When Clement Rossington was born about 1746, in New Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Clement Rossington, was 33 and his mother, Ann Topper, was 27. He married Mary Fletcher on 9 July 1771, in Leasingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 20 February 1781, in Leasingham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 36, and was buried in Leasingham, Lincolnshire, England.
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English: locative name from Rossington (WR Yorks).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
In the name of God Amen, I Clement Rossington of Leasingham in this County of Lincoln, Paper Maker, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner following. First I commit my soul unt …
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