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Sir William Harris 1530 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Orcheston, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 25 November 1570

Death Location: Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Harris

Mother: Mildred Abrams

Spouse(s): Cicely Sherne

Children(s): Thomas Harris

Sir William Harris was born in 1530 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Nicholas Harris and Mildred Abrams. Sir William Harris married Cicely Sherne, and had children including Thomas Rees Harris. Sir William Harris passed away in 1570 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir William Harris was born in 1530 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, the child of Sir Knight Nicholas Harris and Mildred Abrams.
  • Sir William Harris married Cicely Sherne, and had children including Thomas Rees Harris.
  • Sir William Harris passed away in 1570 in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Harris's Ancestors

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Sir Harris
1530 – 1570
Birth Place: Orcheston, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Nicholas Harris
1510 – 1571
Crayford, Kent, England
Mildred Abrams
1510 – 1570
Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harris's Descendants

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Sir (William) Harris (1530 – 25 November 1570) m. Cicely Sherne (abt 1540 – abt 1615)
  1. 1. Thomas (Rees) Harris (15 Mar 1565 – 9 Aug 1621) m. PRAXIS (Stapleford) PERRY (ABT 1565 – 1633)
    1. 1. Thomas Harris (1595 – 1668)
      1. 1. Stephen Harris (1616 – 29 OCT 1688) m. Jane (REMPHRY) Harris (17 Mar 1610 – 22 MAY 1683)
        1. 1. Richard Harris (1653 – 1703) m. Ann Browning (1649 – 18 Dec 1732)

Sir Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir William Harris in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England
Orcheston, Wiltshire, England
1570
25 November 1570
Age 40
Death of Sir William Harris in Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Orcheston, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1570
    Event Place: Orcheston, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

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