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Sir William Elder Brewster 1535–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1535

Birth Location: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 10 Aug 1608

Death Location: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: William Brewster

Mother: Lady Mann

Spouse(s): Mary Smythe

Children(s): Millicent Brewster

In 1535, Sir William Elder Brewster entered the world in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, born to William Brewster And Lady Margaret Maude Mann. Sir William Elder Brewster married Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including Millicent Olive Brewster. Sir William Elder Brewster passed away in 1608 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, Sir William Elder Brewster entered the world in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England, born to William Brewster And Lady Margaret Maude Mann.
  • Sir William Elder Brewster married Mary Prudence Smythe, and had children including Millicent Olive Brewster.
  • Sir William Elder Brewster passed away in 1608 in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Brewster's Ancestors

Self
Sir Brewster
1535–1608
Birth Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
William Brewster
1510–1558
Arksey, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret "Maude") Mann
1510–1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
William (Brewster) I
1469–1521
Rushmere, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Mary (Hervey) (Harvey)
1470–1510
Suffolk, England
John (Thomas Mann of Stanley) *
1470–1558
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Maude) Boothe
1473–1519
Dunham Massey, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brewster
1440–1505
Ann Harvey
1440–1504
Sir Hervey
1444–1470
Margery Brewster
1440–1500
Sir Stanley
1450–1500
Isabelle Barnefather
1450–1470
George Booth
1445–1484
Lady Montfort
1441–1476
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Brewster
1410–1443
Sir Ashill
1410–1487
Lady Scoville
1414–1487
John Harvey\Hervey
1420–1480
Humphrey Brewster
1410–1443
Velma McGhee
1414–1481
John Stanley
1429–1504
Elizabeth Weever\Weaver
1438–1513
John Barnefather
1430–1470
Anne
1430–
Sir (Booth)
1420–1477
Lady DeDutton
1425–1489
Sir Bescote
1425–1483
Lady Stapleton
1425–1498

Sir Brewster's Descendants

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Sir (William Elder) Brewster (24 January 1535–10 Aug 1608) m. Mary (Prudence) Smythe (1535–17 Apr 1627)
  1. 1. Millicent (Olive) Brewster 1552–1614 m. Thomas Eames 1548–1618 m. Thomas Eames 1548–1618
    1. 1. Robert Eames 1560–1584 m. Alice Harding 1560–1664
      1. 1. Anne Eames 1581–1626 m. James Grover 1581–1626
        1. 1. James Grover 1611–1685 m. Rebecca Chesseman 1630–1686

Sir Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1535
24 January 1535
Birth of Sir William Elder Brewster in Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
1608
10 Aug 1608
Age 73
Death of Sir William Elder Brewster in Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1535
    Event Place: Scrooby, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1608
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scrooby, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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