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Henry Clarkson

b. 1750, d. 3 September 1830

Birth

Henry Clarkson was born in 1750 in Grimsargh.1

Parents

FatherHenry Clarkson (b. 1704, d. 1779)
MotherIsabel ("wife of Henry b 1704") Clarkson (b. circa 1705)

Family life

Henry Clarkson and Ann Eccles were married on 9 November 1778 in Preston.1

Children with Ann Eccles (b. circa 1751, d. 1804)

SonJohn Clarkson (b. 1780, d. 9 January 1780)
SonJohn Francis Clarkson (b. 29 January 1781)
SonGeorge Clarkson (b. 1783, d. 1857)
SonHenry Clarkson (b. 1785, d. 1861)
SonThomas Clarkson (b. 21 October 1786)
SonEdmund Clarkson (b. 1788)
SonJacob Clarkson (b. 1790, d. 1865)
SonSeth Clarkson (b. 1791, d. 1835)
SonMichael Clarkson (b. 1793, d. 1826)
SonWilliam Clarkson (b. 1794, d. 1827)
DaughterAnn Clarkson (b. 1800)

Residence information

Henry Clarkson lived at Property P in Haighton, Lancashire, in 1781, proprietor and occupier. This property attracted an annual tax of 2/15/1. Henry remained as proprietor and occupier until 1788.1 He lived at Property P in Haighton, Lancashire, in 1789, occupier. His brother George replaced Henry as proprietor.1 He lived at Property P in Haighton, Lancashire, in 1790, occupier. His brother John replaced his brother George as proprietor.1 He lived in Blunham, Bedfordshire, in 1791, farmer. Faulkner concludes that Henry had lost his land in a family dispute and therefore moved to Blunham in Bedfordshire, 194 miles away.1 He lived at Cross Farm in Grimsargh, Lancashire, in 1820, occupier.1 He lived at Cross Farm in Grimsargh, Lancashire, in 1826, occupier and proprietor. He took opver as proprietor on the death of his older brother, John1

Working life

  • In 1807 Henry Clarkson was a manager of the fire engine in Blunham.1
  • In 1818 Henry Clarkson was an overseer in Blunham.1

Death

Henry Clarkson died on 3 September 1830 at age ~80 in Preston.1 He was buried on 6 September 1830 at St Wilfrid RC church in Preston.1

Citations

  1. [S1244] "RR: Clarkson family of Lancashire", Gordon Faulkner and Barbara Green (www.faulkner-history.co.uk); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
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Last Edited2 June 2020