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Sir William Harris 1556–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Sep 1556

Birth Location: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1616

Death Location: Crixe, Kent, England

Father: Arthur Harris

Mother: Dorothy Waldegrave

Spouse(s): Lady Smith

Children(s): John Harris, Arthur Harris, Captain Harris, Alice Harris

Sir William Harris was born in 1556 in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, the child of Arthur Harris And Dorothy Waldegrave. Sir William Harris married Lady Alice Anne Smith, and had children including Alice Harris, Arthur Harris, Captain Thomas Harris, John Harris. Sir William Harris passed away in 1616 in Crixe, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Harris was born in 1556 in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England, the child of Arthur Harris And Dorothy Waldegrave.
  • Sir William Harris married Lady Alice Anne Smith, and had children including Alice Harris, Arthur Harris, Captain Thomas Harris, John Harris.
  • Sir William Harris passed away in 1616 in Crixe, Kent, England.

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Sir Harris's Ancestors

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Sir Harris
1556–1616
Birth Place: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
Parents
Arthur Harris
1526–1597
Woodham Mortimer, Essex, England
Dorothy Waldegrave
1530–1580
Woodham, Essex, England
Grandparents
William Harris
1505–1556
Southminster, Essex, England
Joanna Cooke
1500–1534
Bocking, Essex, England
William Walgrave
1500–1554
Smallbridge, Suffolk, England
Julian Rainsford
1505–1581
Suffolk, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Harris's Descendants

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Sir (William) Harris (21 Sep 1556–20 Nov 1616) m. Lady (Alice Anne) Smith (1556–Nov 1615)
  1. 1. John Harris 1588–1638 m. Dorothy Calcott 1590–1638
    1. 1. Dorothy Harris 1619–1684 m. Maj (John) Bond 1619–1669
      1. 1. Benjamin (V) Bond 1650– m. Bethiah (V) Avery 1660–
        1. 1. Francis Bond 1690–1738 m. Ellen (S) Matthews 1695–1795
      2. 2. William Bond 1645–1696
      3. 3. John Bond 1647–1688
      4. 4. Frances Bond 1649–1684
      5. 5. John Bond 1647–1688
    2. 2. Thomas Harris 1614–1672
    3. 3. Robert Harris 1615–1701
  2. 2. Arthur Harris 1584–1632
  3. 3. Captain (Thomas) Harris 1585–1658
  4. 4. Alice Harris 1588–1615

Sir Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1556
21 Sep 1556
Birth of Sir William Harris in Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
1616
20 Nov 1616
Age 60
Death of Sir William Harris in Crixe, Kent, England
Crixe, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1556
    Event Place: Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 185.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JHG.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1616
    Event Place: Crixe, Kent, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

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