William Hall1

ID#15321, (circa 1735 - 17 March 1817)
ChartsPaternal ancestors of Lorna
Paternal timeline
Ancestors & siblings of Les Henderson
Relationship5th great-grandfather of Lorna Henderson.
     
     William Hall was born cir. 1735 possibly in ?Hounam, ROX, SCT.1 He and Jane Stevenson were estimated to have married say 1758 possibly in ?Hounam, ROX, SCT.1
     William Hall died on 17 Mar 1817 at Morebattle, ROX, SCT; aged 82.1 He and Jane Stevenson are buried at Hounam, ROX, SCT, #50 reads: IMO William Hall, who died at Morebattle 17.3.1817 aged 82 yrs, also Jane Stevenson his spouse who died 4.1.1825 aged 82 yrs. also Isabella Hall their daughter spouse to James Wight joiner Morebattle who died ?. 7.1816 aged ? yrs. James Hall their son who died 8.11.1821 aged 16 yrs (assumed to be son of James Wight and Isabella Hall given his age, with Hall being a forename. Possibly the transcription is a tad wrong and James is Isabella's brother, eg his age might be 46? I have concluded, for now that his name is James Hall Wight but this gives me another problem in that I already have them with a son James born c 1805, but dying in 1878. More work needed.).1,2,3
     
     If I've taken the correct James Wight and Isabella Hall marriage down this line, the assumed ages working back up the chain to Jane are looking a bit tight, not impossible, just tight, especially when you get back to someone in the chain with some dates to work with - assuming of course that her age on the h/stone is accurate, and I note that hubby William was 7 years older, so there's a bit of leeway here.4

Family

Jane Stevenson
Child
Last Edited25 Nov 2008

Citations

  1. Borders FHS, MIs: ROX Hounam & Linton, Entry #50: HALL/STEVENSON burials.
  2. Various Photograph(s), Various, Lorna's photographs, H/stone Hounam Churchyard, (William HALL, Jane STEVENSON, Isabella WIGHT, James Hall WIGHT, taken Jul 2006.
  3. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Apr 2008.
  4. "Lorna's Family History Musings", Nov 2008.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.
 
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