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Nicholas James Preston 1575–1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Tixall, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1624

Death Location: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Craigmillar

Mother: Lady Monteith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Preston

Children(s): William Preston

The story of Nicholas James Preston began in 1575 in Tixall, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England. Nicholas James Preston married Elizabeth Preston, and had children including William Preston. Nicholas James Preston passed away in 1624 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas James Preston began in 1575 in Tixall, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England.
  • Nicholas James Preston married Elizabeth Preston, and had children including William Preston.
  • Nicholas James Preston passed away in 1624 in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Craigmillar
1514–1575
Birth Location: Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
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Lady Monteith
1527–1579
Birth Location: Kerse, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Preston
1577–1605
Birth Location: Tixall, Bromley Park, Staff, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

William Preston
1602–1676
Birth Location: Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
WP

Nicholas Preston's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Preston
1575–1624
Birth Place: Tixall, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir Simon IV Preston, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Baron Preston of Craigmillar
1514–1575
Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Lady (Elizabeth) Monteith
1527–1579
Kerse, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Preston's Descendants

1.
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Nicholas (James) Preston (1575–Mar 1624) m. Elizabeth Preston (1577–1605)
  1. 1. William Preston 1602–1676 m. MARGARET SMITH 1608–1671
    1. 1. Jone Preston 1635–1693 m. Humphrey Preston 1631–1682
      1. 1. Anne Preston 1676–1736 m. William Millett 1666–1750
        1. 1. Samuel Millet 1697–1749 m. Kissiah Millet 1695–1740

Nicholas Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Nicholas James Preston in Tixall, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
Tixall, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England
1624
Mar 1624
Age 49
Death of Nicholas James Preston in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Tixall, Bromley Park, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1624
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffordshire, England
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