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Sir William Harris 1505 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 June 1505

Birth Location: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England

Death Date: 16 September 1556

Death Location: Southminster, Maldon District, Essex, England

Father: John Harris

Mother: Johanna Percy

Spouse(s): Lady Cooke

Children(s): pp HARRIS, Arthur 15-4

In 1505, Sir William Harris entered the world in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England, born to John Arthur Harris and Johanna Alice Percy. Sir William Harris married Lady Joanna Joan Cooke, and had children including pp RICHARD HARRIS, Arthur Harris\ Esquire 15-4. Sir William Harris passed away in 1556 in Southminster, Maldon District, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1505, Sir William Harris entered the world in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England, born to John Arthur Harris and Johanna Alice Percy.
  • Sir William Harris married Lady Joanna Joan Cooke, and had children including pp RICHARD HARRIS, Arthur Harris\ Esquire 15-4.
  • Sir William Harris passed away in 1556 in Southminster, Maldon District, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Harris
1460 – 1520
Birth Location: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
JH
Johanna Percy
1478 – 1572
Birth Location: Essex, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Lady Cooke
1500 – 1545
Birth Location: Braintree District, Essex, England
LC

Children(s)

pp HARRIS
1528 – 1571
Birth Location: Middlesex, England
pH
Arthur 15-4
1530 – 1597
Birth Location: Woodham Mortimer, Essex, England
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Sir Harris's Ancestors

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Sir Harris
1505 – 1556
Birth Place: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Parents
John Arthur Harris
1460 – 1520
Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Johanna (Alice) Percy
1478 – 1572
Essex, England
Grandparents
William Harris
Prittlewell, Essex, England
Anne Jernigan
Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harris's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William) Harris (12 June 1505 – 16 September 1556) m. Lady (Joanna Joan) Cooke (1500 – 9 May 1545)
  1. 1. pp (RICHARD) HARRIS (1528 – 16 Dec 1571) m. Elsbeth Gwyn (1530 – 1588)
    1. 1. NICHOLAS Harris (1530 – 12 Jan 1616)
      1. 1. Alice Harris m. Henry (Gransden) ** (1562 – 26 October 1623)
        1. 1. Alice Grandsen (1613 – 25 June 1687) m. John (Jessup Hand (The Immigrant)) (Magistrate) (4 Jun 1609 – 24 Jan 1660)
        2. 2. Joan ( – abt 1639)
        3. 3. Ann Gransden
  2. 2. Arthur (Harris\ Esquire) 15-4 (24 October 1530 – 30 June 1597)

Sir Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1505
12 June 1505
Birth of Sir William Harris in Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
1556
16 September 1556
Age 51
Death of Sir William Harris in Southminster, Maldon District, Essex, England
Southminster, Maldon District, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 June 1505
    Event Place: Prittlewell, Southend-on-Sea Unitary Authority, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 September 1556
    Event Place: Southminster, Maldon District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southminster, Maldon District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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