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Sir William Hancock 1526–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Brailes, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 9 May 1565

Death Location: Brailes, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Hancock

Mother: Isabell Hancocke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Walker

Children(s): John Hancocke

Sir William Hancock was born in 1526 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir John Hancock And Isabell Hancocke. Sir William Hancock married Elizabeth Walker, and had children including John Hancocke. Sir William Hancock passed away in 1565 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Hancock was born in 1526 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir John Hancock And Isabell Hancocke.
  • Sir William Hancock married Elizabeth Walker, and had children including John Hancocke.
  • Sir William Hancock passed away in 1565 in Brailes, Warwickshire, England.

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Sir Hancock's Ancestors

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Sir Hancock
1526–1565
Birth Place: Brailes, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir John Hancock
1498–1566
Brailes, Warwickshire, England
Isabell Hancocke
1510–1585
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (William) Hancoxe
1475–1498
Tredington, Warwickshire, England
Mary Hancoxe
1480–1498
Ralph Leigh
1479–1510
Stockwell, Lambeth, Surrey, England
Joyce Culpeper
1480–1527
Tonbridge, Kent, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hancock's Descendants

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Sir (William) Hancock (1526–9 May 1565) m. Elizabeth Walker (1526–17 Jan 1571)
  1. 1. John Hancocke 1545–1627 m. Mary Hancocke 1549–1631
    1. 1. Alice Hancock 1571–1624 m. John (Hugh) Churchman 1569–1640
      1. 1. Hugh Churchman 1592–1644 m. Ann (Mary) Hancock 1592–
        1. 1. Anna Churchman 1615–1678 m. Joseph Rogers 1602–1678 m. John Rogers 1606–1691

Sir Hancock's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Sir William Hancock in Brailes, Warwickshire, England
Brailes, Warwickshire, England
1565
9 May 1565
Age 39
Death of Sir William Hancock in Brailes, Warwickshire, England
Brailes, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Brailes, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1565
    Event Place: Brailes, Warwickshire, England

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