Birth: 1795 Harraton New Row, Chester le Street, Durham, UK
Father: William Barrass 1760-1832
Mother: Grace Cunningham 1762-1831
Christening: 25 October 1795 St Mary and St Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street, Durham, UK
Marriage: 15 March 1818 St Alban, Earsdon, Northumberland, UK
Wife: Margaret Absalom (Absolom) 1798-1853
Death: January-March 1864 Easington, Durham, UK
Francis Barras 1818-1894
James Absalom Barras 1821-1889
William Barrass 1823-1825
Grace Barrass [Kirtron] 1825-1879
William Barrass 1827-1907
Elizabeth Barrass [Tweedie] 1830-1918
Margaret Barrass [Hunter] 1832-1870
John Absolam Barrass 1834-1924
Robert Barrass 1837-1922
Isabella Barrass 1840-1840
David Absalom Barrass 1843-1926
Entry in FreeReg for the baptism of Wm Barras on 25 October 1795 at St Mary and St Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street, Durham, parents Wm, a pitman, and Grace Barras of Harraton New Row.
Entry in Ancestry England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 for William Barras baptised 25 October 1795 in Chester le Street, Durham, parents William and Grace Barras.
His sister was born on 27 June 1796 in Harraton New Row, Chester-le-Street.
His sister was born on 11 March 1798 in Wapping, Penshaw, Durham, and died on 23 December 1798 in Penshaw.
His sister was born on 2 February 1800 in Penshaw, Durham.
His sister was born on 28 April 1804 and baptised on 17 June 1804 at Christ Church, Tynemouth.
Entry in Registers of Earsdon (1813-1837) for the marriage of William Barrass and Margaret Absalom on 15 March 1818.
Entry in FreeReg for the marriage of William Barrass of Earsdon and Margaret Absolom of Earsdon on 15 March 1818 at At Alban, Earsdon, Northumberland witnessed by Joseph Hunter and George Pickering.
His son was born on 27 December 1818 and baptised on 23 January 1819 at St Mary the Virgin, Horton, Northumberland when he was a pitman living at Keelman's Row, surname Barras.
His son was born on 20 May 1821 and baptised on 2 September 1821 at Christ Church, Tynemouth. Northumberland when he was a pitman living at Murton House, surname Barras.
His son was baptised on 30 November 1823 and died was buried on 24 March 1825, both at St Bartholomew, Longbenton.
His daughter was baptised on 4 December 1825 at St Bartholomew, Longbenton.
His son was baptised on 21 November 1827 at St Bartholomew, Longbenton.
His daughter was born on 5 February 1829 and baptised on 3 January 1830 at St Bartholomew, Longbenton.
His daughter was baptised on 4 November 1832 at St Bartholomew, Longbenton when he was a pitman living in Wapping.
His son was born on 2 March 1834 in Longbenton.
His son was baptised on 15 July 1837 at St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne.
His daughter was born on 25 February 1840 in Longbenton, registered in January-March 1840 in Tynemouth and died in October-December 1840 in Tynemouth.
In the 1841 census as William Barrass aged 45 (rounded down to a multiple of 5), not born in Northumberland, a coalminer, and living with Margaret (wife?), and Elisabeth, Grace, James, John, Margaret, Robert and William (children?) in Benton Square, Long Benton, NOrthumberland.
His son was born on 8 June 1843 and registered in April-June 1943 in Tynemouth.
In the 1851 census as William Barrass aged 55, born in Longbenton, Northumberland (sic), a coal miner shifter, and living with his wife (Margaret), four sons (David, John, Robert and William) and two daughters (Grace and Margaret) at Wapping, Long Benton, Northumberland.
His wife died in April-June 1853 in Tynemouth.
In the 1861 census as William Barras (sic - on the original) aged 65, born in Wapping, Durham, widowed, a coal miner, and living with his son (David A) in Salters Lane, Haswell, Durham.
Death of William Barrass in FreeBMD in January-March 1864 in Easington (10A 191).
There are three hundred and twenty entries in Ancestry Family Trees for William Henry Barras/Barrass.
William Barrass was the husband of Margaret Absalom, grandaunt of Susannah Emily Absalom, the wife of George Fullick, my third cousin twice removed.
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