Hello! I have recently jumped head first into genealogy in order to obtain the documents required for dual citizenship through Canadian descent/ancestry, and to also document our family lineage for my relatives on both sides of the family of whom are growing older. I have found an ample amount of information on my own; enough to piece a pretty good puzzle together. I'm still missing a few important pieces though.. I wanted to reach out to this group in hopes of discovering more information on my lineage, as well as finding new (to me) resources for genealogy that you all may know of. Here below I've typed out all information pertaining to these people as I can find so far. Hopefully it is formatted well. Any and all information is useful information.
Richard Williamson: Born ~1822-1823 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England, Son of John Williamson. Richard married Harriet Ann Berriman Williamson on December 22, 1850, in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. He lived in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, in 1851 and moved to Halton, Ontario, Canada, sometime between 1851 and 1871.
What Is Needed For Richard: Birth Certificate, Death Certificate (at least Date, Location, etc.), Marriage Certificate to Harriet, Immigration to Canada (and then possibly U.S.A?)
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Harriet Ann Berriman Williamson: Born born in May 1825, the daughter of Ann and James. She married Richard Williamson on December 22, 1850, in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. She died in July 1897 in Holbeck, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 72. (She also has the alias of "Ann Williamson" in some census documents)
What Is Needed For Harriet Ann: Birth Certificate, Death Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Immigration to Canada, Any Other Information. *ALSO- Listed in the 1881 Canadian Census is the household of Richard Williamson, Harriet Ann Williamson, and another household member - Mable B. Bell - a one-year-old girl that shows up only then and nowhere else. No other documentation. The same household with two people in their late 50's by that point, with George already moved into the United States. That census is linked at the bottom.
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George Robert Williamson (Also could be Geo R. Williamson, George Gibson, & George Berriman): George was born on December 25, 1847, in Beverley, Yorkshire, England, when his father, Richard, was 25 and his mother, Harriet, was 22. He married Mary E. Ratliff in Morgan, Illinois, on October 15, 1870 (One son together - Walter E. Williamson, before her passing on June 29, 1879, in Concord, Illinois, when she was 27 years old. He then married Mary Frances Drake Williamson and they had five children together. He died on February 27, 1916, in Oskaloosa, Illinois, at the age of 68, and was buried in Flora, Illinois. He had a rather unfortunate end per the death certificate (posted here). The death certificate of George Robert Williamson in Xenia, IL is factual and has all correct family information per living relatives. There is a lot of documentation on George and Mary Frances Drake's children.
What Is Needed For George Robert: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Immigration to Canada, Immigration to United States, Possible Military Service in the U.S. Civil War (Seven Days Battles to be Specific) & Any Other Information Available. Any information on George is good information. It seems to be a mystery as to movements getting from Ontario to Shelby County, Illinois.
*HINT* for George Robert: The "George Gibson" name comes from his baptismal records in England listing Harriet Ann and an "Illegitimate unnamed father". Any info on that is MUCH appreciated.
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I really appreciate any help, comments, suggestions, or really anything in advance. It would mean the world to me to be able to present these completed findings to my family at some point. Thank you for taking the time to read this! Let me know if there are any questions, I will do my best to answer with the information already at my disposal.