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Sir William Curtis 1418 – 1440 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1418

Birth Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Death Date: 1440

Death Location: Nazeing, Essex, England

Father: Sir (Knight)

Mother: Lady Birdseye

Spouse(s): Cecilea Francis

Children(s): Sir Curtis

In 1418, Sir William Curtis entered the world in Nazeing, Essex, England, born to Sir Stephen Curtis (Knight) and Lady Maria Birdseye. Sir William Curtis married Cecilea Maria Francis, and had children including Sir Richard Francis Curtis. Sir William Curtis passed away in 1440 in Nazeing, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1418, Sir William Curtis entered the world in Nazeing, Essex, England, born to Sir Stephen Curtis (Knight) and Lady Maria Birdseye.
  • Sir William Curtis married Cecilea Maria Francis, and had children including Sir Richard Francis Curtis.
  • Sir William Curtis passed away in 1440 in Nazeing, Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Curtis's Ancestors

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Sir Curtis
1418 – 1440
Birth Place: Nazeing, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Stephen Curtis (Knight)
1400 – 1462
Kent, England
Lady (Maria) Birdseye
1400 – 1462
Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Curtis
1350 – 1420
Kirkstall Abby, Yorkshire, England
Anne (Bisset) Curtis
1344 –
Llewenny, Denbighshire, Wales
Thaddeus Birdseye
1370 –
East Greenwich, Kent, England
Helen Lewis
1378 –
East Greenwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Curtis's Descendants

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Sir (William) Curtis (1418 – 1440) m. Cecilea (Maria) Francis (1420 – 1470)
  1. 1. Sir (Richard Francis) Curtis (1440 – 01 Dec 1537) m. Elizabeth Wilson (1440 – 1 Dec 1537)
    1. 1. John (Robert, Sir Curtiss) (Curtyce) (1483 – 1539) m. Martha (Esther) Wells (1487 – 1519)
      1. 1. John Curtis (26 Feb 1515 – 2 Dec 1607) m. Elizabeth (R de) Welles (1514 – 9 Jul 1585)
        1. 1. William (John) Curtis (17 May 1540 – 17 May 1585) m. Sarah (Agnes) Howe (1541 – 9 Jul 1585)

Sir Curtis's Timeline

2 Records

1418
1418
Birth of Sir William Curtis in Nazeing, Essex, England
Nazeing, Essex, England
1440
1440
Age 22
Death of Sir William Curtis in Nazeing, Essex, England
Nazeing, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1418
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cliddesden, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Nazeing, Essex, England

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