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William MASSER

William MASSER

Male Bef 1670 - 1723  (> 52 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 95 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name William MASSER 
    Birth Bef 9 Mar 1670  Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Julian Calendar
    Baptism 9 Mar 1670  Selby St Mary & St German Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Julian Calendar
    Gender Male 
    Ancestor Count 2 
    Descendant Count 95 
    P-Code P 0320 
    Reference Number M 0115aP 
    Death 5 Feb 1723  Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Age: 55y 
    • Julian Calendar
      Headstone laid flat as part of the floor inside Selby Abbey
    Burial 7 Feb 1723  Selby St Mary & St German Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    • Julian Calendar
      Written as William Mercer
    Person ID I1334  Ruth
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

    Father William MASSER 
    Mother ? [MASSER] 
    Family ID F783  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rebecca [MASSER] 
    Family ID F1359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2011 

    Family 2 Ann BROGDEN 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1697  Selby St Mary & St German Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7] 
    • Julian Calendar
      Ann's surname could be Brigdon
    Children 
     1. John MASSER,   b. Bef 7 Sep 1698, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William MASSER,   b. Bef 13 Aug 1700, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Robert MASSER,   b. Bef 30 Aug 1702, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 30 Sep 1702, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)
     4. Robert MASSER,   b. Bef 23 Nov 1703, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 28 Jul 1734, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 30 years)
     5. James MASSER,   b. Bef 2 Apr 1706, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Jane MASSER,   b. Bef 17 Jan 1710, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Henry MASSER,   b. Bef 10 Apr 1711, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Rebecca MASSER,   b. Bef 18 May 1714, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 29 May 1714, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 0 years)
     9. Henry MASSER,   b. Bef 1 Nov 1715, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Ann MASSER,   b. Bef 19 Feb 1718, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 9 Mar 1670 - Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 9 Mar 1670 - Selby St Mary & St German Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Oct 1697 - Selby St Mary & St German Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 55y - 5 Feb 1723 - Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 7 Feb 1723 - Selby St Mary & St German Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire (West Riding), England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • WILLIAM MASSER

      Headstone laid flat as part of the floor inside Selby Abbey.

      ADDRESSES:
      Selby, Yorkshire (21 January 1723)

      OCCUPATIONS:
      Shoemaker (07 September 1698)
      Cordwainer (21 January 1723)

      CENSUSES: (bef 1670-1723)
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    • Parish Registers:

      Baptism: Not Found on FMP-2014 -
      Marriage: Found -
      Burial: Found
    • Last checked: 26 November 2014

  • Sources 
    1. [S421] Parish Register Transcripts - Yorkshire - Selby Abbey, RS Transcript - Page 02.

    2. [S1663] Church - Selby Abbey, Selby, Yorkshire.

    3. [S1457] Headstone - Masser, William - Selby Abbey.
      Here Lies the Body of William Masser who died February the 5th 1723 aged 55. A kind Husband and indulgent father to ***** children

    4. [S3368] Parish Registers - Yorkshire - Burial - Mercer, William - 1723 - Selby.

    5. [S1456] Will Transcription - Masser, William - 1723, Dated 21 January 1823.
      ?71 01s. 00d.
      Executrix: Rebecca Masser, widow, relict

    6. [S1458] Will - Masser, William - 1723.
      ?71 01s. 00d.
      Executrix: Rebecca Masser, widow, relict

    7. [S3282] Parish Registers - Yorkshire - Marriage - Masser, William & Brogden, Ann - 1697 - Selby.


 

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