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Sir Nicholas Hilliard 1547–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Exeter, Devon, England

Death Date: 7 Jan 1619

Death Location: St Martin-in-The-Fields, Westminster

Father: Sir Devon

Mother: Laurence Wall

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Anthony Hilliard

Sir Nicholas Hilliard was born in 1547 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Sir Richard Hilliard High Sheriff Of Devon And Laurence Lauren Wall. Sir Nicholas Hilliard married Susan Gyland, and had children including Anthony Hilliard. Sir Nicholas Hilliard passed away in 1619 in St Martin-in-The-Fields, Westminster.

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Biography

  • Sir Nicholas Hilliard was born in 1547 in Exeter, Devon, England, the child of Sir Richard Hilliard High Sheriff Of Devon And Laurence Lauren Wall.
  • Sir Nicholas Hilliard married Susan Gyland, and had children including Anthony Hilliard.
  • Sir Nicholas Hilliard passed away in 1619 in St Martin-in-The-Fields, Westminster.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Hilliard's Ancestors

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Sir Hilliard
1547–1619
Birth Place: Exeter, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Richard Hilliard, High Sheriff of Devon
1519–1594
Winestead, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Laurence (Lauren) Wall
1522–1571
London, London, England
Grandparents
John Wall
1500–1579
London City, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hilliard's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas) Hilliard (1547–7 Jan 1619)
  1. 1. Anthony Hilliard 1585–1657
    1. 1. Ann Hillard 1651–1710 m. Cornelius Canterbury 1625–1683
      1. 1. Hester Canterbury 1671–1729 m. John (Tauer Or) Tower 1672–1711
        1. 1. Cornelius Tower 1701–
        2. 2. John Tower 1697–1797

Sir Hilliard's Timeline

5 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Sir Nicholas Hilliard in Exeter, Devon, England
Exeter, Devon, England
1570
1570
Age 23
Sir Nicholas Hilliard was married in Ilchester, Somerset, England
Ilchester, Somerset, England
1576
15 Jul 1576
Age 29
Sir Nicholas Hilliard was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1585
9 Dec 1585
Age 38
Sir Nicholas Hilliard was married in St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street, London, England
St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street, London, England
1619
7 Jan 1619
Age 72
Death of Sir Nicholas Hilliard in St Martin-in-The-Fields, Westminster
St Martin-in-The-Fields, Westminster

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, England
    Record Source: Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Ilchester, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1576
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1585
    Event Place: St Mary Magdalen, Old Fish Street, London, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1619
    Event Place: St Martin-in-The-Fields, Westminster
    Record Source: Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

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