William Danson, Esquire
Cal 1745 - 1825 (~ 80 years)-
Name William Danson Suffix Esquire Birth Cal 1745 Gender Male Death 21 Mar 1825 Bristol, Gloucester, England, United Kingdom 
[1] Burial 28 Mar 1825 Saint Paul's Churchyard, Bristol, Gloucester, England, United Kingdom [2] Person ID I11983 Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23 Last Modified 5 Jun 2022
Family 1 Elizabeth Rowe, c. 3 May 1761, Saint Brelade Church of England, Saint Brélade, Jersey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom d. 1815 (Age ~ 53 years) Marriage 9 Jan 1786 Cathedral of Saint John The Baptist, Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada Notes - by Wakter Price; witnesses were Sarah Pum(sp) and Hugh Rowe(bride's father)
Children 1. George Roach Danson, b. 9 Aug 1778 bur. 9 Jan 1847, Parish of Saint Andrew Church of England, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 68 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]2. Hugh William Danson, b. 15 Jan 1788, Saint Johns, Newfoundland, Canada d. Abt 1840, Jamaica, West Indies (Age 51 years)3. Thomas Elias Danson, Esquire, b. Cal 1789 d. 15 May 1840, Bristol, Gloucester, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 51 years)4. Danson, c. 3 Jul 1791, Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada 5. Edmund Rowe Danson, c. 7 Dec 1793, Saint Paul's Anglican Church, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada d. 30 Apr 1843, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 49 years)6. Frederick Maxwell Danson, b. 13 Mar 1799 7. Elizabeth Colliten Danson, b. 15 Oct 1801 d. 1806, Bristol, England, United Kingdom (Age 4 years)8. Carolina Ann Danson, b. 31 Jan 1803 bur. 15 Nov 1805, Saint Paul's Churchyard, Bristol, Gloucester, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 2 years)Family ID F4326 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Sep 2023
Family 2 Unknown Children 1. George Roach Danson, b. 9 Aug 1778 bur. 9 Jan 1847, Parish of Saint Andrew Church of England, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom (Age ~ 68 years)Family ID F13261 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 7 Sep 2023
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Notes - D A RT. Built at Dartmouth, I8rs.
No. I2, I 7 MARcH IBIS.
I8I-t. tons ; length 79' 7" ; breadth 22' 4!" ; depth I3' 7".
I deck ; 2 masts ; snow rig ; square stern ; no gallery ; bust head.
Owner : William Danson, merchant, Bristol.
Master : Samuel Crabtree.
Registered anew No. 9 in I8I9.
No. 9, 2 APRIL r8Ig.
I78H tons ; length 78' 6" ; 2 masts, with fore and main trysail masts ;
other details as above.
Owner and Master : as above.
Registered anew No. 22 in 1820.
No. 22, 14 AuG. 1820.
Constructional details as No. 9 in I8Ig.
Owner and Master : as above.
Vessel lost; registry closed I826.
A Newfoundland trader.
H U G H WILL I A M. Built at Bristol, 1816.
No. 17, 19 APRIL 1816.
238t-! tons; length 88' 3"; breadth (above) 25' 3w; height 6' Iw.
2 decks ; 3 masts ; ship rig ; square stern ; no gallery ; bust head.
Owner : William Danson, merchant, Bristol.
Master : Edward Metherill.
Registered anew, No. 23 in 1822.
O S C A R. Built at Bursledon, r8o9.
No. 39, 26 SEPT. r8r8.
Previous registry, London No. 159 in r8r2.
BRISTOL SHIPS 73
1:74tt tons ; length 78' gw ; breadth (above) 23' I .. ; height 4' 2•.
I deck and a half-deck; 2 masts; snow rig; square stern ; no gallery;
scroll head.
Owner : William Danson, merchant, Bristol.
Masters: Richard Penhorne. 30 Aug. I8rg (Halifax), R. Atkinson.
Registered anew No. IS in I822.
Died at age 79; "He was walking through Marsh-street in apparently good health, when he dropped down and instantly expired."
- D A RT. Built at Dartmouth, I8rs.
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