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Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland 1524–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Newhall,Makerfield,Lancashire,England

Death Date: 1 May 1581

Death Location: Ashton, Newhall Lancastershire, England

Father: Thomas Gerard

Mother: Margaret Trafford

Spouse(s): Constance Page, Dorothy Barton

Children(s): Elizabeth Gerrard

In 1524, Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland entered the world in Newhall,Makerfield,Lancashire,England, born to Thomas Gerard And Margaret Trafford. Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland married Constance Page, Dorothy Barton, and had children including Elizabeth Gerrard. Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland passed away in 1581 in Ashton, Newhall Lancastershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland entered the world in Newhall,Makerfield,Lancashire,England, born to Thomas Gerard And Margaret Trafford.
  • Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland married Constance Page, Dorothy Barton, and had children including Elizabeth Gerrard.
  • Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland passed away in 1581 in Ashton, Newhall Lancastershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gerard
1487–1523
Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, , England
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Margaret Trafford
1490–1540
Birth Location: Trafford, Lancashire, , England
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Spouses(s)

Constance Page
1520–1587
Birth Location: Ponty Pool, , , Wales
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Dorothy Barton
1529–1575
Birth Location: , , , England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gerrard
1538–1599
Birth Location: Stotfold, Bedfordshire, England
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Lord Ireland's Ancestors

Self
Lord Ireland
1524–1581
Birth Place: Newhall,Makerfield,Lancashire,England
Parents
Thomas Gerard
1487–1523
Winwick, Lancashire, , England
Margaret Trafford
1490–1540
Trafford, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Peter(Piers) Gerard esq. of) Kingsley
1460–1494
Brynhill of Brindle,Chorley, Lancanshire, England
Lady (Margaret Ann Stanley of) Hooten
1462–1492
Hooton, Chester, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gerard
1431–1490
Dulcia Asheton
1433–1467
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Gerard
1407–1447
Isabelle Strangeways
1409–1447

Lord Ireland's Descendants

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Lord (Chancellor Sir William Gerard of) Ireland (1524–1 May 1581) m. Constance Page (17 APR 1520–09 NOV 1587) m. Dorothy Barton (1529–1575)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gerrard 1538–1599 m. Michael Spencer 1530–1599
    1. 1. Gerard Spencer 1576–1646 m. Alice Whitbread 1578–1628
      1. 1. Gerard Spencer 1614–1685 m. Hannah Hills 1618–1692
        1. 1. John Spencer 1636–1682 m. Rebecca Howard 1648–1682
        2. 2. Hannah Spencer 1653–1715
        3. 3. Grace Spencer 1654–
        4. 4. Elizabeth SPENCER 1646–1688
        5. 5. Thomas Spencer 1648–1698
        6. 6. Ruth Spencer 1654–1744
        7. 7. William Spencer 1656–1731
        8. 8. Nathaniel Spencer 1658–1722
        9. 9. Rebecca Spencer 1656–1706
        10. 10. Timothy Spencer 1652–1704
        11. 11. Hannah SPENCER 1640–1715
        12. 12. Nathaniel Spencer 1640–
        13. 13. Samuel Spencer 1650–1705
        14. 14. Alice Spencer 1641–1714
        15. 15. William Spencer 1644–1712
        16. 16. Mehitable Spencer 1642–1691
        17. 17. Sarah Spencer 1644–1707
      2. 2. William Spencer 1601–1640
      3. 3. Elizabeth Spencer 1602–1645
      4. 4. John Spencer 1603–1684
      5. 5. Henry Spencer 1604–1607
      6. 6. Thomas Spencer 1607–1687
      7. 7. Richard Spencer 1609–1609
      8. 8. Michael Spencer 1611–1653
      9. 9. Timothy Spencer 1616–1704
      10. 10. Alice Spencer 1616–
      11. 11. William Spencer 1644–
      12. 12. Michael Spencer 1610–1610
      13. 13. Rachel Spencer 1602–1609
      14. 14. William Spencer 1601–1685
    2. 2. Hannah Hills 1618–1692
    3. 3. Richard Spencer 1580–1646
    4. 4. Joan Spencer 1564–1565
    5. 5. Alice Spencer 1566–1631
    6. 6. Michael SPENCER 1566–1560
    7. 7. Anthony Spencer 1572–1645
    8. 8. Katherine Spencer 1574–1645
    9. 9. Thomas Spencer 1570–1631
    10. 10. Anne Spencer 1560–1561
    11. 11. Johan (John) SPENCER 1564–1646

Lord Ireland's Timeline

2 Records

1524
1524
Birth of Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland in Newhall,Makerfield,Lancashire,England
Newhall,Makerfield,Lancashire,England
1581
1 May 1581
Age 57
Death of Lord Chancellor Sir William Gerard of Ireland in Ashton, Newhall Lancastershire, England
Ashton, Newhall Lancastershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Newhall,Makerfield,Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1581
    Event Place: Ashton, Newhall Lancastershire, England
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