William was baptised on 30 Jul, 1735 at St. Margaret's Church in Saleby, Lincolnshire, England^a1, the son of William Scrimshaw (1705–?)★ and Frances Stanland (1697–1781)★. He is Ian's 7x great grandfather.

He married Frances Brian (1733–1783)★ on 17 May, 1758 at St Wilfrid's Church in Alford, Lincolnshire, England^b1 . They had five children:–

• Mary★ baptised on 4 Mar, 1759 at St Wilfrid's Church, Alford^b2. Married William Simpson★ on 6 Jul, 1779 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a2,c1.
• Ann baptised on 26 Dec, 1760 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a3. Married Robert Clarke on 19 Jul, 1785 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a4.
• Frances baptised on 3 Dec, 1763 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a5. Buried on 17 Jan, 1783 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a6.
• Jane baptised on 16 Aug, 1767 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a7.
• John baptised on 22 Feb, 1771 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a8.

Frances, his wife, was buried on 22 May, 1783 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a9.

He married Mary Clark on 27 Sep, 1783 at the age of forty-eight at Holy Trinity Church in Bilsby, Lincolnshire, England^d1 and had two children:–

• William baptised on 27 Jun, 1784 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a10.
• Frances baptised on 9 Jul, 1786 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a11. Married Timothy Brown on 28 Jun, 1805 at St. Andrew's Church in Beesby, Lincolnshire, England^e1.

William was buried at the age of fifty-three on 6 Nov, 1788 at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby^a12

Timeline

1735

30 Jul

Baptised at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby, Lincolnshire, England.^a1

1758

17 May

Married Frances Brian★ at St Wilfrid's Church, Alford, Lincolnshire.^b1
Recorded as residing in Alford, Lincolnshire.^b1

1759

4 Mar

Daughter, Mary Scrimshaw (1759–?)★, baptised at St Wilfrid's Church, Alford.^b2

1760

26 Dec

Daughter, Ann Scrimshaw (1760–?), baptised at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a3

1763

3 Dec

Daughter, Frances Scrimshaw (1763–1783), baptised at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a5

1767

16 Aug

Daughter, Jane Scrimshaw (1767–?), baptised at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a7

1771

22 Feb

Son, John Scrimshaw (1771–?), baptised at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a8

1781

8 Jan

Mother, Frances Stanland (1697–1781)★, buried at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a13

1783

17 Jan

Daughter, Frances Scrimshaw (1763–1783), buried at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a6

22 May

Wife, Frances, buried at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a9

27 Sep

Married Mary Clark at Holy Trinity Church, Bilsby, Lincolnshire.^d1
Recorded as residing in Saleby, Lincolnshire.^d1

1784

27 Jun

Son, William Scrimshaw (1784–?), baptised at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a10

1785

19 Jul

Witness to the marriage of Robert Clarke and Ann Scrimshaw at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a4

1786

9 Jul

Daughter, Frances Scrimshaw (1786–?), baptised at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a11

1788

6 Nov

Buried at St. Margaret's Church, Saleby.^a12
Economic status recorded as Pauper.^a12

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