William McCoy

Scottish sailor and mutineer on the HMS Bounty
Person human Q1706661
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William McCoy

Summary

William McCoy is a human[1]. Born in Scotland[2], he… he was born on +1763-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Pitcairn Islands[4]. He died on +1798-04-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a sailor[6] and mutineer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William McCoy's place of birth was Scotland[2].
  • William McCoy died in Pitcairn Islands[4].
  • William McCoy was born on +1763-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William McCoy died on +1798-04-20T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of William McCoy was Daniel McCoy[9].
  • A child of William McCoy was Catherine McCoy[10].
  • William McCoy held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • William McCoy worked as a sailor[6].
  • William McCoy's professions included mutineer[7].
  • William McCoy is recorded as male[12].
  • William McCoy's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • The cause of death was falling[14].
  • William McCoy's Find a Grave memorial ID is recorded as 9263764[15].
  • William McCoy's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0278kyh[16].
  • William McCoy's family name is recorded as McCoy[17].
  • William McCoy's given name is recorded as William[18].
  • William McCoy's Rodovid ID is recorded as 1042201[19].
  • William McCoy's manner of death is recorded as suicide[20].
  • William McCoy's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00261846[21].
  • William McCoy's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 6000000002814729007[22].
  • William McCoy's WikiTree person ID is recorded as McCoy-3163[23].
  • William McCoy's Prabook ID is recorded as 1755757[24].
  • William McCoy's The Peerage person ID is recorded as p15822.htm#i158220[25].

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Origins and Family

William McCoy's place of birth was Scotland[2]. He was born on +1763-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include sailor[6] and mutineer[7].

Personal Life

Children include Daniel McCoy[9], 1792–1832[26] and Catherine McCoy[10], 1799–1831[27].

Death and Burial

William McCoy died on +1798-04-20T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Pitcairn Islands[4]. The cause of death was falling[14].

Why It Matters

William McCoy ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,275 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

FAQs

Where was William McCoy born?

William McCoy was born in Scotland[2].

Where did William McCoy die?

William McCoy passed away in Pitcairn Islands[4].

What did William McCoy do for work?

William McCoy worked as sailor[6] and mutineer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . Genealogics. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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