Person:William Overton (12)

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William Overton
m. 11 Feb 1811
  1. Thomas Overton1812 - 1886
  2. John Overton1813 - 1886
  3. William Overton1818 - 1889
  4. George Overton1820 - 1883
  5. Rebecca Ann Overton1823 - 1869
  • HWilliam Overton1818 - 1889
  • WAnn Coxon1820 - 1884
m. 20 Apr 1841
  1. Charles Overton1842 - 1843
  2. Joseph Coxon Overton1846 - 1846
  3. Anne Elizabeth Overton1848 - 1863
  4. William Coxon Overton1850 -
  5. Rebecca Overton1852 -
  6. Fanny Overton1857 -
  7. Martha Overton1859 -
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] William Overton
Gender Male
Christening[1] 1 Jan 1818 Bardney, Lincolnshire, England
Marriage 20 Apr 1841 South Carlton, Lincolnshire, Englandto Ann Coxon
Census 6 Jun 1841 St. Peter in Eastgate par., Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Englandat 1 Greetwell Gate
William Overton (occ. “joiner's j[ourneyman]”) was residing with [wife] Ann Overton. (No relationships are recorded in this census.) Both were stated to have been born in Lincolnshire.
with Ann Coxon
Other[3] 29 Sep 1859 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, EnglandWilliam Overton and George Vickers, both doing business as wood dealers in the city of Lincoln, dissolved their partnership.
Census 7 Apr 1861 St. Paul par., Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Englandat West Gate
William Overton (occ. carpenter and wood dealer) was residing with his wife Ann, son William, and daughters Ann, Rebecca, Fanny, and Martha. All of his children but the youngest (Martha) were attending school (occ. “scholar”). The place of birth of William and Ann was Bardney and South Carlton, respectively, and each of the children were born in Lincoln.
with Ann Coxon
Census 2 Apr 1871 St. Michael par., Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Englandat 17 Mauds Terrace
William Overton (occ. carpenter) was residing with his wife Ann, son William (occ. joiner), and daughters Rebecca (occ. milliner), Fanny, and Martha. It was recorded that Fanny and Martha were attending school (occ. “scholar”). The place of birth of William and Ann was Bardney and South Carlton, respectively, the younger William was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, and each of the younger children were born in Lincoln.
with Ann Coxon
Census 3 Apr 1881 St. Nicholas par., Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Englandat 26 Wilson St.
William Overton (occ. carpenter) was residing with his wife Ann, son William (“widower”; occ. joiner), and grandson William Herbert (occ. “scholar”). It was recorded that the place of birth of William and Ann was Bardney and South Carlton, respectively.
with Ann Coxon
Death[2] 22 Apr 1889 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England

Personal History

William Overton, (third) son of William Overton of Bardney, carpenter, by Jane[1] (Askew), was baptized on 1 January 1818 in the parish of Bardney, Lincolnshire, England.[1]

Marriage and Family

(see the Family page for references)

On 20 April 1841, William Overton of South Carlton, carpenter and son of William Overton, carpenter, and Ann Coxon of the same place, servant and daughter of Joseph Coxon, carpenter, were married at the parish church of South Carlton, Lincolnshire. The marriage was witnessed by (Ann's father) Joseph Coxon and Rebecca Dawson.

Death and Probate

William Overton, wood dealer, died on 22 April 1889 at 171 Burton road, city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, of bronchitis; the death was registered on 23 April by his son William Overton of the same place, who was “present at death”.[2]

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Church of England. Parish Church of Bardney (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1653–1976. (Salt Lake City, Utah, and Lincoln, England: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974; and Lincolnshire Archives Office, 1988–1990)
    Lincolnshire Archives: BARDNEY PAR/1/8 [Baptisms, 1813–1831], p 24, no 192.

    Digital image (https://www.lincstothepast.com/Untitled/629591.record?ImageId=34742&pt=T : accessed 26 July 2018).

    “1818. Jan: 1st. William Son of William [and] Jane Overton, [of] Bardney, Carpenter, [Ceremony was performed by] John Wray”

  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 England. General Register Office. Certified Copy of an Entry of Death Given at the General Register Office
    for William Overton, died 22 April and registered 23 April 1889. A copy of an entry in the certified copy of a register of deaths in the district of Lincoln, sub-district of Lincoln Home, co. Lincoln, 2 April 2014.

    “[died] Twenty Second April 1889 [at] 171 Burton road Lincoln U.S.D.; William Overton; male; [age] 70 years; Wood dealer; [cause] Bronchitis[,] Certified by C. Harrison M.D.; [informant] William Overton[,] Son[,] Present at death[, at] 171 Burton road Lincoln”

  3. England. The London gazette. (London, England)
    issue 22315, p. 3714, 11 Oct. 1859.

    < https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22315/page/3714 >
    “NOTICE is hereby given, that the Partnership heretofore existing between William Overton and George Vickers, who have carried on the business of Wood Dealers, in the city of Lincoln, is this day dissolved by mutual consent.—Lincoln, September 29, 1859.
    William Overton.
    Geo. Vickers.