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Alexander Nowell 1475–1544 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Read, Lancashire, England

Death Date: May 1544

Death Location: Eccles, Lancashire, England

Father: William Nowell

Mother: Grace Towneley

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Children(s):

The story of Alexander Nowell began in 1475 in Read, Lancashire, England. Alexander Nowell passed away in 1544 in Eccles, Lancashire, England.

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  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Nowell began in 1475 in Read, Lancashire, England.
  • Alexander Nowell passed away in 1544 in Eccles, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nowell
1439–1496
Birth Location: Whalley Manor, Lancashire, England
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Grace Towneley
1439–1543
Birth Location: Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alexander Nowell's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Nowell
1475–1544
Birth Place: Read, Lancashire, England
Parents
William Roger Nowell
1439–1496
Whalley Manor, Lancashire, England
Grace Towneley
1439–1543
Towneley Hall, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Nowell's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Alexander Nowell in Read, Lancashire, England
Read, Lancashire, England
1544
May 1544
Age 69
Death of Alexander Nowell in Eccles, Lancashire, England
Eccles, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Read, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1544
    Event Place: Eccles, Lancashire, England
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