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Henry III "The Explorer" Hudson 1575 – 1611 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Sep 1575

Birth Location: Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England

Death Date: 23 Jun 1611

Death Location: At Sea, Hudson Bay, Canada abandoned in a small boat with son Henry and 7 crewmembers

Father: John Hudsonn

Mother: Mary Alderman-Hudson

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Henry III "The Explorer" Hudson was born in 1575 in Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England, the child of John Hudsonn and Mary Barbara Alderman-Hudson. Henry III "The Explorer" Hudson passed away in 1611 in At Sea, Hudson Bay, Canada abandoned in a small boat with son Henry and 7 crewmembers.

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Biography

  • Henry III "The Explorer" Hudson was born in 1575 in Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England, the child of John Hudsonn and Mary Barbara Alderman-Hudson.
  • Henry III "The Explorer" Hudson passed away in 1611 in At Sea, Hudson Bay, Canada abandoned in a small boat with son Henry and 7 crewmembers.

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Henry Hudson's Ancestors

Self
Henry Hudson
1575 – 1611
Birth Place: Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England
Parents
John Hudsonn
1537 – 1618
Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
Mary (Barbara) Alderman-Hudson
1540 – 1610
Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England
Grandparents
Richard Elkington
1505 – 1557
Cropredy, Oxfordshire, England
Lady (Alice) Green
1510 – 1572
Stone, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Elkington
1480 – 1558
Lady PAYNE
1481 – 1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Elkington
1454 –
Lady Hudson
1455 –

Henry Hudson's Timeline

2 Records

1575
12 Sep 1575
Birth of Henry III "The Explorer" Hudson in Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England
Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England
1611
23 Jun 1611
Age 36
Death of Henry III "The Explorer" Hudson in At Sea, Hudson Bay, Canada abandoned in a small boat with son Henry and 7 crewmembers
At Sea, Hudson Bay, Canada abandoned in a small boat with son Henry and 7 crewmembers

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1575
    Event Place: Tamsworth, Staffordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1611
    Event Place: At Sea, Hudson Bay, Canada abandoned in a small boat with son Henry and 7 crewmembers

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