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John Wales 1556–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Calverly, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 26 November 1610

Death Location: Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir (Wales)

Mother: Margerat Gibson

Spouse(s): Margaret Hobson

Children(s): Ensign Wells

In 1556, John Wales entered the world in Calverly, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir John Marshall Wales And Margerat Gibson. John Wales married Margaret Atherton Hobson, and had children including Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells. John Wales passed away in 1610 in Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1556, John Wales entered the world in Calverly, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir John Marshall Wales And Margerat Gibson.
  • John Wales married Margaret Atherton Hobson, and had children including Ensign Hugh Thomas Wells.
  • John Wales passed away in 1610 in Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wales's Ancestors

Self
John Wales
1556–1610
Birth Place: Calverly, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir John Marshall (Wales)
1533–1599
Birch, Essex, England
Margerat Gibson
1525–1600
Idel, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (Marshall) Wales
1500–1559
Idle, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Wyatt
1510–1556
Sir (Thomas) Gibson
1500–1565
England
Lady (Rose) Adams
1506–1534
England
Great-Grandparents
Marshall Wales
1470–1530
Agnes Custer
1470–1543
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wales's Descendants

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John Wales (1556–26 November 1610) m. Margaret (Atherton) Hobson (1567–17 May 1600)
  1. 1. Ensign (Hugh Thomas) Wells 1590–1672 m. Susanna (Isabel) Greenaway 1590–1662
    1. 1. Mary (Wales'E-Mass) Atherton 1626–1668 m. Maj. (Gen. Humphrey) Atherton 1608–1661
      1. 1. Mary Atherton 1636–1718 m. William Billing 1629–1712
        1. 1. Ensign (Ebenezer Billings) Sr. 1659–1727 m. Ann (Anna) Comstock 1661–1727
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Catherine) Atherton 1628–1678 m. William Weeks 1628–1677
        1. 1. Submit Weeks 1672–1748 m. Capt (Robert Cook) Jr 1670–1756

John Wales's Timeline

5 Records

1556
1556
Birth of John Wales in Calverly, Yorkshire, England
Calverly, Yorkshire, England
1566
29 January 1566
Age 10
Birth of John Wales in Idle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Idle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1583
1583
Age 27
John Wales was married in Idle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Idle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1610
26 Nov 1610
Age 54
Death of John Wales in Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
1610
26 November 1610
Age 54
Death of John Wales in Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 January 1566
    Event Place: Idle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Calverly, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Idle, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1610
    Event Place: Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 November 1610
    Event Place: Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Idle, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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