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Francis Wilkes 1504–1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 1555

Death Location: Willenhall Staffordshire England

Father: Lord Wylkes

Mother: Katherine Walshall

Spouse(s): Lady Kytley

Children(s): Thomas Wilkes, William Wilkes, Margery Wilkes

Francis Wilkes was born in 1504 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Lord George Wylkes And Katherine Walshall. Francis Wilkes married Lady Anne Kytley, Sarah Sanders, and had children including Margery Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, William Alfred Wilkes. Francis Wilkes passed away in 1555 in Willenhall Staffordshire England.

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Biography

  • Francis Wilkes was born in 1504 in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, the child of Lord George Wylkes And Katherine Walshall.
  • Francis Wilkes married Lady Anne Kytley, Sarah Sanders, and had children including Margery Wilkes, Thomas Wilkes, William Alfred Wilkes.
  • Francis Wilkes passed away in 1555 in Willenhall Staffordshire England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Francis Wilkes's Ancestors

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Francis Wilkes
1504–1555
Birth Place: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Lord George Wylkes
1468–1524
Willenhall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Walshall
1475–1508
Frolesworth, Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Wilkes's Descendants

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Francis Wilkes (1504–1555) m. Lady (Anne) Kytley (1510–Aft 1560)
  1. 1. Thomas Wilkes 1554–
  2. 2. William (Alfred) Wilkes 1520–1557 m. Elizabeth (Ellen of) Bewsey 1535–1605
    1. 1. Frances Dryden 1557–1630 m. Erasmus Dryden 1553–1632 m. Nicholas Dryden 1571–1608
      1. 1. William Dryden 1591–1660
      2. 2. John Dryden 1607–1667
      3. 3. Susan Dryden 1587–1661
      4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Dryden 1597–1658 m. Sir (Richard) Phillips 1594–1648
        1. 1. Sir (Erasmus 3rd Baronet) Philipps 1623–1697
        2. 2. William Phillips 1640–1725
      5. 5. John Dryden 1580–1654 m. Priscilla Quaries 1585–1631
        1. 1. Elizabeth Dryden 1635–
        2. 2. John Dryden 1641–1708
        3. 3. Benjamin Dryden 1634–
        4. 4. Erasmus Dryden 1632–1718
        5. 5. Bevill Dryden 1648–1681
        6. 6. Richard Dryden 1647–1668
        7. 7. Frances Dryden 1644–1710
        8. 8. Anne Dryden 1644–1710
        9. 9. Honor Dryden 1654–1710
      6. 6. Mary Dryden 1590–1661
  3. 3. Margery Wilkes 1547–1602

Francis Wilkes's Timeline

7 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Francis Wilkes in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
1528
1528
Age 24
Francis Wilkes was married
None
1531
1531
Age 27
Francis Wilkes was married
None
1545
1545
Age 41
Francis Wilkes was married in Burnetts Broom, Warwickshire, England
Burnetts Broom, Warwickshire, England
1553
ABT 1553
Age 49
Francis Wilkes was married
None
1553
Abt. 1553
Age 49
Francis Wilkes was married
None
1555
1555
Age 51
Death of Francis Wilkes in Willenhall Staffordshire England
Willenhall Staffordshire England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1528

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1531

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Burnetts Broom, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1553

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1553

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Willenhall Staffordshire England
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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