American AcornsWilliam Clarkson (about 1830/33-1915)
- Born: about 1830-33. Likely
- Father: Thomas Clarkson, brewer, per the 1854 marriage register. Confirmed This Thomas is not the abolitionist of the same name. Likely
- Work: spirit dealer (1854) and brewer (1858) in Liverpool Confirmed; later a wine merchant Likely.
- Married: Emma Lucy Green, 6 July 1854, St Paul's, Liverpool. Confirmed
- Son shown: William Banton Clarkson, baptized 22 June 1858. Confirmed
- Travel: in May 1901 the Houston Daily Post reported that "Mr. William Clarkson of Liverpool, England", who had been visiting his son W. B. Clarkson, was leaving the city for MacLeod, Canada, to visit another son. Confirmed The report records a visit, not a move; the son in Canada is not named.
- Died: in Liverpool; buried at Allerton, 13 February 1915, aged 82. A family chart placed his death in Texas; nothing supports that. Likely
Relationships shown: husband of Emma Lucy Green Confirmed; father of William Banton Clarkson Confirmed.
Sources: St Paul's and All Saints parish registers, Liverpool; Allerton burial (transcription); Houston Daily Post, 29 May 1901.