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Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder 1504–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 FEB 1554

Death Location: Tavistock, Plymouth, England

Father: Admiral Hawkins

Mother: Joan Amadas

Spouse(s): Lady Edgecomb

Children(s): Margaret Hawkins

Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder was born in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Admiral Sir John Hawkins And Joan Amadas. Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder married Lady Joanne Towne Skynner Trelawney Edgecomb, and had children including Margaret Hawkins. Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder passed away in 1554 in Tavistock, Plymouth, England.

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Biography

  • Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder was born in 1504 in Plymouth, Devon, England, the child of Admiral Sir John Hawkins And Joan Amadas.
  • Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder married Lady Joanne Towne Skynner Trelawney Edgecomb, and had children including Margaret Hawkins.
  • Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder passed away in 1554 in Tavistock, Plymouth, England.

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Captain Elder's Ancestors

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Captain Elder
1504–1554
Birth Place: Plymouth, Devon, England
Parents
Admiral Sir John Hawkins
1475–1550
Plymouth, Devon, England
Joan Amadas
1480–1550
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Elder's Descendants

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Captain (William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st) Elder (1504–1 FEB 1554) m. Lady (Joanne Towne Skynner Trelawney) Edgecomb (10 Jul 1508–10 Jul 1589)
  1. 1. Margaret Hawkins 1521–1563 m. John (Henrie Wilkinson) SR 1515–1564
    1. 1. John Wilkinson 1541–1610 m. Ellen Brearcliffe 1541–1607
      1. 1. Henry Wilkinson 1569–1655 m. Alice Shakleton 1573–1615
        1. 1. 'Henry (II Thomas) Wilkinson 1588–1674 m. Mary Watkinson 1592–1636

Captain Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England
1554
1 FEB 1554
Age 50
Death of Captain William Amadas Hawkins, of the Royal Navy 1st Elder in Tavistock, Plymouth, England
Tavistock, Plymouth, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1554
    Event Place: Tavistock, Plymouth, England

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