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# Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire 1584–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1584

Birth Location: Handforth Hall, Handforth-cum-Cheadle, Cheshire, England.

Death Date: 18 Feb 1610

Death Location: Hanforde, Cheshire, England.

Father: William Chester

Mother: Kathern *

Spouse(s): Lady ^*

Children(s): William Brereton

# Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire was born in 1584 in Handforth Hall, Handforth-cum-Cheadle, Cheshire, England., the child of William Brereton I Sheriff Of Chester And Kathern Hurleston. # Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire married Lady Margaret De Holland, and had children including William Brereton. # Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire passed away in 1610 in Hanforde, Cheshire, England..

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  • # Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire was born in 1584 in Handforth Hall, Handforth-cum-Cheadle, Cheshire, England., the child of William Brereton I Sheriff Of Chester And Kathern Hurleston.
  • # Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire married Lady Margaret De Holland, and had children including William Brereton.
  • # Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire passed away in 1610 in Hanforde, Cheshire, England..

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# Cheshire's Ancestors

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# Cheshire
1584–1610
Birth Place: Handforth Hall, Handforth-cum-Cheadle, Cheshire, England.
Parents
William Brereton I ^* Sheriff of Chester
1536–1601
Handforth Hall, Cheadle, Cheshire, England
Kathern (Hurleston) *
1550–1618
Hurleston, Lancashire, England
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# Cheshire's Descendants

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# (Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of) Cheshire (12 Oct 1584–18 Feb 1610) m. Lady (Margaret De HOLLAND) ^* (1574–Apr 14, 1609)
  1. 1. William Brereton 1604–1661
    1. 1. Frances (Brereton ...) Lady 1635–1676 m. Edward (Colin Warde ... 2nd Lord Warde, 7th Baron Dudley, 11th Lord) Dudley 1631–1701
      1. 1. # (The Honorable Willym WARDE) ^1660 1660–1692 m. # (Madam Frances DILKE) ^1664 1664–1724
        1. 1. # (Frances WARD ^1687) Anglican 1687–1737 m. William Lea 1677–1741

# Cheshire's Timeline

2 Records

1584
12 Oct 1584
Birth of # Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire in Handforth Hall, Handforth-cum-Cheadle, Cheshire, England.
Handforth Hall, Handforth-cum-Cheadle, Cheshire, England.
1610
18 Feb 1610
Age 26
Death of # Sir William BRERETON ^* Knight, MP, Council of State, Commander-in-Chief of Cheshire in Hanforde, Cheshire, England.
Hanforde, Cheshire, England.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1584
    Event Place: Handforth Hall, Handforth-cum-Cheadle, Cheshire, England.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1610
    Event Place: Hanforde, Cheshire, England.

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