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Sir William, Edward Drake 1526 – 1555 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1526

Birth Location: Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 13 Sep 1555

Death Location: White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England

Father: Sir Drake

Mother: Lady Grenville

Spouse(s): Joan Ann

Children(s): Major Croshaw, Lord Drake

Early life: Sir William Edward Drake arrived in Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1526, born to Sir John Drake and Lady Amye Grenville. Over time, Sir William Edward Drake formed a family with Joan Ann, which included Major Joseph Raleigh Croshaw and Lord Sir William Drake. Sir William Edward Drake concluded life in White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England in 1555.

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Parents

Sir Drake
1502 – 1558
Birth Location: Mount Drake, Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Grenville
1504 – 1577
Birth Location: Kilkhampton Manor, Stowe, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Ann
1520 – 1573
Birth Location: Filleigh, North Devon District, Devon, England
JA

Children(s)

Major Croshaw
1517 – 1604
Birth Location: Crashaw, Lancashire, England
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Lord Drake
1553 – 1616
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
LD

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1518
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1526
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1518
    Event Place: Crowndale Farm, Tavistock, Devonshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1526
    Event Place: Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Sep 1555
    Event Place: White Notley, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Sep 1555
    Event Place: White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Dec 1566
    Event Place: White Notley, Essex, England OR Upchurch, Swale Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 13 Sep 1555
    Event Place: White Notley, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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