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Sir William Butler 1542 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Cuckfield, Sussex, England

Death Date: 1587

Death Location: Aston, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Umfray Butler

Mother: Alys -

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thornton

Children(s): Mary Butler

The story of Sir William Butler began in 1542 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England. Sir William Butler married Elizabeth Wulman Thornton, and had children including Mary Butler. Sir William Butler passed away in 1587 in Aston, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Butler began in 1542 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England.
  • Sir William Butler married Elizabeth Wulman Thornton, and had children including Mary Butler.
  • Sir William Butler passed away in 1587 in Aston, Northamptonshire, England.

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Sir Butler's Ancestors

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Sir Butler
1542 – 1587
Birth Place: Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Parents
Umfray Butler
1520 – 1542
Lidlington, Bedfordshire, England
Alys -
1520 – 1558
Tyes Hall, Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Butler
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Butler's Descendants

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Sir (William) Butler (1542 – 1587) m. Elizabeth (Wulman) Thornton (1525 – 1567)
  1. 1. Mary Butler (1565 – 1615) m. Henry (Briggs (Developer of base 10) logarithms) (Feb 1561 – 26 Jan 1631)
    1. 1. Henry Briggs (2 Mar 1599 – 6 Jul 1686) m. Margery Hill (16 Jun 1611 – 28 April 1690) m. Mary Washington
      1. 1. Henry Briggs (1635 – 6 Jul 1686) m. Margery Hill (1610 – 1688) m. Mary Flood (14 Mar 1635 – 05 Jul 1681)
        1. 1. Henry (B) Briggs (1635 – 5 July 1681) m. Mary Flood (1 December 1635 – 05 Jul 1681)

Sir Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Sir William Butler in Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Cuckfield, Sussex, England
1587
1587
Age 45
Death of Sir William Butler in Aston, Northamptonshire, England
Aston, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Cuckfield, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Aston, Northamptonshire, England

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