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Sir William Beckett 1530–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Haverhill, Juddonham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 17 Nov 1563

Death Location: Juddonham, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Becket

Mother: Lady Hatton

Spouse(s): Anna Lygh, Anna Leigh

Children(s): Sylvester Becket

Sir William Beckett was born in 1530 in Haverhill, Juddonham, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir George Becket And Lady Emma Hatton. Sir William Beckett married Anna Lygh, Anna Leigh, and had children including Sylvester Becket. Sir William Beckett passed away in 1563 in Juddonham, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Beckett was born in 1530 in Haverhill, Juddonham, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir George Becket And Lady Emma Hatton.
  • Sir William Beckett married Anna Lygh, Anna Leigh, and had children including Sylvester Becket.
  • Sir William Beckett passed away in 1563 in Juddonham, Suffolk, England.

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Sir Beckett's Ancestors

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Sir Beckett
1530–1563
Birth Place: Haverhill, Juddonham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir George Becket
1504–1545
Colchester, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Emma) Hatton
1505–1560
Colchester, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Becket
1485–
Corthither, Cornwall, England
John Hatton
1480–
Colchester, Essex, England
Jane Westby
1489–1558
Gravesend, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Beckett's Descendants

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Sir (William) Beckett (1530–17 Nov 1563) m. Anna Lygh (1530–Nov 1560) m. Anna Leigh (1530–1562)
  1. 1. Sylvester Becket 1520–1593 m. Elizabeth (Mary Hill *** Rowe,) Northcote 1520–1587
    1. 1. Mary (Ann) Becket 1542–1590 m. George Soule 1540–1590
      1. 1. Mary Soule 1570–1639 m. Thomas (II Fyshe) Fish 1570–1622
        1. 1. Thomas Fish 1585– m. Mary Sprigge 1585–1673

Sir Beckett's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir William Beckett in Haverhill, Juddonham, Suffolk, England
Haverhill, Juddonham, Suffolk, England
1563
17 Nov 1563
Age 33
Death of Sir William Beckett in Juddonham, Suffolk, England
Juddonham, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Haverhill, Juddonham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1563
    Event Place: Juddonham, Suffolk, England

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