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SIR WILLIAM BAKER 1535 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Colchurst, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1590

Death Location: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England

Father: William Colchurst

Mother: Joane\Jane Horne

Spouse(s): LADY OTTLEY

Children(s): Richard Barker, William Barker, Thomas Barker, John Barker, Andrew Barker, Francis Barker, Dorothy Barker, Randolph Barker

In 1535, SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT entered the world in Colchurst, Shropshire, England, born to William Barker, of Colchurst and Joane\Jane Horne. SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT married LADY MARY OTTLEY, and had children including Richard Barker, William Barker, Thomas Barker, John of Hopton Barker, Andrew Barker, Francis Barker, Dorothy Barker, Randolph Barker. SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT passed away in 1590 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT entered the world in Colchurst, Shropshire, England, born to William Barker, of Colchurst and Joane\Jane Horne.
  • SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT married LADY MARY OTTLEY, and had children including Richard Barker, William Barker, Thomas Barker, John of Hopton Barker, Andrew Barker, Francis Barker, Dorothy Barker, Randolph Barker.
  • SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT passed away in 1590 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Colchurst
1500 – 1563
Birth Location: Colchurst, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
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Joane\Jane Horne
1515 – 1557
Birth Location: Childs Ercall, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

LADY OTTLEY
1530 – 1584
Birth Location: Tytelley, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Richard Barker
1553 – 1609
Birth Location: Claverley, Shropshire, England
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William Barker
1553 – 1594
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
WB
Thomas Barker
1553 – 1617
Birth Location: 1673842, Shropshire, England
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John Barker
1554 – 1607
Birth Location: Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England
JB
Andrew Barker
1555 –
Birth Location: Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England
AB
Francis Barker
1560 – 1609
Birth Location: London, England
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Dorothy Barker
1562 –
Birth Location: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
DB
Randolph Barker
Birth Location: –
RB

SIR BAKER's Ancestors

Self
SIR BAKER
1535 – 1590
Birth Place: Colchurst, Shropshire, England
Parents
William Barker, of Colchurst
1500 – 1563
Colchurst, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Joane\Jane Horne
1515 – 1557
Childs Ercall, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

SIR BAKER's Descendants

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SIR (WILLIAM) BAKER (1535 – 30 Oct 1590) m. LADY (MARY) OTTLEY (1530 – 1584)
  1. 1. Richard Barker (1553 – 1609)
  2. 2. William Barker (1553 – 04 Apr 1594)
  3. 3. Thomas Barker (1553 – 5 May 1617)
  4. 4. John (of Hopton) Barker (6 Jan 1554 – 13 Sep 1607) m. Edith (Lady of Marshfield) Blanchard (4 Jun 1564 – 10 Nov 1618)
    1. 1. John Barker (ABT 1558 – 13 SEP 1607)
    2. 2. David Parker (20 Mar 1568 – 24 Apr 1636)
    3. 3. Afra ((Faye)) Barker (1577 – 1605)
    4. 4. John (Barker of) Hopton (about 1580 – April 24, 1636)
    5. 5. Joyce Barker (04 Aug 1582 – abt 1605)
    6. 6. Sir (John Barker of Bristol,) Gloucestershire (30 Nov 1584 – 24 April 1636)
    7. 7. Robert Barker (14 Sep 1587 – 6 Aug 1612)
    8. 8. Maria Barker (8 Jun 1591 – 2 Oct 1591)
    9. 9. William (Barker of) Hopton (7 May 1592 – 1607)
    10. 10. Andrew (Barker of) Hopton (23 Mar 1596 – 20 Feb 1621)
    11. 11. Elizabetha Barker (11 Sep 1597 – )
    12. 12. Thomas (Barker of) Hopton (27 Dec 1598 – 1607)
    13. 13. James Barker (16 Jun 1601 – 19 Jun 1601)
  5. 5. Andrew Barker (1555 – )
  6. 6. Francis Barker (1560 – abt 1609) m. Margaret Goulston (1555 – 1612) m. ELIZABETH MARTIN (1551 – 1605)
    1. 1. WILLIAM BARKER (1590 – ) m. Frances Engham (abt. 1597 – )
      1. 1. Michael Barker (1615 – Mar 1664)
      2. 2. John barker (ABT 1616 – 1673) m. Letitia Drew (1630 – 9 Jan 1671)
        1. 1. Deborah Barker (1639 – 7 Mar 1722)
        2. 2. John Barker (1640 – 29 Jan 1709) m. Juda Simonds (3 Mar 1646 – 10 Apr 1704)
        3. 3. Sarah Barker (1642 – 1692)
        4. 4. Ann Barker (1643 – 27 Apr 1695)
        5. 5. Mary Barker (1647 – 15 May 1711)
        6. 6. Mary Barker (1648 – 29 Dec 1682)
        7. 7. Charles (Edward) BARKER (1650 – 19 Feb 1710)
        8. 8. John Barker (1652 – 9 Oct 1713) m. Grace Cotton (ABT 1652 – 30 Jun 1724) m. Anne
        9. 9. Joel Barker (1653 – 1690)
        10. 10. Jethro (B) Barker (1656 – 15 Mar 1748)
    2. 2. Susanna Barker (1580 – 21 February 1654) m. William Meredith (1580 – 10 Apr 1675)
      1. 1. Julian Merideth (1597 – 1660)
      2. 2. Richard ((Sir) (2nd Bt of Stainsley, Denbigh)) Meredith (1600 – Sep 1679)
      3. 3. Jane Meredith (1608 – 5 Dec 1660)
      4. 4. Hugh ((X)) Meredith (1615 – 20 Nov 1693)
      5. 5. John Meredith (1620 – abt 1667)
      6. 6. Richard MEREDITH (1623 – Sep 1679)
      7. 7. Elizabeth Meredith (1624 – 20 August 1659) m. Sir (Henry Oxenden, Knight, 1st Bt. of) Dene (28 Apr 1614 – 1686)
        1. 1. Mary Oxenden (27 November 1638 – December 1638)
        2. 2. James ((Sir) (2nd Baronet of Dene)) Oxenden (4 Apr 1641 – 29 Sep 1708)
        3. 3. Henry ((Sir) (3rd Baronet of Dene)) Oxenden (1645 – Feb 1709)
        4. 4. James Oxinden (5 Aug 1649 – 1697)
        5. 5. George ((Dr) (MP, Lawyer Master of Trinity Hall, Cambridge)) Oxenden (31 Oct 1651 – 21 Feb 1702) m. Lady (Elizabeth Dixwell, Maid of Honour to Queen) Mary (ABT 1660 – 18 Sep 1704)
        6. 6. Richard Oxenden (16 Mar 1652 – May 1701)
        7. 7. Anne Oxenden (Abt. Mar 1654 – 27 SEP 1733)
        8. 8. Mary Oxenden (Jul 1657 – )
        9. 9. Susanna (Oxenden) Booth ( – Oct 1669)
      8. 8. Joseph Meredith (1630 – 1716)
      9. 9. Roger Meredith (1640 – 1701) m. Anne Spencer (1648 – 17 Jan 1715)
      10. 10. Susanna Meredith (1646 – abt 1637)
      11. 11. Ann Meredith ( – 1637)
      12. 12. Thomas Meredith
  7. 7. Dorothy Barker (1562 – )
  8. 8. Randolph Barker

SIR BAKER's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT in Colchurst, Shropshire, England
Colchurst, Shropshire, England
1590
30 Oct 1590
Age 55
Death of SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Colchurst, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1590
    Event Place: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
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