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John Wilkes 1540 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 March 1588

Death Location: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Wylkes

Mother: Alice Ales

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Children(s): John Wilkes

John Wilkes was born in 1540 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Wylkes and Alice Ales. John Wilkes had children including John Wilkes. John Wilkes passed away in 1588 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John Wilkes was born in 1540 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of John I Wylkes and Alice Ales.
  • John Wilkes had children including John Wilkes.
  • John Wilkes passed away in 1588 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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John Wilkes's Ancestors

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John Wilkes
1540 – 1588
Birth Place: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John I Wylkes
1515 – 1558
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England
Alice Ales
1520 – 1573
Shropshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Wilkes's Descendants

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John Wilkes (1540 – 7 March 1588)
  1. 1. John Wilkes (1566 – 31 Aug 1627) m. Barbara Heyward (28 January 1588 – 1638)
    1. 1. Jane Wilkes (30 May 1604 – 1654) m. John (Cornelius) Ward (1600 – 1649)
      1. 1. Cornelius Ward (1640 – 24 February 1723) m. Margaret Franklin (1646 – 1747)
        1. 1. Joseph (Cornelius) Ward (1688 – 28 Mar 1765) m. Mary Warwick (10 February 1691 – 1743)

John Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of John Wilkes in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1588
7 March 1588
Age 48
Death of John Wilkes in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 March 1588
    Event Place: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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