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Dr William Clowes The Elder 1540–1604 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: St Michael Cornhill, London, England

Death Date: January 1604

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: Thomas Clowes

Mother: Emma Beauchamp

Spouse(s): Katherine Smithe

Children(s): Katherine Clowes

The story of Dr William Clowes The Elder began in 1540 in St Michael Cornhill, London, England. Dr William Clowes The Elder married Katherine Smithe, and had children including Katherine Grimes Clowes. Dr William Clowes The Elder passed away in 1604 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Dr William Clowes The Elder began in 1540 in St Michael Cornhill, London, England.
  • Dr William Clowes The Elder married Katherine Smithe, and had children including Katherine Grimes Clowes.
  • Dr William Clowes The Elder passed away in 1604 in Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Clowes
1515–1573
Birth Location: Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
TC
Emma Beauchamp
1516–1581
Birth Location: London, London, England
EB

Spouses(s)

Katherine Smithe
1560–1640
Birth Location: London, England
KS

Children(s)

Katherine Clowes
1604–1644
Birth Location: London, London, England
KC

Dr Elder's Ancestors

Self
Dr Elder
1540–1604
Birth Place: St Michael Cornhill, London, England
Parents
Thomas Clowes
1515–1573
Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
Emma Beauchamp
1516–1581
London, London, England
Grandparents
Nicholas Clowes
1488–1573
Kingsbury, Warwickshire, England
Sir (John Beauchamp, Baron Beauchamp of Cosgrove of) Cosgrave
1502–1536
Cosgrove Manor, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Maria (Mary) Grenville
1505–1581
Stowe, Kilkhampton, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dr Elder's Descendants

1.
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Dr (William Clowes The) Elder (1540–January 1604) m. Katherine Smithe (1560–2 Apr 1640)
  1. 1. Katherine (Grimes) Clowes 1604–1644 m. Dr. (Richard) Pile 1598–1674
    1. 1. Richard Palie 1626–1702
      1. 1. RICHARD (PYLE) III 1655–1731 m. MARY (BELT) FOWLER 1659–1732
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Eliza) Pyle 1700–1731 m. Edward (Thomas Sprigg) Col. 1697–1751

Dr Elder's Timeline

9 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Dr William Clowes The Elder in St Michael Cornhill, London, England
St Michael Cornhill, London, England
1580
Circa 1580
Age 40
Dr William Clowes The Elder was married in Kinsbury Warwickshire
Kinsbury Warwickshire
1580
Circa 1580
Age 40
Dr William Clowes The Elder was married
None
1580
abt 1580
Age 40
Dr William Clowes The Elder was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1592
19 Feb 1592
Age 52
Dr William Clowes The Elder was married in Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England
Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England
1592
19 Feb 1592
Age 52
Dr William Clowes The Elder was married in St Martin in the Fields, London, England
St Martin in the Fields, London, England
1597
abt 1597
Age 57
Dr William Clowes The Elder was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1599
1599
Age 59
Dr William Clowes The Elder was married in Wallop, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wallop, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
1604
January 1604
Age 64
Death of Dr William Clowes The Elder in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: St Michael Cornhill, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Circa 1580
    Event Place: Kinsbury Warwickshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Circa 1580

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1580
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1592
    Event Place: Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1592
    Event Place: St Martin in the Fields, London, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1597
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Wallop, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: , Warwickshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Kinsbury Warwickshire

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Plaistow, West Ham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1604
    Event Place: Essex, England
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