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Margaret Bell 1540 – 1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Wicken, Bonant (Essex) England

Death Date: 5 January 1605

Death Location: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Bell

Mother: Margaret Barley

Spouse(s): William Whitgift

Children(s): Elizabeth Whitgift

Margaret Bell was born in 1540 in Wicken, Bonant (Essex) England, the child of Edward Bell and Margaret Barley. Margaret Bell married William Whitgift, and had children including Elizabeth Whitgift. Margaret Bell passed away in 1605 in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Margaret Bell was born in 1540 in Wicken, Bonant (Essex) England, the child of Edward Bell and Margaret Barley.
  • Margaret Bell married William Whitgift, and had children including Elizabeth Whitgift.
  • Margaret Bell passed away in 1605 in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Bell
1513 – 1576
Birth Location: Croyden, Surrey, England
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Margaret Barley
1517 – 1575
Birth Location: Croydon, Surry, England
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Spouses(s)

William Whitgift
1538 – 1615
Birth Location: Clavering (Essex) England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Whitgift
1574 – 1612
Birth Location: Clavering (Essex) England
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Margaret Bell's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Bell
1540 – 1605
Birth Place: Wicken, Bonant (Essex) England
Parents
Edward Bell
1513 – 1576
Croyden, Surrey, England
Margaret Barley
1517 – 1575
Croydon, Surry, England
Grandparents
John Barley
1455 – 1541
Stapleford abbots, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Philippa Bradbury
1466 – 1530
Braughing, Hertforshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Bell's Descendants

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Margaret Bell (1540 – 5 January 1605) m. William Whitgift (1538 – 2 August 1615)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Whitgift (1574 – 26 June 1612) m. Wymond BRADBURY (16 May 1574 – 16 Mar 1649)
    1. 1. Thomas Bradbury (28 Feb 1610 – 16 March 1695) m. Mary Perkins (3 Sep 1615 – 20 Dec 1700)
      1. 1. Jane Bradbury (11 May 1645 – 24 Jan 1729/30) m. Captain (Henry B. Trew) True (8 MAR 1644 – 8 Sep 1735)
        1. 1. Lt. (William B) True (6 Jan 1670 – 18 Mar 1755) m. Eleanor Stevens (2 Jan 1674 – 29 Apr 1768)
      2. 2. William (T) Bradbury (15 Sep 1649 – 04 Dec 1678) m. Rebecca Wheelwright (1640 – 1678)
        1. 1. Jacob Bradbury (1 September 1677 – 4 May 1718) m. Elizabeth Stockman (26 Jul 1678 – 1 Jul 1737)

Margaret Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Margaret Bell in Wicken, Bonant (Essex) England
Wicken, Bonant (Essex) England
1605
5 January 1605
Age 65
Death of Margaret Bell in Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Wicken, Bonant (Essex) England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1605
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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