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Philip Copley 1526–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1526

Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 October 1577

Death Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir **Knight;

Mother: Dorothy Fitzwilliam

Spouse(s): Lady Hastings

Children(s): Sir GGF

Philip Copley was born in 1526 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir William Copley Knight And Dorothy Fitzwilliam. Philip Copley married Lady Mary Hastings, and had children including Sir Avery Copley 11Th Ggf. Philip Copley passed away in 1577 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Philip Copley was born in 1526 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir William Copley Knight And Dorothy Fitzwilliam.
  • Philip Copley married Lady Mary Hastings, and had children including Sir Avery Copley 11Th Ggf.
  • Philip Copley passed away in 1577 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir **Knight;
1501–1556
Birth Location: Batley, Yorkshire, England
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Dorothy Fitzwilliam
1502–1545
Birth Location: Sprotborough, York, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Hastings
1529–1597
Birth Location: Fenwick, Campsall, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir GGF
1549–1615
Birth Location: West Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Philip Copley's Ancestors

Self
Philip Copley
1526–1577
Birth Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Copley **Knight;
1501–1556
Batley, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Fitzwilliam
1502–1545
Sprotborough, York, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Philip Copley's Descendants

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Philip Copley (16 May 1526–19 October 1577) m. Lady (Mary) Hastings (1529–8 Jun 1597)
  1. 1. Sir (Avery Copley 11th) GGF 1549–1615 m. Lady (Joan) Gunby 1549–1615
    1. 1. Lady (Isabel Copley 10th) GGM 1563–1625 m. Sir (Joseph Pennington 10th) GGF 1573–1641
      1. 1. Lady (Sarah Pennington) Pinnington 1584–1661 m. Edward (I, Sir Lewis, son of George Knight, IMM Wales to) England 1586–1630
        1. 1. Gen (Robert) Lewis 1607–1644 m. Elizabeth Lake 1610–1643

Philip Copley's Timeline

2 Records

1526
16 May 1526
Birth of Philip Copley in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
1577
19 October 1577
Age 51
Death of Philip Copley in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1526
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1577
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
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