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Matthew Walker 1540–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1600

Death Location: Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Richard Walker

Mother: Margarett Handyson

Spouse(s): Anna (Godolphin)

Children(s): Thomas Walker

In 1540, Matthew Walker entered the world in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Richard Walker And Margarett Handyson. Matthew Walker married Anna Dolphin Godolphin, and had children including Thomas Walker. Matthew Walker passed away in 1600 in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, Matthew Walker entered the world in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Richard Walker And Margarett Handyson.
  • Matthew Walker married Anna Dolphin Godolphin, and had children including Thomas Walker.
  • Matthew Walker passed away in 1600 in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Matthew Walker's Ancestors

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Matthew Walker
1540–1600
Birth Place: Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Richard Walker
1520–1638
Cowthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Margarett Handyson
1520–1572
Cowthorpe, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Walker's Descendants

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Matthew Walker (1540–1600) m. Anna (Dolphin) (Godolphin) (1545–abt 1616)
  1. 1. Thomas Walker 1565–1627 m. Hellen Bales 1563–1665
    1. 1. John (Tunaley) Walker 1580–1636 m. Meg Davidson 1581–1681
      1. 1. Adam Walker 1601–1678 m. Jonet Weir 1602–1670
        1. 1. Johnn Walker 1621– m. Bessie Neill 1620–

Matthew Walker's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Matthew Walker in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England
Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England
1600
1600
Age 60
Death of Matthew Walker in Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England
Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Dry Drayton, Cambridgeshire, England

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