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Sir William Dormer 1503–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 15 May 1575

Death Location: Wenge, England

Father: Robert DORMER

Mother: Jane Newdigate

Spouse(s): Dorothy Catesby, Mary Sydney, Lady Sydney, Dorothy Catesby

Children(s): Mary Dormer, Richard Dormer, Perigrine Dormer, Francis Dormer, Catherine Dormer, Anne Dormer, Sir Dormer, Mary Dormer, Anne Dormer, Margaret Dormer, Jayne Dormer, Anne Dormer, Robert Dormer, Peregrine Dormer

Sir William Dormer was born in 1503 in Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Robert Dormer And Jane Newdigate. Sir William Dormer married Dorothy Catesby, Lady Mary Sydney, Mary Sydney, and had children including Anne Dormer, Anne Pelham Dormer, Catherine Dormer, Francis Dormer, Jayne Dormer, Margaret Dormer, Mary Dormer, Peregrine Pelham Dormer, Perigrine Pelham Dormer, Richard Dormer, Robert Dormer, Sir Robert Dormer 1St Baron Dormer. Sir William Dormer passed away in 1575 in Wenge, England.

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  • Sir William Dormer was born in 1503 in Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Robert Dormer And Jane Newdigate.
  • Sir William Dormer married Dorothy Catesby, Lady Mary Sydney, Mary Sydney, and had children including Anne Dormer, Anne Pelham Dormer, Catherine Dormer, Francis Dormer, Jayne Dormer, Margaret Dormer, Mary Dormer, Peregrine Pelham Dormer, Perigrine Pelham Dormer, Richard Dormer, Robert Dormer, Sir Robert Dormer 1St Baron Dormer.
  • Sir William Dormer passed away in 1575 in Wenge, England.

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Sir Dormer's Ancestors

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Sir Dormer
1503–1575
Birth Place: Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Robert DORMER
1485–1522
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Jane Newdigate
1487–1552
Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William DORMER
1438–1506
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Jane Launcelyn
1460–1506
Launcelynbury, Hantshire, England
John Newdigate
1461–1483
Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England
Amphilicia Nevill
1460–1492
Long Sutton, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir Dormer's Descendants

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Sir (William) Dormer (1503–15 May 1575) m. Dorothy Catesby (1527–30 Sep 1613) m. Mary Sydney (1505–) m. Lady (Mary) Sydney (1525–1552) m. Dorothy Catesby (1503–)
  1. 1. Mary Dormer 1555–1637 m. Anthony Browne 1552–1592 m. John Carryl 1557–1613
    1. 1. Anthony (Maria) Browne* 1571–1629 m. Jane Sackville 1573–1652
      1. 1. Francis Browne 1610–1682 m. Elizabeth Somerset 1634–1684 m. Elizabeth Somerset 1618–1684
        1. 1. Francis Brown 1654–1709 m. Elizabeth Allen 1660–1690 m. Elizabeth Allen 1660–1690
        2. 2. Elizabeth Browne 1656–1721
        3. 3. Henry Browne 1641–1717
        4. 4. Daniel Browne 1645–1707
        5. 5. Daniel Brown 1685–1747
      2. 2. MARY Browne* 1602–1692
      3. 3. Anthony Browne* 1596–1682
      4. 4. Lucy Browne* 1601–
      5. 5. Jane Browne* 1604–
      6. 6. Anne Browne* 1607–
      7. 7. Thora (Katherine) Brown* 1598–1651
    2. 2. William Browne 1570–1663
    3. 3. MABEL BROWN 1547–1610
    4. 4. Dorothy Browne 1549–
    5. 5. Katherine Browne 1591–1674
    6. 6. John Browne 1590–1639
    7. 7. Mary Carryl 1590–1661
    8. 8. Jane Browne 1574–1650
    9. 9. Mary Carryl 1590–1661
  2. 2. Richard Dormer 1562–1616
  3. 3. Perigrine (Pelham) Dormer 1565–
  4. 4. Francis Dormer 1563–
  5. 5. Catherine Dormer 1560–1615
  6. 6. Anne (Pelham) Dormer 1562–1603
  7. 7. Sir (Robert Dormer, 1st Baron) Dormer 1551–1616
  8. 8. Mary Dormer 1533–1637
  9. 9. Anne (Pelham) Dormer 1525–1640
  10. 10. Margaret Dormer 1553–1637
  11. 11. Jayne Dormer 1527–1612
  12. 12. Anne Dormer 1819–1905
  13. 13. Robert Dormer 1557–1616
  14. 14. Peregrine (Pelham) Dormer 1565–

Sir Dormer's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir William Dormer in Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England
Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England
1575
15 May 1575
Age 72
Death of Sir William Dormer in Wenge, England
Wenge, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Eythorp Bucks
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1575
    Event Place: Wenge, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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