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Alexander 'Brass, Beard' Waller 1540 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1540

Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Death Date: 26 Jun 1596

Death Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England

Father: Sir Waller

Mother: Catherine Sharpeigh

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Waller

Children(s): John Waller

According to available records, Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller was born in 1540 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, the child of Sir Knight Richard Waller and Catherine Sharpeigh. Following those early years, Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller married Elizabeth Ann Dence Waller, and their family grew to include John Waller. In the later years of life, Alexander 'Brass Beard' Waller died in 1596 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

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Parents

Sir Waller
1515 – 1578
Birth Location: Goodnestone, Kent, England
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Catherine Sharpeigh
1515 – 1573
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Waller
1540 – 1607
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Children(s)

John Waller
1569 – 1619
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt. 1540
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Jun 1596
    Event Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
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