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Captain James William Bentley 1560–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Bentley, Hampshire, England

Death Date: 1603

Death Location: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Bentley

Mother: Marnara Watts

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Captain James William Bentley was born in 1560 in Bentley, Hampshire, England, the child of Sir George Bentley And Marnara Barbara Watts. Captain James William Bentley passed away in 1603 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Captain James William Bentley was born in 1560 in Bentley, Hampshire, England, the child of Sir George Bentley And Marnara Barbara Watts.
  • Captain James William Bentley passed away in 1603 in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England.

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Captain Bentley's Ancestors

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Captain Bentley
1560–1603
Birth Place: Bentley, Hampshire, England
Parents
Sir George Bentley
1530–1571
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Marnara (Barbara) Watts
1533–1571
Monmouth, , Monmouthshire, England
Grandparents
Johannis (John de Schelff Bentley High Bentley Manor Green Ln, Halifax HX3 7TU,) UK
1501–1540
Brazen Head, Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom / High Bentley, Shelf, Halifax, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes Margaret Waterhouse (Executed for practicing) Witchcraft)
1503–1566
Warley, Halifax West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bentley
1470–1527
Isabel Brookhouse
1473–1503
William I
1494–1524
Mary Rishworth
1443–1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1560
1560
Birth of Captain James William Bentley in Bentley, Hampshire, England
Bentley, Hampshire, England
1603
1603
Age 43
Death of Captain James William Bentley in Pontefract, Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Bentley, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1603
    Event Place: Pontefract, Yorkshire, England

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