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Bishop William Christopher Overton 1560 – 1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 1604

Death Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Overton

Mother: Margaret Kent

Spouse(s): Lady Wright

Children(s): Sir Overton

Bishop William Christopher Overton was born in 1560 in Essex, England, the child of John Overton and Margaret Kent. Bishop William Christopher Overton married Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright, and had children including Sir John P Overton. Bishop William Christopher Overton passed away in 1604 in Easington, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Bishop William Christopher Overton was born in 1560 in Essex, England, the child of John Overton and Margaret Kent.
  • Bishop William Christopher Overton married Lady Elizabeth Grace Wright, and had children including Sir John P Overton.
  • Bishop William Christopher Overton passed away in 1604 in Easington, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Overton
1533 – 1564
Birth Location: Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
JO
Margaret Kent
1528 – 1619
Birth Location: Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Wright
1560 – 1647
Birth Location: Easington, Yorkshire, England
LW

Children(s)

Sir Overton
1566 – 1654
Birth Location: Easington, East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England
SO

Bishop Overton's Ancestors

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Bishop Overton
1560 – 1604
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John Overton
1533 – 1564
Easington, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Kent
1528 – 1619
Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (Christopher) Overton
1460 – 1547
Easington, Yorkshire, , England
Lady (Alice) Swift
1460 – 1547
Essex, England
Sir (Robert) Kent
1500 – 1550
Harold Park, Essex, England
Lady (Margaret) Kinninmont
1500 – 1570
Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Swift
Helen Smith
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bishop Overton's Descendants

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Bishop (William Christopher) Overton (1560 – 1604) m. Lady (Elizabeth Grace) Wright (9 Nov 1560 – 10 Dec 1647)
  1. 1. Sir (John P) Overton (1566 – Abt 1654) m. Lady (Joan) Snawsell (Bef. 27 Dec 1586 – Bet. 1612–1678)
    1. 1. Major-General (Robert) Overton (1609 – 1679) m. Alice ("Anne" Elizabeth) Gardiner (abt 1616 – 1664)
      1. 1. Major-General (Sir William) Overton (3 Dec 1628 – 1690) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Waters (1638 – 29 September 1697)
        1. 1. Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Overton (28 Jun 1673 – 5 April 1735) m. Captain (Robert Thomas) Anderson (1673 – 22 February 1716)

Bishop Overton's Timeline

7 Records

1550
3 Apr 1550
Birth of Bishop William Christopher Overton in Easington, Yorkshire, , England
Easington, Yorkshire, , England
1560
1560
Birth of Bishop William Christopher Overton in Essex, England
Essex, England
1560
7 Apr 1560
Bishop William Christopher Overton was baptized in Frampton,Lincoln,England
Frampton,Lincoln,England
1590
1590
Age 30
Death of Bishop William Christopher Overton in Essex, England
Essex, England
1595
12 Sep 1595
Age 35
Death of Bishop William Christopher Overton in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Easington, Yorkshire, England
1595
18 Apr 1595
Age 35
Burial of Bishop William Christopher Overton in Barking, Essex, England
Barking, Essex, England
1604
1604
Age 44
Death of Bishop William Christopher Overton in Easington, Yorkshire, England
Easington, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1550
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1560
    Event Place: Frampton,Lincoln,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1595
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Easington, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1595
    Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960
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