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John (Benjamin) Wales 1605–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Oct 1605

Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1669

Death Location: Calverley, Idle, Yorkshire, England

Father: Elkanah (Gibson)

Mother: Margaret (Wales)

Spouse(s): Margaret (Wales)

Children(s): Rosamund (Bower), William Wales

John (Benjamin) Wales was born in 1605 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, the child of Elkanah John Wales Gibson And Margaret Rosemond Gibson Wales. John (Benjamin) Wales married Margaret Wales, and had children including Mary Wales, Rosamund Wales Bower, William Wales. John (Benjamin) Wales passed away in 1669 in Calverley, Idle, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • John (Benjamin) Wales was born in 1605 in Calverley, Yorkshire, England, the child of Elkanah John Wales Gibson And Margaret Rosemond Gibson Wales.
  • John (Benjamin) Wales married Margaret Wales, and had children including Mary Wales, Rosamund Wales Bower, William Wales.
  • John (Benjamin) Wales passed away in 1669 in Calverley, Idle, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Wales's Ancestors

Self
John Wales
1605–1669
Birth Place: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Elkanah John Wales (Gibson)
1566–1610
Idle, Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Rosemond Gibson) (Wales)
1525–1600
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John (Marshall) Wales
1533–1610
Idle, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Gibson) (Atherton\Wales)
1525–1600
Idel, Yorkshire, England
Thomas (Gibson) (Adams)
1500–1565
England
Rose (Adams) (Gibson)
1506–1534
Painton, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wales
1500–1559
Dorothy (Wales)
1510–1556
Sir Gibson
1500–1565
Rose (Gibson)
1506–1534
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Marshall Wales
1480–

John Wales's Descendants

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John ((Benjamin)) Wales (27 Oct 1605–Apr 1669) m. Margaret (Wales) (1605–)
  1. 1. Rosamund (Wales) (Bower) 1625– m. Jeremy (Bower) (Wales) 1620–1654
    1. 1. Mary (Bower) (Kellett) 1650–1718 m. Abraham (Kellett) (Bower) 1647–1730 m. Jeremy (Kellett) (Bower) 1635–1696
      1. 1. Abraham Kellett\Kellit 1670–
        1. 1. William Kellit –1792
      2. 2. Jonathon Kellett 1684–
      3. 3. Sarah Kellett 1678–
      4. 4. Mary Kellett 1675–
      5. 5. Jeremiah Kellett 1672–
      6. 6. Susannah Kellett 1680–
      7. 7. Jeremiah Kellet 1660–1697
      8. 8. Judith (Kellett) (Holdsworth) 1688–1745 m. Robert (Holdsworth) (Kellett) 1688–1732
        1. 1. Robert (Holdsworth) (Thornton) 1717–1790 m. Ann (Naylor) (Holdsworth) 1705–1765 m. Sarah (Thornton) (Holdsworth) 1721–1793
        2. 2. Mary (Holdsworth) (Northrop) 1714– m. William Northrop 1718–
        3. 3. Samuel Holdsworth 1719–1782
        4. 4. William Holdsworth 1721–1802
        5. 5. John Holdsworth 1726–1727
        6. 6. Judith Holdsworth 1728–1805
        7. 7. Edward Holdsworth 1733–1738
        8. 8. Sarah Holdsworth 1731–
  2. 2. William Wales 1637–

John Wales's Timeline

3 Records

1605
27 Oct 1605
Birth of John (Benjamin) Wales in Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
1605
27 Oct 1605
John (Benjamin) Wales was baptized in Calverley,York,England
Calverley,York,England
1669
Apr 1669
Age 64
Death of John (Benjamin) Wales in Calverley, Idle, Yorkshire, England
Calverley, Idle, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1605
    Event Place: Calverley,York,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1669
    Event Place: Calverley, Idle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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