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Sir William Hugh Childress 1555–1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1555

Birth Location: York, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 24 February 1645

Death Location: Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Childress

Mother: Lady Hardy

Spouse(s): Anne Webster

Children(s): William Childers

The story of Sir William Hugh Childress began in 1555 in York, Yorkshire, England. Sir William Hugh Childress married Anne Webster, and had children including William Hugh Childers. Sir William Hugh Childress passed away in 1645 in Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Hugh Childress began in 1555 in York, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir William Hugh Childress married Anne Webster, and had children including William Hugh Childers.
  • Sir William Hugh Childress passed away in 1645 in Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Childress
1500–1571
Birth Location: East Retford, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Hardy
1532–1597
Birth Location: Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
LH

Spouses(s)

Anne Webster
1560–1645
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
AW

Children(s)

William Childers
1599–1645
Birth Location: Cantley, Yorkshire, England
WC

Sir Childress's Ancestors

Self
Sir Childress
1555–1645
Birth Place: York, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Hugh Childress
1500–1571
East Retford, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret "Maude" Retford) Hardy
1532–1597
Wetwang, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh) Childress
1480–1571
North yorkshire england
Lady (Alice Ethel) Hamilton
1480–1531
North, Yorkshire, England
Sir (John de Hardy , Lord Mayor of) London
1510–1541
Wetwang, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary Margaret de) Stanley
1500–1597
Hooton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Stanley
1460–1503
Lady Knockin
1463–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Stanley
1435–1504
Eleanor Neville
–1482

Sir Childress's Descendants

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Sir (William Hugh) Childress (20 Apr 1555–24 February 1645) m. Anne Webster (14 Oct 1560–24 February 1645)
  1. 1. William (Hugh) Childers 1599–1645 m. Anne Ramsden 1604–1624
    1. 1. Susanna Childress 1618–1699 m. John (Greenhaugh , Governor of the Isle of) Man 1614–1696
      1. 1. Eliza Cottrell 1650–1660 m. Benjamin Hatcher 1644–1750
        1. 1. Martha Cottrell 1686–1770 m. Thomas Cottrell\Cockerell 1690–1718

Sir Childress's Timeline

11 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir William Hugh Childress in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1555
20 Apr 1555
Birth of Sir William Hugh Childress in Bollam, Nottinghamshire, England
Bollam, Nottinghamshire, England
1555
20 Apr 1555
Birth of Sir William Hugh Childress in York, Yorkshire, England
York, Yorkshire, England
1598
5 SEP 1598
Age 43
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1632
Jan 1632
Age 77
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1645
24 February 1645
Age 90
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1645
24 February 1645
Age 90
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1645
24 February 1645
Age 90
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1646
8 February 1646
Age 91
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England
1646
8 February 1646
Age 91
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Cantley, Yorkshire, England
Cantley, Yorkshire, England
1646
8 February 1646
Age 91
Death of Sir William Hugh Childress in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1555
    Event Place: Bollam, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1555
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1646
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1632
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1598
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1646
    Event Place: Cantley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1645
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1646
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1645
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1645
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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