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Dorothy Welles 1540–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Whorecross, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1595

Death Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Father: Thomas I

Mother: Elizabeth Welles

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In 1540, Dorothy Welles entered the world in Whorecross, Staffordshire, England, born to Thomas Wells I And Elizabeth Welles. Dorothy Welles passed away in 1595 in Colchester, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Dorothy Welles entered the world in Whorecross, Staffordshire, England, born to Thomas Wells I And Elizabeth Welles.
  • Dorothy Welles passed away in 1595 in Colchester, Essex, England.

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Dorothy Welles's Ancestors

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Dorothy Welles
1540–1595
Birth Place: Whorecross, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Wells I
1512–1558
Whichford, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Welles
1516–1553
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Welles
1494–1558
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth Wells
1652–1553
Virginia
Francis Bryant
1490–1550
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Philippa Montgomery
1492–1540
Faulkbourne, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wells
1450–1499
Cecily York
1469–1507
Edward Bryan
1630–1680
Sarah Bryan
1627–1685
Thomas Bryan
1464–1517
Margaret Bourchier
1468–1551
John Gifford
1449–1519
Sarah Greasley
1505–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wells
1406–1461
Margaret Beauchamp
1405–1482
Edward Plantagenet
1442–1483
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
William Bryan
1600–1667
Catherine Morgan
1604–1680
Jacob Brungger
1592–1634
Elizabeth GIBSON
1621–1683
Thomas Bath
1438–1500
Lady Bowsey
1442–1502
Humphrey Bouchier
1435–1471
Elizabeth Surrey
1453–1497
Sir Giffard
1436–1486
Cassandra Humphrestone
1440–1527
Thomas Hoord
1445–1503
Anne Ferrer
1477–1558

Dorothy Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Dorothy Welles in Whorecross, Staffordshire, England
Whorecross, Staffordshire, England
1595
1595
Age 55
Death of Dorothy Welles in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Whorecross, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

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