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Sir John William Cartwright 1617–1674 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 May 1617

Birth Location: St Michael Crooked Lane, Westminster, London, England

Death Date: Abt 1674

Death Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Cartwright

Mother: Margery Willitt

Spouse(s): Lady Fairfax

Children(s): Lady Ruyton

In 1617, Sir John William Cartwright entered the world in St Michael Crooked Lane, Westminster, London, England, born to Sir Edmond Cartwright And Margery Willitt. Sir John William Cartwright married Lady Ursula Fairfax, and had children including Lady Jane Reyton Ruyton. Sir John William Cartwright passed away in 1674 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1617, Sir John William Cartwright entered the world in St Michael Crooked Lane, Westminster, London, England, born to Sir Edmond Cartwright And Margery Willitt.
  • Sir John William Cartwright married Lady Ursula Fairfax, and had children including Lady Jane Reyton Ruyton.
  • Sir John William Cartwright passed away in 1674 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cartwright
1590–1679
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
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Margery Willitt
1601–1658
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Lady Fairfax
1619–1702
Birth Location: Edonley, Bishophill, Yorkshire, England
LF

Children(s)

Lady Ruyton
1642–1742
Birth Location: Ruyton of The Eleven Towns, Shropshire, England
LR

Sir Cartwright's Ancestors

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Sir Cartwright
1617–1674
Birth Place: St Michael Crooked Lane, Westminster, London, England
Parents
Sir Edmond Cartwright
1590–1679
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Margery Willitt
1601–1658
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (George) Cartwright
1565–1648
Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Grace Dabrigerowis
1557–1613
Richard Willitt
1573–1654
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas CARTWRIGHT
1533–1603
Alice Stubbs
1537–1617
John Willets
1542–1598
Ann Waldo
1541–1608
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Agnes CRANMER
1500–1556
Greatio Waldo
1511–1577

Sir Cartwright's Descendants

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Sir (John William) Cartwright (24 May 1617–Abt 1674) m. Lady (Ursula) Fairfax (1619–25 Jul 1702)
  1. 1. Lady (Jane Reyton) Ruyton 1642–1742 m. Lord (John) Cartwright 1640–1680
    1. 1. Jane (Elizabeth) Cartwright 1662–1700 m. ALEXANDER (HILL) Berryhill 1661–1725
      1. 1. Ann Berryhill 1691–1760 m. Hugh (I Gilliand (old spelling) Gilleyland) 1687–1751
        1. 1. Mary Gilliland 1746–1793 m. Jacob Johnson 1738–1781

Sir Cartwright's Timeline

2 Records

1617
24 May 1617
Birth of Sir John William Cartwright in St Michael Crooked Lane, Westminster, London, England
St Michael Crooked Lane, Westminster, London, England
1674
Abt 1674
Age 57
Death of Sir John William Cartwright in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 May 1617
    Event Place: St Michael Crooked Lane, Westminster, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1674
    Event Place: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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