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Sir William Harris 12th GGF 1534–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1534

Birth Location: Kelvedon Near Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 8 Nov 1599

Death Location: Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Harris

Mother: Lady Tragge\Brady\Annis*

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Heron, Mary Stetson*, Lady Waldegrave*, Katherine Kiche, Ane Smyth, Thomasina eng

Children(s): Nathaniel Williams, Anthony Harris, Thomas Harris, Edith Harris, Dorothy Kempe, Robert Harris

Sir William Harris 12th GGF was born in 1534 in Kelvedon Near Colchester, Essex, England, the child of John Percy Harris And Lady Anne Tragge Brady Annis. Sir William Harris 12th GGF married Ane Smyth, Elisabeth Heron, Katherine Kiche, Lady Dorothy Waldegrave, Mary Stetson, Mrs Walter Harris, Thomasina Wright Harris 1550 Eng, and had children including Anthony Harris, Dorothy Harris M Robert Kempe, Edith Harris, Nathaniel Williams, Robert R Harris, Thomas Harris. Sir William Harris 12th GGF passed away in 1599 in Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Harris 12th GGF was born in 1534 in Kelvedon Near Colchester, Essex, England, the child of John Percy Harris And Lady Anne Tragge Brady Annis.
  • Sir William Harris 12th GGF married Ane Smyth, Elisabeth Heron, Katherine Kiche, Lady Dorothy Waldegrave, Mary Stetson, Mrs Walter Harris, Thomasina Wright Harris 1550 Eng, and had children including Anthony Harris, Dorothy Harris M Robert Kempe, Edith Harris, Nathaniel Williams, Robert R Harris, Thomas Harris.
  • Sir William Harris 12th GGF passed away in 1599 in Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Harris
1509–1599
Birth Location: Surrey, England
JH
Lady Tragge\Brady\Annis*
1512–1585
Birth Location: Cold Norton, Essex, England, United Kingdom
LT

Spouses(s)

Elisabeth Heron
1535–1575
Birth Location: Burbage, Wiltshire, England, Great Britain
EH
Mary Stetson*
1559–1632
Birth Location: Hatherup Parrish, Gloucestershire, England
MS
Lady Waldegrave*
1530–1626
Birth Location: Smallbridge, Bures, Suffolk, England
LW
Katherine Kiche
1547–1579
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
KK
Ane Smyth
1551–1615
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
AS
Thomasina eng
1545–1570
Birth Location: St Saviour, Surrey, England, UK
Te

Children(s)

Nathaniel Williams
1577–1634
Birth Location: Scituate, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
NW
Anthony Harris
1573–1598
Birth Location: Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
AH
Thomas Harris
1585–1634
Birth Location: Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
TH
Edith Harris
1560–1614
Birth Location: of Burbage, Wiltshire, England, Great Britain
EH
Dorothy Kempe
1561–1616
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
DK
Robert Harris
1550–1616
Birth Location: Piddletown, Dorset, Eng.
RH

Sir GGF's Ancestors

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Sir GGF
1534–1599
Birth Place: Kelvedon Near Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
John Percy Harris
1509–1599
Surrey, England
Lady (Anne) Tragge\Brady\Annis*
1512–1585
Cold Norton, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (High Sheriff of Essex) Smythe
1487–1538
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Judith (Elizabeth) Gustall*
1500–1540
Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gudsall
1460–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir GGF's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Harris 12th) GGF (24 Oct 1534–8 Nov 1599) m. Elisabeth Heron (1535–1575) m. Mary Stetson* (08 Nov 1559–Bef. 1632) m. Lady (Dorothy) Waldegrave* (9 Mar 1530–18 Jun 1626) m. Katherine Kiche (1547–1579) m. Ane Smyth (1551–November 1615) m. Thomasina (Wright* Harris 1550) eng (1 May 1545–Aft. 1570)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Williams 1577–1634
  2. 2. Anthony Harris 1573–1598
  3. 3. Thomas Harris 1585–1634
  4. 4. Edith Harris 1560–1614
  5. 5. Dorothy (Harris m Robert) Kempe 1561–1616
  6. 6. Robert (R.) Harris 1550–1616

Sir GGF's Timeline

15 Records

1534
24 Oct 1534
Birth of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Kelvedon Near Colchester, Essex, England
Kelvedon Near Colchester, Essex, England
1536
1536
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
1536
1536
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherup, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherup, Gloucestershire, England
1536
1536
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
1536
1536
Age 2
Birth of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
1538
1538
Age 4
Birth of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Woodham, Mortimeror Creeksea, Essex, England
Woodham, Mortimeror Creeksea, Essex, England
1539
01 Nov 1539
Age 5
Birth of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Kingston, Surrey, England
Kingston, Surrey, England
1579
30 June 1579
Age 45
Sir William Harris 12th GGF was married in Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1585
1585
Age 51
Sir William Harris 12th GGF was married in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1597
30 Jun 1597
Age 63
Death of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Mortimer, Essex, England
Mortimer, Essex, England
1599
8 Nov 1599
Age 65
Death of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
1599
08 NOV 1599
Age 65
Death of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
1599
8 November 1599
Age 65
Death of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
1599
8 Nov 1599
Age 65
Death of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
1600
Abt 1600
Age 66
Death of Sir William Harris 12th GGF in Kingston, Surrey, England
Kingston, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Hatherop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Nov 1539
    Event Place: Kingston, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Hatherup, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1538
    Event Place: Woodham, Mortimeror Creeksea, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1534
    Event Place: Kelvedon Near Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 June 1579
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Ancestry of Bethia Harris, 1748-1833 : Wife of Dudley Wildes of Topsfield, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1599
    Event Place: Hatherop, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1600
    Event Place: Kingston, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 NOV 1599
    Event Place: Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1599
    Event Place: Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1597
    Event Place: Mortimer, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1599
    Event Place: Hatherop, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hatherop, Cotswold District, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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