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Sir William John Edward Atkins 1515 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1 Apr 1540

Death Location: Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, England

Father: John (Hawkins)

Mother: Judith Amados

Spouse(s): Mary (Atkyns), Lady Tankerville

Children(s): Sir Atkins, Sir Atkyns,

Sir William John Edward Atkins was born in 1515 in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Atkins (Hawkins) and Judith Amados. Sir William John Edward Atkins married Mary Elizabeth Demolyns\Tomlyn (Atkyns), Lady Agnes Ann Molyns, Countess of Tankerville, and had children including Sir William Atkins, Sir Henry I Adkins Atkyns,. Sir William John Edward Atkins passed away in 1540 in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William John Edward Atkins was born in 1515 in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of John Atkins (Hawkins) and Judith Amados.
  • Sir William John Edward Atkins married Mary Elizabeth Demolyns\Tomlyn (Atkyns), Lady Agnes Ann Molyns, Countess of Tankerville, and had children including Sir William Atkins, Sir Henry I Adkins Atkyns,.
  • Sir William John Edward Atkins passed away in 1540 in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, England.

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Sir Atkins's Ancestors

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Sir Atkins
1515 – 1540
Birth Place: Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
John Atkins (Hawkins)
1480 – 1507
Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Judith Amados
1490 – 1559
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Atkins's Descendants

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Sir (William John Edward) Atkins (1515 – 1 Apr 1540) m. Mary (Elizabeth Demolyns\Tomlyn) (Atkyns) (1506 – 1600) m. Lady (Agnes Ann Molyns, Countess of) Tankerville (abt. 1504 – 1559)
  1. 1. Sir (William) Atkins (1515 – Bef. 1614)
  2. 2. Sir (Henry I Adkins) Atkyns, (1530 – 1584) m. Lady (Baroness Christiana Christian Xptian Chase (Atkins) Atkyns) (9 Jun 1555 – 5 May 1628) m. Elizabeth Atkinson (1 Jan 1528 – March 1606) m. Lady (Francis Hannah Oliver Edwards) Adkins (1535 – December 1610) m. Christian Birch
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes) Adkins (26 Mar 1574 – 1650)
    2. 2. Alice (Ann Atkins Atkyns Atwood Stevens) Steevens (14 Oct 1576 – 17 Jul 1650)
    3. 3. Audrey Atkins (14 Oct 1576 – 17 July 1650)
    4. 4. Thomas Atkins (1580 – 1642)
    5. 5. Samuel Atkins (1589 – 1679) m. Rose Wilkin (1593 – 6 Apr 1628)
      1. 1. Sarah Atkins
      2. 2. Anna Atkins
    6. 6. Mary Atkins (13 Dec 1592 – Abt. 1634)
    7. 7. Sir (Henry II John Atkins) Adkins (1551 – 30 Jun 1628) m. Lady (Christiana) Chase (9 Jun 1555 – 18 Apr 1599)
      1. 1. Robert Atkins (1545 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Atkins (1570 – April 1645)
      3. 3. John Atkins (1571 – abt 1662) m. Agnes (Barnard) Atkins (1574 – 1674)
        1. 1. Michael Atkins (Abt. 1630 – Abt. 1685) m. Elizabeth Hill (1630 – Jan 1673)
      4. 4. Lady (Agnes) Atkins (26 March 1574 – April 1645) m. Sir (Robert Sevior) Williams (21 June 1570 – 1610) m. Sir (James Emanuel) LEWES (1580 – 1640)
        1. 1. John Williamson (ABT 1590 – Abt 1640 /50)
        2. 2. George Lewes (3 Aug 1600 – 3 Mar 1664)
        3. 3. Lady (Grace) Lewis (22 Mar 1606 – 14 Sep 1685) m. Ralph (Smyth) Smith (6 Apr 1610 By about 1616 (assuming that he came over as a servant, and was twenty-one at the time of his trial admission by – 27 Oct 1685)
        4. 4. Lydia Gyles (31 May 1607 – 3 March 1662)
        5. 5. Sarah Elmes (31 May 1607 – 3 March 1662)
        6. 6. George Lewis
      5. 5. Alice (Ann) Atkins (14 Oct 1576 – 17 July 1650)
      6. 6. Joane\Joan (Alice Anne\Ann) Case\Chase\Chaase-Atkins\Atkyns\Adkins\Adkyns-Aikens-Stevens\Stephens (14 Oct 1576 – 17 Jul 1650)
      7. 7. Anna Atkins (14 Oct 1576 – 17 Jul 1650)
      8. 8. Nathaniel Atkins (1577 – )
      9. 9. Thomas Atkins (1580 – abt 1642)
      10. 10. Samuel Atkins (1589 – )
      11. 11. Mary Atkins (Bef 1592 – Apr 1645)
      12. 12. Elizabeth Atkins (1579 – April 1645)
    8. 8. Nathaniel Atkins (1 Nov 1577 – Abt 1665)
    9. 9. John (Thomas Adkins Sr. (9th) grdfath) (6 February 1584 – May 1648)
    10. 10. Lord (George) Atkins (1550 – 1632)
    11. 11. Thomas Atkins (1580 – 25 Sep 1646)

Sir Atkins's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir William John Edward Atkins in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1540
1 Apr 1540
Age 25
Death of Sir William John Edward Atkins in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, England
Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1540
    Event Place: Sandy, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, England

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