- Birth Date
- 3 September 1795
- Death Date
- 21 January 1883
- Gender
- Male
William Openshaw
His death is recorded in the Santaquin Ward records.
The family sailed to America in 1856 on the ship “Horizon.”
Edward Martin Company (1856)
- Age at Departure: 60
- Head of Household
Traveled with
Sources
- 1851 England and Wales Census.
- 1860 Utah Census.
- Handcart Veterans Association. Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, folder 7.
- "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254.
- Josiah Rogerson, "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot," Salt Lake Tribune, 4 January 1914.
- Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856, 7.
- Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 30 November 1856 p. 62.
- "Obituary," Deseret News, 7 February 1883, 48.
- Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, p. 234.
- Saints By Sea: Latter-day Saint Immigration to America
- Santaquin Ward, Record of members collection, 1836-1970.
- Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.