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Edward Bentley 1529–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 23 Apr 1592

Death Location: Halifax Yorkshire England

Father: Johes BENTLEY

Mother: Agnes Waterhouse

Spouse(s): Alicia Hardye

Children(s): Richard BENTLEY

Edward Bentley was born in 1529 in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Johes Bentley And Agnes Waterhouse. Edward Bentley married Alicia Elizabeth Hardye, and had children including Richard Bentley. Edward Bentley passed away in 1592 in Halifax Yorkshire England.

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Biography

  • Edward Bentley was born in 1529 in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of Johes Bentley And Agnes Waterhouse.
  • Edward Bentley married Alicia Elizabeth Hardye, and had children including Richard Bentley.
  • Edward Bentley passed away in 1592 in Halifax Yorkshire England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johes BENTLEY
1504–1540
Birth Location: Shelf, High Bentley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JB
Agnes Waterhouse
1503–1566
Birth Location: Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
AW

Spouses(s)

Alicia Hardye
1535–1582
Birth Location: Halifax Yorkshire England
AH

Children(s)

Richard BENTLEY
1554–1606
Birth Location: Northowram, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, UK
RB

Edward Bentley's Ancestors

Self
Edward Bentley
1529–1592
Birth Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Johes BENTLEY
1504–1540
Shelf, High Bentley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Waterhouse
1503–1566
Halifax, West Riding, Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Bentley
1475–1527
Lincolnshire County, England, United Kingdom
Isabel Brookhouse
1473–1503
Yorkshire
Sir (John) Waterhouse.
1476–1533
Waterhouse, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Agnes) Rishworth
1474–1542
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Bentley's Descendants

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Edward Bentley (1529–23 Apr 1592) m. Alicia (Elizabeth) Hardye (1535–21 Oct 1582)
  1. 1. Richard BENTLEY 1554–1606 m. Margaret Scott 1560–1634
    1. 1. Margaret Bentley 1578–1627 m. Henry Arnold 1574–1629
      1. 1. Florence (Mathilda) Arnold 1603– m. William Jackson 1599–1654
        1. 1. William Jackson 1627–1724 m. Elizabeth (Elinor) Minor 1625–1678

Edward Bentley's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Edward Bentley in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1592
23 Apr 1592
Age 63
Death of Edward Bentley in Halifax Yorkshire England
Halifax Yorkshire England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Halifax Yorkshire England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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