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Margaret William 1523 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Tiverton, Devon, England

Death Date: 14 Jan 1559

Death Location: Tiverton, Devon, England

Father: John Williams

Mother: Lady Bledlow

Spouse(s): Walter Cornish

Children(s): Mathilda William

The story of Margaret William began in 1523 in Tiverton, Devon, England. Margaret William married Walter Cornish, and had children including Mathilda William. Margaret William passed away in 1559 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret William began in 1523 in Tiverton, Devon, England.
  • Margaret William married Walter Cornish, and had children including Mathilda William.
  • Margaret William passed away in 1559 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Williams
1500 – 1523
Birth Location: Tiverton, Devon, England
JW
Lady Bledlow
1506 – 1556
Birth Location: London, London, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Walter Cornish
1520 – 1571
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
WC

Children(s)

Mathilda William
1554 – 1579
Birth Location: Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England
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Margaret William's Ancestors

Self
Margaret William
1523 – 1559
Birth Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
Parents
John Williams
1500 – 1523
Tiverton, Devon, England
Lady (Elizabeth of Thame (Baroness Williams of London)) Bledlow
1506 – 1556
London, London, England
Grandparents
Morgan Williams
1465 – 1515
Lanishen, Glamorgan, Wales
Thomas Bledlowe
1476 – 1558
London, Middlesex, , England
Elizabeth Bedlow
1480 – 1570
London, Middlesex, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret William's Descendants

1.
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Margaret William (1523 – 14 Jan 1559) m. Walter Cornish (1520 – 1571)
  1. 1. Mathilda William (Abt. 1554 – abt. 1579) m. John Younge (1550 – 1569)
    1. 1. Frances (Anne) Young (1572 – 02 Jul 1619) m. John Sherwood (1570 – 1595)
      1. 1. John (Sherwood) ll (1595 – 6 Feb 1645) m. Mary (Hubbard) (Harbert) (1574 – 22 May 1642)
        1. 1. Francis Sherwood (Nov 1620 – 1 Dec 1639) m. Bridget Head (1 Mar 1615 – 1655)

Margaret William's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Margaret William in Tiverton, Devon, England
Tiverton, Devon, England
1559
14 Jan 1559
Age 36
Death of Margaret William in Tiverton, Devon, England
Tiverton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1559
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
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