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Sir William Hancock 1526–1564 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 1564

Death Location: Brailes, Warwickshire, England

Father: William 13ggf

Mother: Lady Lea

Spouse(s): Lady Walker

Children(s): John Hancox

Sir William Hancock was born in 1526 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of William John Hancock 13Ggf And Lady Isabel Joan Lea. Sir William Hancock married Lady Elizabeth Walker, and had children including John Johannes Hancocke Hancox. Sir William Hancock passed away in 1564 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Hancock was born in 1526 in Gloucestershire, England, the child of William John Hancock 13Ggf And Lady Isabel Joan Lea.
  • Sir William Hancock married Lady Elizabeth Walker, and had children including John Johannes Hancocke Hancox.
  • Sir William Hancock passed away in 1564 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William 13ggf
1506–1566
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
W1
Lady Lea
1510–1585
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Walker
1526–1571
Birth Location: Weston, Nottinghamshire, England
LW

Children(s)

John Hancox
1545–1632
Birth Location: Action Burnell, Shropshire, , England
JH

Sir Hancock's Ancestors

Self
Sir Hancock
1526–1564
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William John Hancock 13ggf
1506–1566
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Lady (Isabel (Joan)) Lea
1510–1585
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hancock's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William) Hancock (1526–1564) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Walker (1526–17 Jan 1571)
  1. 1. John (Johannes Hancocke) Hancox 1545–1632 m. Mary (Marie) Osborne 1549–1630
    1. 1. Edward Hancock 1566–1620 m. Alice Jeffrys 1572–1590
      1. 1. Jane Hancock 1590–1637 m. John LEE 1589–1629
        1. 1. Richard (Henry) Lee 1613–1664

Sir Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Sir William Hancock in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1564
1564
Age 38
Death of Sir William Hancock in Brailes, Warwickshire, England
Brailes, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Brailes, Warwickshire, England
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