the South Devon Railway Company began operation from Exeter to Newton Abbot.  William's predominately agrarian, horse-oriented, rural country began its transition to the first industrialized, urban power on earth.

William passed on in 1853 at the age of 81.
Time of Birth}   Time of Death}   Fraternal/Social}  
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Confirm. Date}   Photo} None  
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Education: Grade}              or Top 2 Degrees}  
Military: Service}                   for the State of}  
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Last Updated
by} Dan Hancock
Date Updated} 12 Jun   2013
Date Created}  26 May 2013
Copyright © 2013 by Daniel W. Hancock.  All Rights Reserved.

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