William CLAPPERTON
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1. William
CLAPPERTON 1 was born on
14 Apr 1826 in , Galashiels, Selkirk, Scotland. He died on 23 Jan 1899 in
Yonkers, Westchester, New York.
William was counted in a census2
in 1855 in Andover, Essex,
Massachusetts. He was counted in a census3 in 1880 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York.
Married by Rev. Andrew MORTON just before
sailing for America. Banns proclaimed three
times read at Melrose where he and she were
registered. Couple landed at Boston, Mass.
and made their home at Lawrence, Mass. Later
they lived at Saugus, Ballard Vale, Cherry
Valley and Taunton, all in Massachusetts. In
1862 they returned to Scotland where Jean
Elizabeth and William were born there. During
the return voyage to the States in June 1866,
their son Archibald died and was buried at
sea.__William died possibly 23 Jan 1898 (both
dates given)
William married6 Ann LINN 4,5 on 1 Jul 1850 in Melrose,Roxburgh,Scotland.
Ann was born on 11 Apr 1825 in Biggar (Lanarks), Scotland. She died in Nov 1899
in Yonkers, Westchester, New York.
Ann was counted in a census7 in 1855 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts. She
was counted in a census8 in
1880 in Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York.
Appendix A - Sources
1. World
Connect Project pages of Roger Kelly,
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kosmoid.
2. Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts State Census, 1855 (FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)),
Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah
84150 USA."Massachusetts State
Archives, Boston, Massachusetts.".
3. Compiled
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States
Federal Census (Compiled by: Family
History Library; FamilySearch; (http://familysearch.org)), Family History
Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
4. Compiled
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Scotland Births and
Baptisms, 1564-1950 (FamilySearch;
(http://familysearch.org)), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
USA."Index entries derived from digital copies of originals housed
in various repositories throughout Scotland.".
5. Compiled
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Massachusetts Births,
1841-1915 (FamilySearch;
(http://familysearch.org)), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
6. Compiled
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Scotland Marriages,
1561-1910 (FamilySearch;
(http://familysearch.org)), Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
7. Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Commonwealth, Massachusetts State Census, 1855 .
8. Compiled
by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States
Federal Census .