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Francis Watkins 1535–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Shotten, Wales, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Holwell

Mother: LADY Symonds

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The story of Francis Watkins began in 1535 in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Francis Watkins passed away in 1571 in Shotten, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Watkins began in 1535 in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Francis Watkins passed away in 1571 in Shotten, Wales, United Kingdom.

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Francis Watkins's Ancestors

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Francis Watkins
1535–1571
Birth Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Humphrey Watkins of Holwell
1506–1610
Holwell, Dorset, England
LADY (Catherine) Symonds
1504–1571
Cally, Somerset, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas Watkins of) Holwell
1473–1527
Holwell, West Dorset District, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Lee
1475–1518
Holwell, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
William Symonds
1498–1566
Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Hyde
1503–1603
Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Francis Watkins in Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1571
1571
Age 36
Death of Francis Watkins in Shotten, Wales, United Kingdom
Shotten, Wales, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Shotten Farm, Myddle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Shotten, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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