William Danson, Esquire
Cal 1745 - 1825 (~ 80 years)-
Name William Danson Suffix Esquire Born Cal 1745 Gender Male Died 21 Mar 1825 Bristol, Gloucester, England, United Kingdom 
[1] Buried 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) Married 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) [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)Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 Family ID F4326 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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)Last Modified 7 Sep 2023 Family ID F13261 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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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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