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Sir William Hawkins 1490–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1 February 1554

Death Location: Plymouth, Devon, England

Father: Admiral Hawkins

Mother: Joan Heiress

Spouse(s): Lady Trelawney

Children(s): Admiral Drake

Sir William Hawkins was born in 1490 in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, the child of Admiral Sir John Hawkins And Joan Amadas Heiress. Sir William Hawkins married Lady Joanne Trelawney, and had children including Admiral John Hawkins Slave Trader Cousin Of Sir Francis Drake. Sir William Hawkins passed away in 1554 in Plymouth, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Hawkins was born in 1490 in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England, the child of Admiral Sir John Hawkins And Joan Amadas Heiress.
  • Sir William Hawkins married Lady Joanne Trelawney, and had children including Admiral John Hawkins Slave Trader Cousin Of Sir Francis Drake.
  • Sir William Hawkins passed away in 1554 in Plymouth, Devon, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Hawkins's Ancestors

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Sir Hawkins
1490–1554
Birth Place: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Parents
Admiral Sir John Hawkins
1475–1550
Plymouth, Devon, England
Joan (Amadas) Heiress
1480–1550
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
William (Carol) Amadas
1420–1467
Lauceston, Cornwall, England
Margaret Hawkins
1425–1467
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hawkins's Descendants

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Sir (William) Hawkins (1490–1 February 1554) m. Lady (Joanne) Trelawney (10 Jul 1508–10 Jul 1589)
  1. 1. Admiral (John Hawkins Slave Trader, Cousin of Sir Francis) Drake 1520–1595 m. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Gonson 1534–1591 m. Lady (Katherine Elizabeth) Gunson 1534–1591
    1. 1. Thomas Hawkins 1555–1650 m. Joane Hele 1565–1634
      1. 1. Johanna Hawkins 1566–1632 m. John Pinney 1582–1672
        1. 1. William Pinney 1616–1654 m. Anne Goffe 1616–1661
    2. 2. Admiral (Sir Richard) Hawkins 1562–1622 m. Lady (Dame Judith) Hele 1568–1629
      1. 1. Sir (John Sidney) Hawkins 1604–1678 m. Hester Richards 1613–1660
        1. 1. Judith Hawkins 1639–1728 m. John Fowler 1640–1704

Sir Hawkins's Timeline

2 Records

1490
1490
Birth of Sir William Hawkins in Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
1554
1 February 1554
Age 64
Death of Sir William Hawkins in Plymouth, Devon, England
Plymouth, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Launceston, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1554
    Event Place: Plymouth, Devon, England

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