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Knight William 1555–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Crixie, Essex, , England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1616

Death Location: Crixie, Essex, , England

Father: Arthur Harris

Mother: Dorothy Waldegrave

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The story of Knight William began in 1555 in Crixie, Essex, , England. Knight William passed away in 1616 in Crixie, Essex, , England.

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Biography

  • The story of Knight William began in 1555 in Crixie, Essex, , England.
  • Knight William passed away in 1616 in Crixie, Essex, , England.

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Knight William's Ancestors

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Knight William
1555–1616
Birth Place: Crixie, Essex, , England
Parents
Arthur Harris
1530–1597
Woodham,Mortimer,Essex,England
Dorothy Waldegrave
1530–1626
Smallbridge,,Suffolk,England
Grandparents
William Harris
1505–1556
Southminster,,,England
Joanna Cooke
1500–1534
Bocking,,Essex,England
Sir (William IV Knight of Smallbridge) Waldegrave
1500–1554
Smallbridge,,Suffolk,England
Julian Rainsford
1505–1581
Smallbridge,,Suffolk,England
Great-Grandparents
John Rainsford
1479–1551
Alice Danvers
1476–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Raynsford
1434–1487
Alice Anne
1486–1487

Knight William's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of Knight William in Crixie, Essex, , England
Crixie, Essex, , England
1616
20 Nov 1616
Age 61
Death of Knight William in Crixie, Essex, , England
Crixie, Essex, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Crixie, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1616
    Event Place: Crixie, Essex, , England

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