{"id":734,"date":"2018-04-01T20:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-04-01T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734"},"modified":"2021-08-03T17:12:13","modified_gmt":"2021-08-03T16:12:13","slug":"william-blizard-williamson-of-cork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734","title":{"rendered":"William Blizard Williamson of Cork"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of my brick walls has been William Blizard Williamson and his family;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>His wife Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) and<\/li><li>His sons William Blizard and George Henry.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>George Henry was the father of Elizabeth Ann Willett who with her husband Everard William Willett adopted my mother, which makes William Blizard Williamson (senior) my Great Great Grandfather (by adoption).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This posts summarises what is and <em>is<\/em> <em>not<\/em> known about this family and what can be done to break down this brick wall! Essentially we know little about their Irish life or of their ancestors in Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(It was initially published on <span id=\"timestamp\">24 December 2016 and updated 1 April 2018 and 3 August 2021.<\/span>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Source_Records_in_England\" >Source Records in England<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#What_is_not_known\" >What is not known<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#George_Henry_Williamson_b_England\" >George Henry Williamson (b England)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#William_Elizabeth_Williamson_and_their_eldest_son_William_b_Ireland\" >William &amp; Elizabeth Williamson and their eldest son William (b Ireland)<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Place_of_Birth\" >Place of Birth<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Religion\" >Religion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Their_Ancestors\" >Their Ancestors<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Other_Irish_Relatives\" >Other Irish Relatives<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Possible_Younger_Brother\" >Possible Younger Brother<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Possible_Elder_Brother\" >Possible Elder Brother<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=734\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Source_Records_in_England\"><\/span>Source Records in England<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I first pick up three of them on the 1841 Census at Canbury Field, Kingston upon Thames (Surrey, England):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table data is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">First name<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Last name<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gender<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Age<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Birth place<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Occupation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">William<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ireland<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">I Tinman<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Eliza<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Female<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ireland<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">William<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ireland<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The actual census schedule appears to say Caubury Field, but I think this should be Canbury &#8211; which is a modern day ward just north of the town centre and which includes an area called Canbury Gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>I Tinman<\/em> probably stands for Itinerant or Independent Tinman. That would be a Tinker &#8211; although that may have been the census enumerator&#8217;s judgement rather than William Williamson&#8217;s. He was certainly a tin-worker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The one year old son, William Williamson would appear to have been born in 1840 in Ireland, which would imply they have left Ireland within the last year. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">obituary of William Williamson<\/a> says <em>he<\/em> left Ireland in 1836. It is possible that they were travelling to and fro or that he left his wife in Ireland (and one visited the other around 1839) and the family only joined him in late 1840 or early 1841. In writing about the obituary, I speculate that it was written by one of the family &#8211; which would probably mean one of the sons, either William Blizard (the younger) or George Henry. Either of them would surely know the circumstances of William (the younger) and the whereabouts of their father at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I can&#8217;t find them in the 1851 Census; I now believe they were moving around the country. WBW&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=743\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">obituary<\/a> refers to him being engaged in trade union type activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside><p>There are also a number of sources that refer to the family as having been in Wolverhampton &#8211; these may all resolve back to a single source that may not be capable of verification.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Grace&#8217;s Guide to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracesguide.co.uk\/W._B._Williamson_and_Sons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">British Industrial History<\/a> [accessed 13 February 2017] referred to WBW founding his company in 1838. This is two years after the date given in the obituary for his arrival in England, but the same obituary refers to him being &#8220;determined to make a start in business on his own account&#8221; in 1858. After correspondence, this source has now [15 February 2017] been revised to reference the obituary for a start date of 1858. If the Wolverhampton link can be substantiated, the 1838 date can be reinvestigated.<\/li>\n<li>The preface to the on-line edition of the <a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/oxforddnb\/info\/newupdates\/2013\/preface13c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford Dictionary of National Biography<\/a> refers to &#8220;Succeeding generations of the <em>Williamson family (<\/em>per<em>. c. 1855-c. 1934)<\/em> ran a metal-working business originating in Wolverhampton, but established permanently outside the Black Country, at Worcester. <em>William Blizard Williamson (1810\/11-1878)<\/em> founded the Worcester business &#8230;&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxforddnb.com\/view\/article\/105253\/105939?docPos=4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">main DNB article<\/a> [subscription site] says the family settled in England in about 1840. Given that I have previously surmised that they arrived around or after 1840 (based on their son William being born around 1840 in Ireland) and that this family website is given as a source in the DNB, this may not be independent confirmation of my belief (which contradicts the obituary which states he arrived in England in 1836)!<\/li>\n<li>David J Cannings-Bushel <a href=\"http:\/\/www.canbush.com\/at308-tma061.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reports<\/a> &#8220;William Blizzard Williamson who came from Wolverhampton &#8230; set up next to the canal at Lowesmoor around 1855&#8221;. This may be based on the DNB entry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1861 Census they are in Sidbury Street, St Peter, Worcester (England).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table data is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">First name<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Last name<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Relationship<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Marital status<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gender<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">Age<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Occupation<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Birth place<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">William<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Head<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">50<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tin Plate Manufacturer Employing 3 Men &amp; 4 Boys<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ireland, Cork<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elizabeth<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Wife<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Female<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&#8211;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ireland, Cork<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">George<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Son<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><em>21<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tin Plate Worker<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">London<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">William<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Son<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><em>16<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tin Plate Worker<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ireland, Cork<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Thomas<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Nephew<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unm<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tin Plate Worker<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">New Jersey, America<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Joseph<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Morgan<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Boarder<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">46<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tin Plate Worker<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">South Wales Carmarthen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>1861 England and Wales Census <em>RG 9;<\/em> Piece: <em>2094;<\/em> Folio: <em>56;<\/em> Page: <em>9;<\/em> [Accessed via Ancestry]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks as if the sons&#8217; ages have been transposed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside><p>Later Census records would seem to support this. William Williamson (jnr) is recorded as follows\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1841, Age ~1, (&gt;YoB 1840) b Ireland<\/li>\n<li>1861, Age 16, (&gt;YoB 184<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">5<\/span>) b&nbsp; Ireland, Cork<\/li>\n<li>1871, Age 36, (&gt;YoB 1840) b Cork, Ireland<\/li>\n<li>1881, Age 41, (&gt;YoB 1840) b Crale Corve (?), Ireland<\/li>\n<li>1891, Age 51, (&gt;YoB 1840) b Ireland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>George Williamson is recorded as follows<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1861, Age 21, (&gt;YoB 184<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">0<\/span>) b London<\/li>\n<li>1871, Age 26, (&gt;YoB 1845) b London<\/li>\n<li>1881, Age 34, (&gt;YoB 1847) b London<\/li>\n<li>1891, Age 46, (&gt;YoB 1845) b London<\/li>\n<li>1901, Age 56, (&gt;YoB 1845) b London<\/li>\n<li>1911, Age 66, (&gt;YoB 1845) b London<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_not_known\"><\/span>What is not known<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The birth details of William Williamson (senior) and Elizabeth are not known. Neither are the birth details of their eldest son, William. Elizabeth&#8217;s maiden name is also unknown. Their ancestors are not known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"George_Henry_Williamson_b_England\"><\/span>George Henry Williamson (b England)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The IGI records a baptism at St Pancras, London together with a birth date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color: white; border: 1px red solid; padding: 5px;\">\n<p>GEORGE HENRY WILLIAMSON Male<\/p>\n<p>Event(s): Birth: 14 JAN 1845<br \/>Christening: 09 FEB 1845 Old Church, Saint Pancras, London<\/p>\n<p>Parents: Father: WILLIAM WILLIAMSON Mother: ELIZABETH<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Old Church, Saint Pancras, is a Church of England Church in the Pancras Registration District. It is well known for its Catholic heritage and the fact that a number of Catholics were buried in its cemetery (even post Reformation). In this respect it would seem an unusual place for a non-conformist to have his son baptised. If the family was itinerant, they may not have felt they had much choice. The church was rebuilt in 1847 having been semi-derelict prior to restoration. (ref: Catholic Herald <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicherald.co.uk\/news\/2013\/05\/12\/the-14-year-old-beheaded-for-his-faith-whose-name-lives-on-in-north-london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on-line 12 May 2013<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GRO records list a birth for a George Henry Williamson registered in Q3 1845 at Islington (a registration district adjacent to Pancras). However, the certificate for this birth shows the father as Frederick Williamson, a law writer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GRO also records a birth for a George Williamson registered in Q2 1845 at Stepney &#8211; but that is some distance from St Pancras. (<i>GRO Reference:<\/i> 1845 &nbsp;J[une] Quarter in Stepney&nbsp; Volume&nbsp;02 Page&nbsp;450).<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GRO also records a birth for a George <em>Gordon<\/em> Williamson registered in Q1 1845 at St Pancras &#8211; the mother&#8217;s maiden name is also listed as Gordon, so might this registration have a mistaken second name? (<i>GRO Reference:<\/i> 1845 &nbsp;M[arch] Quarter in St Pancras&nbsp; Volume&nbsp;01 &nbsp;Page&nbsp;366).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The possibilities for George Williamson&#8217;s birth are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The baptismal record is for a different individual (although no other later records such as census records are found other than those already listed above for &#8220;our&#8221; George Williamson). I think this is the right baptism.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span><\/li><li>George &#8220;Gordon&#8221; Williamson listed above<\/li><li>Born (and registered elsewhere) &#8211; possibly the Stepney registration even though it is rather a late registration for the stated birth. (As was the Islington registration)<\/li><li>Not registered at all.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">*<\/span> [Update: April 2018] The Parish Record for the St Pancras birth above is at London Metropolitan Archives (Reference Number: <em>p90\/pan1\/024<\/em>). Accessing it through Ancestry shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table data is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Name:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">George Henry Williamson<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gender:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Record Type:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Baptism<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Baptism Date:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">9 Feb 1845<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Baptism Place:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">St Pancras, Camden, England<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Father:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">William Williamson<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mother:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Elizabeth Williamson<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Register Type:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Parish Registers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>The Parish Record for the St Pancras birth above at London Metropolitan Archives (Reference Number: <em>p90\/pan1\/024<\/em>) [Accessed via Ancestry]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This matches the IGI information. Examining the actual images also reveals additional information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table data is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Name:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">George Henry Williamson<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Birth Date <em>(marginal note)<\/em>:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">14 Jan 1845<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Abode (of parents):<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Brill Place<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Baptism Date:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">9 Feb 1845<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Quality, Trade Or Profession (of father):<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tinplate Worker<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Celebrant:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">F J Stainforth [?]<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ancestry Data Set:<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Parish Register Record Page, Number<\/th><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">343, 246<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption>IGI information [accessed through Family Search]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;Tinplate&#8221; worker would tend to indicate that this is the right record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same record set records a baptism (11 May 1845) for the Q2 1845 Stepney birth of a George Williamson &#8211; parents George and Eleanor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"William_Elizabeth_Williamson_and_their_eldest_son_William_b_Ireland\"><\/span>William &amp; Elizabeth Williamson and their eldest son William (b Ireland)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Place_of_Birth\"><\/span>Place of Birth<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Census records indicate that these three were born in Cork. This could mean Cork City or County Cork. However the Obituary for William Williamson (the elder) says he was born in the City of Cork. It is probable that they all came from the City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In July 1869 the following notice appeared in both the Cork Examiner and the Cork Daily Southern Reporter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">NOTICE.<br \/>CORK TOTAL ABSTINENCE ASSOCIATION.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">WILLIAM BLIZARD WILLIAMSON, formerly of Cork (now of Worcester), wishes to address the inhabitants of his native city on his experience of the Evils of intemperance and the Benefits of Total Abstinence.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Meeting for this purpose is intended to be held in the ROTUNDO, ATHEN\u00c6UM<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00b9<\/span>, on TUESDAY EVENING next, the 20th inst., at 8 o\u2019Clock.<br \/>ROBERT SCOTT Esq., J.P, will preside.<br \/>Admission Free.<\/p><cite>Cork Examiner <em>20 July 1869<\/em> (page 1 column 6) [Accessed via Find My Past]<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The confusion over the dates is probably because this is a repeat advert on the actual day of the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This would also seem to confirm that he was born in the City. It would also seem to indicate that he had experience of intemperance. The report of the meeting indicated that this experience was personal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>TEMPERANCE MEETING at the ATHEN\u00c6UM<br \/><br \/>Last evening Mr. William B. Williamson, of Worcester, addressed a large attentive and respectable assembly in the Rotundo of the Athen\u00e6um. He described himself as a son of toil who started in life as an apprentice in a workshop, and whose education might have been of a better order than it was, but for that foe of of progress \u2014 strong drink \u2014 which hinders the march of knowledge in any family into which it finds access. In this part of the lecture, Mr. Williamson made pointed reference to the dangers of the workshop, and especially to the dangers to which the youthful apprentice is exposed due to the example of dissipation so often set before them by the older man. Mr. Williamson described the drawback which drink proved to him until he resolutely entered into conflict with this enemy, and was enabled by the help of God to overcome it. At this part of the part of the lecture he described most accurately the feelings and the habits of many of the working classes who so often lay the blame of their distress and discomfort at the door of the government, or attributes it to the mismanagement of their wives, forgetting the large portion of their wages which so often is to be found in the publican&#8217;s till. From the time that Mr. Williamson took the pledge and resolutely kept it, prosperity beamed upon him, and he has rapidly risen in wealth and comfort and influence. He is a member of the Worcester Corporation \u2014 he has a large manufactory in which he has many hands, old and young at work, and the men love the master and the master loves the men, and harmony and industry and prosperity are the results. No liquor is permitted to enter the premises, and it is to this stringent rule that order and happiness are so constantly to be found in the workshop. He has built a temperance hall<sup><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">1<\/span><\/sup>, in which lectures are given on the importance of the rule of total abstinence, and he not only does his utmost to keep up the reign of temperance, in his own home and his establishment, but he goes as a missionary into the lanes and streets and calls on families in which drunkenness prevails, and he has received, as the most valuable reward which he could expect, the blessings of wives and children from whose homes the demon of drink has been banished by his earnest and humble appeals to those who had been tied and bound by its chains.<br \/>&#8230;<br \/>[Address by Rev N C Dunscombe about the movement in Cork]<br \/>&#8230;<br \/>A vote of thanks to Mr. Williamson was proposed by Mr. Julian and seconded by Mr. Morgan, and unanimously carried.<br \/><br \/>The room was crowded, and great order and attention were visible throughout the proceedings.<\/p><cite>Cork Constitution <em>21 July 1869<\/em>, Page 2 Column 6 [Accessed via Find My Past]<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>There is possibly an element of returning to his native city so that the city can see how he has made good. Alternatively he may have been visiting regularly to see relatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><sup>1<\/sup><\/span> The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfow.org.uk\/picture.php?\/5424\/category\/6\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cfow.org.uk\/picture.php?\/5424\/category\/6\" target=\"_blank\">Temperance Hall in Worcester<\/a> was in Charles Street &#8211; the same address as the remaining <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/@52.1908467,-2.2157208,3a,72.1y,174.87h,90.62t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9AAeWD3sLpqEip82a30aIQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/maps\/@52.1908467,-2.2157208,3a,72.1y,174.87h,90.62t\/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9AAeWD3sLpqEip82a30aIQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656\" target=\"_blank\">Williamson&#8217;s Office Block<\/a>. The Hall has since been demolished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cfow.org.uk\/_data\/i\/upload\/2017\/02\/26\/20170226151245-0b3cc8f6-me.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption>The Changing Face of Worcester: Temperance Hall, Charles St<br \/>[All <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cfow.org.uk\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.cfow.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.cfow.org.uk\/<\/a> images are subject to copyright restrictions. &#8220;However, please feel free to use them for research and educational purposes&#8221;. Any images used should clearly acknowledge their <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cfow.org.uk\/picture.php?\/5424\/category\/6\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cfow.org.uk\/picture.php?\/5424\/category\/6\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>.]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Religion\"><\/span>Religion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The History of Metal Box, reported that William Blizard Williamson was a &#8220;Plymouth Brother of obscure Irish antecedents&#8221; (<cite>Metal Box, by W J Reader (Heineman 1976)<\/cite>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When WBW became a &#8220;Plymouth Brother&#8221; is not clear &#8211; presumably either when he signed the pledge or afterwards. The Brethren were founded in the 1820s in Dublin and spread to other centres including Cork and Plymouth (from which the movement acquired the Plymouth Prefix in 1831).<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00b2<\/span> A &#8220;Plymouth Brother of obscure Irish antecedents&#8221; does not preclude WBW becoming a member of the Brethren <em>after<\/em> his arrival in England; in fact the prefix &#8220;Plymouth&#8221; may imply that he joined an English Assembly &#8211; it is by no means clear that the Brethren in Cork were known as <em>Plymouth<\/em> Brethren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he joined the &#8220;Brethren&#8221; whilst in Cork tracing family baptismal and marriage records is more difficult. However it should be noted that William Williamson, the elder (b ~1811\/12) was probably baptised before the Brethren were founded (in the 1820s). However, his marriage and certainly the baptism of his son, William, could probably have been according to the rites of the Brethren (as well as the Irish civil requirements).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brethren originated as a non-conformist break from Anglicanism. It is possible therefore that the elder WBW was baptised as an Anglican, but it is also likely that the Brethren would have also been attractive to some Presbyterians. Given that when he died he was a Congregationalist, I would suspect that he was (slightly) more likely to have been born into a Presbyterian family. If he joined the Brethren after arriving in England, it is probable that his baptism as well as his marriage and the baptism of his eldest son (all in Ireland) would all have been within the same denomination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Their_Ancestors\"><\/span>Their Ancestors<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Without WBW&#8217;s baptismal record and his wife Elizabeth&#8217;s marital and baptismal records, it is next to impossible to trace their ancestors. However the 1861 Census (see above) gives a potential additional way forward in respect of WBW&#8217;s family in Cork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the supposition above we are possibly looking for a family in Cork Ireland, possibly Presbyterian or Church of Ireland:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Father: Williamson, First name: possibly William, born between 1750 and 1795<\/li><li>Mother: Unknown, Surname: possibly Blizard or Evans, born between 1770 and 1795<\/li><li>Son: William Blizard Williamson, b ~1811\/12<\/li><li>Son: (possibly) George Williamson, b ~1817<\/li><li>Other Children: Unknown<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Irish_Relatives\"><\/span>Other Irish Relatives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Possible_Younger_Brother\"><\/span>Possible Younger Brother<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1861 Census for Worcester (England) records that WBW had a nephew staying with him. Thomas Williamson was recorded as a 16 year old Tin plate worker, born in New Jersey, America. This would imply that Thomas (and his mother and possibly his father) would have been in New Jersey around 1845.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If Thomas&#8217;s father can be named we then have WBW&#8217;s brother, and we can then try to look for baptismal records for them with the same parents (assuming we don&#8217;t have half brothers!). Williamson is not however an uncommon name, so trying to find records of Thomas Williamson in the US, even with an Irish born father, is problematic. But restricting the search to New Jersey around 1845 considerably narrows the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1850 and 1860 US Censuses unfortunately do not detail family relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a Thomas Williamson born in New Jersey in 1845 found in the 1850 US Census for Hillsborough, Somerset, New Jersey, but the two adults in the household (assumed to be his parents) are both born in New Jersey as well &#8211; which is possible but unlikely if we are looking for the father to be a brother for WBW. The probable father, Francis, is listed as a Labourer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a Thomas Williamson born in 1843 (but in Ireland) found in the 1850 Census for Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey. The other household members (including the probable mother) are also Irish born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However in Troy, Ward 5, Rensselaer, New York, we find in the 1850 Census:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table data is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">First name(s)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Last name<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gender:<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Age<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Birth place<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Occupation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">George<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">33<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ireland<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tinsmith<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Eliza A<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Female<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">New York<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>George T<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">New Jersey<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Samuel H<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">New Jersey<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Might &#8220;George T&#8221; be &#8220;George Thomas&#8221;? George is also a name found in the family that we are looking at (George Henry Williamson, discussed above, and his son George Evans Williamson). If he is the &#8220;nephew&#8221; in the 1861 Worcester, England census, it is possible he was recorded as &#8220;Thomas&#8221; to distinguish him from WBW&#8217;s son George Henry. If it is this family he may well have been known by his second name to distinguish him from his father. It is also worth noting that Samuel is a name that is shared with George T&#8217;s uncle &#8211; if this is the right family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This might be thought to be a bit tenuous &#8211; but looking for a Thomas Williamson born in New Jersey around 1845 does not return many possible results let alone certain results. There is a danger of building on speculation, but we may find it useful &#8211; particularly if we later find more corroborating evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The birthplaces are what we are looking for and the father&#8217;s occupation of Tinsmith is very convenient and might indicate that his son may become a tin plate worker as well &#8211; he may even have been sent to England to see how his uncle managed his business. The father would have been born in about 1817 making him 5 or 6 years younger than WBW. <em>If<\/em> this father is WBW&#8217;s brother, that gap may indicate that we might find further siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trying to find this family again in later census records is hard but in 1900, we find what could be the eldest son at Wappingers Falls, Dutchess, New York:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table data is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">First name(s)<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Last name<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Relationship<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Marital status<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gender<\/th><th>Age<\/th><th>Birth month &amp; year<\/th><th>Birth place<\/th><th>Occupation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">George<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Self<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Married<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Male<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>Feb 1845<\/td><td>New Jersey<\/td><td>Tinsmith<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sarah<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Williamson<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Wife<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Married<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Female<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>Dec 1837<\/td><td>New York<\/td><td>&nbsp;Mother of 2, both living<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The census records that they have been married 30 years &#8211; so he married at ~25 and she at ~33. The 1892 Census of Dutchess County may show this couple with a probable son Fred, age 17 \u2013 born 1875, when the mother Sarah would have been 38. There could be earlier children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This record (if we accept the possible explanation for George T being known in England as Thomas) is consistent (in terms of date and place of birth and occupation) with the nephew in the 1861 Census in Worcester, England. The Census also records the place of birth of his Father as Ireland and his mother as New York; again this is consistent with this family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside>There is also an 1870 Census Record (New York City, Ward 09) for a George Williamson, Tinsmith, aged 50 [b~1820], b Ireland. However the probable wife (relationships are not recorded) appears to be a Mary, aged 46, b Ireland. In addition there are four younger females all born in New York between 1847 and 1864 and one male (George) also born in New York in about 1860. Because of the years of birth this is at the moment thought to be a different family &#8211; but would indicate that there was more than one Williamson family of Tinsmiths.<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a family story (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=144#comment-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comment on another post<\/a>) about George Henry Williamson having fought on possibly the Confederate side in the American Civil War [1861\u20131865]. It is believed he ran off as a very young man to America to fight. If true, we might guess that he was drawn into this escapade with his cousin Thomas, although given Thomas was born in New Jersey it is possibly surprising that they fought on the Confederate side. However if Civil War records (for either side) show a youngish (George) Thomas (b New Jersey) and George Henry Williamson (b London) in the same unit, we may have found them. Unfortunately the indexing of these records does not make such a check easy! (See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">separate post<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Possible_Elder_Brother\"><\/span>Possible Elder Brother<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I have speculated previously that when William Williamson (the elder) visited Cork in 1869 to speak about the benefits of temperance, he may not have been just grandstanding but also visiting relatives who remained in Cork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at trade directories for residents of the City of Cork around 1869 we find:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>26, Lavitts Quay: Samuel Williamson, Tinsmith<br \/>(Henry &amp; Coughlan&#8217;s General Directory of Cork and Munster for 1867)<br \/>(Slater&#8217;s Royal National Commercial Directory of Ireland 1870) &#8211; which also lists him in the Category section as a japanner<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A Williamson who is a tinsmith in Cork is naturally of interest as is one called Samuel &#8211; given speculation about the family in the USA (see above).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Irish Calendar of Wills and Administrations reveals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>485 WILLIAMSON Samuel<br \/>18 June<br \/>Letters of Administration (with the Will and one Codicil annexed) of the personal estate of Samuel Williamson late of Lavitt&#8217;s-quay Cork Tinplate Worker and Japanner deceased who died 13 January 1872 at same place were granted at Cork to Elizabeth Williamson of Lavitt&#8217;s-quay aforesaid the Widow and a Legatee<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Indicates that this Samuel (tinplate worker of Lavitt&#8217;s Quay) was married and looking further we find the marriage record (Ireland Marriages 1619-1898 Transcription on Family Search):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>First name(s): Samuel<br \/>Last name: Williamson<br \/>Marriage year: 1851<br \/>Marriage date: 05 Jul 1851<br \/>Marriage place: Cork, Cork, Ire<br \/>Father&#8217;s first name(s): Thomas<br \/>Father&#8217;s last name: Williamson<br \/>Spouse&#8217;s first name(s): Elizabeth<br \/>Spouse&#8217;s last name: Hogan<br \/>Spouse&#8217;s father&#8217;s first name(s): William R<br \/>Spouse&#8217;s father&#8217;s last name: Hogan<br \/>Residence: Cork, Cork, Ireland<br \/>Place: Cork<br \/>County: Cork<br \/>Country: Ireland<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>We now have a father&#8217;s name, but the marriage date would tend to indicate that this Samuel is probably quite a bit younger than WBW (the elder) and quite a bit older than WBW (the younger).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However the Ireland Civil Registration Indexes, 1845-1958 on Family Search gives his age at death:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Name: Samuel Williamson<br \/>Event Type: Death<br \/>Event Date: 1872<br \/>Event Place: Cork, Ireland<br \/>Registration Quarter and Year: 1872<br \/>Registration District: Cork<br \/>Age: 64<br \/>Birth Year (Estimated): 1808<br \/>Volume Number: 5<br \/>Page Number: 117<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A birth year would make him a potential brother of WBW (the elder). He would have been about 43 when he married.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a marriage of a Sarah Williamson (father Samuel) to a James Perdue (Family Search &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/familysearch.org\/ark:\/61903\/1:1:FGCX-7XX : 12 December 2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ireland Marriages, 1619-1898<\/a>&#8220;):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Name: James Perdue<br \/>Spouse&#8217;s Name: Sarah Williamson<br \/>Event Date: 01 Oct 1857<br \/>Event Place: Cork, Cork, Ireland<br \/>Father&#8217;s Name: Henry Perdue<br \/>Spouse&#8217;s Father&#8217;s Name: Samuel Williamson<br \/>Marital Status: Single<br \/>Spouse&#8217;s Marital Status: Single<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhaustive searching of all records for Samuel Williamson with an appropriate date and place turns up his will (on Find My Past &#8211; Ireland, Original Will Registers 1858-1920)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The will extends over two whole register pages and two half pages and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/?p=779\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has a lot of genealogical detail<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote><ul>\n<li>Samuel Williamson, 31 &amp; 32 Lavitts Quay in the City of Cork, Tin Plate Worker &amp; Japanner<\/li>\n<li>Wife: Elizabeth Williamson [married 1851]<\/li>\n<li>Business Partner: Son in Law, Jacob Wolfe &#8211; Partnership Agreement 23 November 1870<\/li>\n<li>Children\n<ul>\n<li>my daughter Margaret Wolfe [married 1870, therefore possibly daughter of a previous wife]<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I leave nothing&#8221; to my son William Henry Williamson<\/li>\n<li>\u00a35 to my daughter Christina Williamson &#8211; &#8220;to be appropriated to her use in the purchase of a suit of mourning clothes, as my son in law Jacob Wolfe, and my daughter Margaret Wolfe shall deem fit.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I leave nothing&#8221; to my daughter Sarah Perdue, or her heirs [Sarah married 1857, therefore probably daughter of a previous wife]<\/li>\n<li>my son Samuel Williamson &amp; my daughter Rebecca Ann Williamson, now inmates of the Cork Lunatic Asylum, &#8220;be provided with a decent burial, at the joint expense of my son in law Jacob Wolfe &amp; my Wife Elizabeth Williamson&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Executors\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;my brother, William R Williamson, of Worcester, England&#8221; &#8211; later referred to as William B Williamson<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;my friend, Joseph D Reddin&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Will dated 19 January 1872<\/li>\n<li>Codicil dated 19 January 1872<\/li>\n<li>Witnesses to both will and codicil\n<ul>\n<li>Abraham Wolfe<\/li>\n<li>Henry Farman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Letters of Administration granted to Elizabeth Williamson, widow, after Executors renounced Probate and Executorship<\/li>\n<li>Value: Under \u00a3450<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally we have the link; Samuel was the brother of William Blizard Williamson (the elder), and through Samuel&#8217;s marriage record the name of their father; Thomas Williamson. Sarah&#8217;s status is also confirmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thomas was the name of the father of George T Williamson in the USA; this is probably not the same person as there is probably a generation gap. But it is further circumstantial information supporting the suspicion that George T is the Thomas found as WBW&#8217;s nephew in the 1861 England Census &#8211; Thomas is possibly a shared family name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Irish Diocesan &amp; Prerogative Marriage Licences Bonds (on Family Search) has two possible marriages (Cork and Ross Diocese) for Thomas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>to Catherine O&#8217;Brien in 1802, or<\/li><li>to Elizabeth Wise in 1807<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether either of these is correct cannot yet be determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a crack in this brick wall! William Blizard Williamson&#8217;s father was Thomas Williamson. Thomas probably had two further sons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The father of William Blizard Williamson&#8217;s nephew Thomas on the 1861 Worcester Census (born about 1845 in New Jersey). <ul><li>This father may possibly have been named George Williamson<\/li><li>George&#8217;s son, the &#8220;Worcester Thomas&#8221; above, may have been George Thomas Williamson, a tinsmith born in 1844 in New Jersey. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Samuel (b ~1808, d 1872) who lived in Cork. Samuel probably married twice: <ul><li>First, to an as yet unknown first wife, by whom he probably had two children (identified in his Will): <ul><li>Sarah who married James Perdue in 1857<\/li><li>(possibly) Margaret who married Jacob Wolfe in 1870. They appear to have at least two children (ref: <cite>Family Search, Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881<\/cite>): <ul><li>Samuel b 9 Jan 1872 to Parents Samuel Wolfe and Margaret Williamson<\/li><li>Elizabeth Jane b 1 Feb 1873 to Parents Jacob Walfe and Margaritta Williamson  <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Secondly, to Elizabeth Hogan who he married in July 1851 <ul><li>It would be very surprising if Sarah (above) was a daughter of this relationship &#8211; born at least 9-10 years before they married.<\/li><li>It is possible that Margaret (above) was a daughter of this relationship &#8211; if born after Elizabeth&#8217;s marriage to her father she would have been 18 or 19 when she married.<\/li><li>In the Quaker records there is a record of a death and burial in July 1883 of an Elizabeth Williamson. On the burial Certificate she is described as the Widow of Samuel Williamson of 79 Douglas St Cork. In the Irish death registers there is a corresponding entry for a 76 yo Elizabeth Williamson (<cite>Registration district: Cork; Volume: 5; Page 87<\/cite>)<br \/>Whether this is Elizabeth Hogan is not clear. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Samuel&#8217;s Will names four further children. At the moment is not clear whether the unknown first wife or Elizabeth Hogan is their mother. <ul><li>Samuel,<\/li><li>Christina<\/li><li>William Henry (who may have married in 1875)<\/li><li>Rebecca Ann  <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It would be useful if Samuel&#8217;s living descendants could be identified &#8211; they may know more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A separate exercise is under way to detail all 19th Century Williamsons in County Cork (as much as available documents allow), partly for purposes of elimination, but also in case they prove to be related.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Athen\u00e6um was opened in 1855. &#8220;It was to be used for the purpose of lectures, meetings, and experiments and for the formation of a museum and the collection of fine arts in connection with such subjects. It was also to be used for balls and other assemblies and sometimes for concerts and was equipped for theatrical performances. It was never a success. The acoustics were widely held to be terrible&#8221; (<cite>Archiseek: <a href=\"http:\/\/archiseek.com\/2013\/1855-cork-opera-house-the-athenaeum-cork\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cork Opera House (The Athenaeum), Cork<\/a><\/cite>) Charles Dickens read at the Athen\u00e6um before about a thousand people; however this would have been the main hall and not the Rotunda.<\/li><li>The Plymouth Brethren suffered a number of schisms. As far as I can ascertain the movement was founded in Dublin and did not acquire the &#8220;Plymouth&#8221; prefix until it had spread to England in 1831. In 1848 there was a split between &#8220;Open&#8221; and &#8220;Exclusive&#8221; Brethren. Each branch was subject to further schisms and re-unions. The &#8220;Plymouth Brethren Christian Church&#8221; emerged from further schisms in the &#8220;Exclusive Brethren&#8221; in 2012. The term &#8220;Gospel Hall&#8221; is often used for groups of Brethren. Sources from which I have tried to derive a composite view include:\n<ul>\n<li><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plymouth_Brethren#History\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Plymouth_Brethren#History<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li><cite><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gospelhall.org\/index.php\/faqs\/96-faqs\/17-gospel-hall-faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.gospelhall.org\/index.php\/faqs\/96-faqs\/17-gospel-hall-faq<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li><cite><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mybrethren.org\/history\/hy01earl.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.mybrethren.org\/history\/hy01earl.htm<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li><cite><a href=\"http:\/\/www.corkgospelhall.org\/history_43.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.corkgospelhall.org\/history_43.html<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<li><cite><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Our_beliefs_UK_v7.2_PR1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.plymouthbrethrenchristianchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/Our_beliefs_UK_v7.2_PR1.pdf<\/a><\/cite><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my brick walls has been William Blizard Williamson and his family; His wife Elizabeth (maiden name unknown) andHis sons William Blizard and George Henry. George Henry was the father of Elizabeth Ann Willett who with her husband Everard William Willett adopted my mother, which makes William Blizard Williamson (senior) my Great Great Grandfather [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[61,66,180,59,12,10,19,184,174,119,276,1,106,79],"tags":[281,272,277,280,278,126],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-61","category-1837-1911","category-1861-65-acw","category-biography","category-england","category-genealogy","category-ireland","category-migration","category-religion","category-update-as-information-arises","category-tinplate-industry","category-uncategorized","category-united-state","category-williamson","tag-american-civil","tag-cork","tag-samuel-williamson","tag-thomas-williamson","tag-william-blizard-williamson","tag-worcester"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":61,"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1639,"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions\/1639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.faulder.org.uk\/genealogy\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}