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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: John Hall

Mother: Agnes Waterhouse

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Edward Bentley was born in 1529 in Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England, the child of John Bentley De Shelf Of High Bentley Hall And Agnes Waterhouse. 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 John Bentley De Shelf Of High Bentley Hall And Agnes Waterhouse.
  • Edward Bentley passed away in 1592 in Halifax Yorkshire England.

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Edward Bentley's Ancestors

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Edward Bentley
1529–1592
Birth Place: Ovenden, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Bentley De Shelf of High Bentley Hall
1501–1533
High Bentley
Agnes Waterhouse
1503–1566
Warley,Halifax West Riding,Yorkshire,England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Bentley
1470–1527
Monmouth, Monmouthshire, England
Lady (Kate Isabel) Bentley
1473–1503
Yorkshire, England
❦ (Sir John Rookes of Skircote Waterhouse. (Executed for practicing) Witchcraft)
1476–1533
Waterhouse, Yorkshire, England
Agnes Rishworth
1474–1542
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Bentley
1419–1473
Lady Ashenhurst
1428–1473
❦ Waterhouse
1442–1539
Johanna Otes\Oates
1424–1481
John Rushworth
1450–1533
Lady Keith
1449–1483
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bentley
1379–1419
Lady Plant
1386–1419
Sir Ashenhurst
1408–1460
Lady Isabel
1410–1460
❦ Waterhouse
1422–1484
Isabel Shawe
1425–1448
John Hall
1425–1478
Agnes Lacy
1428–1474

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1592
    Event Place: Halifax Yorkshire England

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