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Christopher Gyll Gill Elder 1502–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: 24 Dec 1581

Death Location: St.Olave, Bermondsay, Surry, Eng.

Father: Richard Gyll

Mother: Katherine Weston

Spouse(s): Margaret Wheeler

Children(s): Margerie Gyll

The story of Christopher Gyll Gill Elder began in 1502 in Somerset, England. Christopher Gyll Gill Elder married Margaret Wheeler, and had children including Margerie Gyll. Christopher Gyll Gill Elder passed away in 1581 in St.Olave, Bermondsay, Surry, Eng..

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Gyll Gill Elder began in 1502 in Somerset, England.
  • Christopher Gyll Gill Elder married Margaret Wheeler, and had children including Margerie Gyll.
  • Christopher Gyll Gill Elder passed away in 1581 in St.Olave, Bermondsay, Surry, Eng..

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Gyll
1475–1535
Birth Location: Buckland, Hertfordshire, England
RG
Katherine Weston
1478–1549
Birth Location: Chipstead, Kent, England
KW

Spouses(s)

Margaret Wheeler
1515–1604
Birth Location: Surrey, England
MW

Children(s)

Margerie Gyll
1544–1598
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
MG

Christopher Elder's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Elder
1502–1581
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
Richard Gyll
1475–1535
Buckland, Hertfordshire, England
Katherine (Elizabeth (Gyll\Gill)) Weston
1478–1549
Chipstead, Kent, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Elder's Descendants

1.
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Christopher (Gyll Gill) Elder (1502–24 Dec 1581) m. Margaret Wheeler (1515–20 Nov 1604)
  1. 1. Margerie Gyll 1544–1598 m. Walter (Thomas) Gower 1550–1600 m. Sampson Henshaw 1538–1588
    1. 1. Catherine Gower 1585–1688 m. Thomas Hinshaw 1589–1624
      1. 1. Margery ("Margaret" Hinshaw Henshaw (Gilliam,) Briggs) 1614–1688 m. John (Devereaux Gilliam Gilliam Guilham Gillam IV of Devereaux) (Capt) 1614–1673
        1. 1. Hinchea (Capt) Gilliam 1660–1734 m. Fortune Flood 1678–1753
    2. 2. Thomas Henshaw 1563–1632 m. Joan Garlick 1561–1628
      1. 1. Thomas Hinshaw 1589–1624 m. Catherine Gower 1585–1688

Christopher Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1502
1502
Birth of Christopher Gyll Gill Elder in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1581
24 Dec 1581
Age 79
Death of Christopher Gyll Gill Elder in St.Olave, Bermondsay, Surry, Eng.
St.Olave, Bermondsay, Surry, Eng.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1581
    Event Place: St.Olave, Bermondsay, Surry, Eng.
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