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Sir William Harper 1500 – 1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Chinnor, Oxford, England

Death Date: 27 Feb 1573

Death Location: Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England

Father: William Harper

Mother: Elizabeth Stokes

Spouse(s): Margaret Moore, Alice Harper

Children(s): Mary Harper

The story of Sir William Harper began in 1500 in Chinnor, Oxford, England. Sir William Harper married Margaret Moore, Alice Harper, and had children including Mary Harper. Sir William Harper passed away in 1573 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Harper began in 1500 in Chinnor, Oxford, England.
  • Sir William Harper married Margaret Moore, Alice Harper, and had children including Mary Harper.
  • Sir William Harper passed away in 1573 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Harper's Ancestors

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Sir Harper
1500 – 1573
Birth Place: Chinnor, Oxford, England
Parents
William Harper
1470 – 1502
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Elizabeth Stokes
1470 – 1535
, Oxford, England, Great Britian
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harper's Descendants

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Sir (William) Harper (1500 – 27 Feb 1573) m. Margaret Moore (1504 – 3 Nov 1595) m. Alice Harper (1508 – 15 Oct 1569)
  1. 1. Mary Harper (1527 – 1587) m. Benjamin Butterfield (1523 – 1550)
    1. 1. Benjamin Butterfield (1548 – 06 Nov 1610) m. Mary Harper (3 Sep 1552 – 2 Jul 1616) m. Susan (1548 – 1578)
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Butterfield) Phillip (1585 – DECEASED) m. John Underwood? (1580 – 1617)
        1. 1. Martin Underwood (1596 – 17 Nov 1672) m. Martha Fiske (9 Sep 1602 – 6 May 1684)

Sir Harper's Timeline

5 Records

1496
1496
Birth of Sir William Harper in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Harper in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Harper in Chinnor, Oxford, England
Chinnor, Oxford, England
1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Harper in Chinnor, Oxford, England
Chinnor, Oxford, England
1573
27 Feb 1573
Age 73
Death of Sir William Harper in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Chinnor, Oxford, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Chinnor, Oxford, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1573
    Event Place: Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England

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