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Peter John Wilkes 1545 – 1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 07 Mar 1588

Death Location: Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Wylkes

Mother: Alice Ales

Spouse(s): Eleanor Dovy

Children(s): John Wilkes

The story of Peter John Wilkes began in 1545 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. Peter John Wilkes married Eleanor Dovy, and had children including John Wilkes. Peter John Wilkes passed away in 1588 in Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Peter John Wilkes began in 1545 in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Peter John Wilkes married Eleanor Dovy, and had children including John Wilkes.
  • Peter John Wilkes passed away in 1588 in Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Peter Wilkes's Ancestors

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Peter Wilkes
1545 – 1588
Birth Place: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John I Wylkes
1515 – 1558
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England
Alice Ales
1520 – 1573
Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Wilkes's Descendants

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Peter (John) Wilkes (1545 – 07 Mar 1588) m. Eleanor Dovy (1543 – 10 Aug 1590)
  1. 1. John Wilkes (1566 – 31 Aug 1627) m. Barbara Heyward (28 Jan 1588 – 1638)
    1. 1. Jane Wilkes (30 May 1604 – 1654) m. John (Cornelius) Ward (1600 – 1649)
      1. 1. Cornelius Ward (1635 – 24 Feb 1722 or 1723) m. Margaret (Edith Franklin\Immigrant Maryland) 1663 (1646 – 1723)
        1. 1. Joseph (Cornelius) Ward (1688 – 28 Mar 1765) m. Mary Warwick (1688 – 1743)

Peter Wilkes's Timeline

3 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Peter John Wilkes in Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1562
18 Jun 1562
Age 17
Peter John Wilkes was married in Chelmarsh,Shropshire,England
Chelmarsh,Shropshire,England
1588
07 Mar 1588
Age 43
Death of Peter John Wilkes in Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Chelmarsh, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1562
    Event Place: Chelmarsh,Shropshire,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Mar 1588
    Event Place: Norbury, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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