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Sir Nicholas Hilliard 1547–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Exeter, England

Death Date: 7 Jan 1619

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Richard Hilliard

Mother: Laurence Wall

Spouse(s): Alice Brandon, Alice Brandon

Children(s): Mary Hillard, Anthony Hilliard, Anthony Hilliard

Sir Nicholas Hilliard was born in 1547 in Exeter, England, the child of Richard Hilliard And Laurence Wall. Sir Nicholas Hilliard married Alice 9Gg Brandon, Alice Brandon, and had children including Anthony Hilliard, Mary Hillard. Sir Nicholas Hilliard passed away in 1619 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Nicholas Hilliard was born in 1547 in Exeter, England, the child of Richard Hilliard And Laurence Wall.
  • Sir Nicholas Hilliard married Alice 9Gg Brandon, Alice Brandon, and had children including Anthony Hilliard, Mary Hillard.
  • Sir Nicholas Hilliard passed away in 1619 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Hilliard's Ancestors

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Sir Hilliard
1547–1619
Birth Place: Exeter, England
Parents
Richard Hilliard
1519–1594
City of Exeter, Devon, England
Laurence Wall
1522–1571
England
Grandparents
Sir (Christopher) Hilliard
1490–1538
Holderness, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Coningsby
1490–1548
Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
John Wall
1500–1579
London City, Middlesex, England
Agnes (Joan Townsend Brounker Lady) Blackwell
1500–1577
Melksham, Corsham, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wall
1475–1522
Lady Hall
1477–1523
Robert Brounker
1465–1537
Ursula Gouldinge
1470–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hilliard's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas) Hilliard (1547–7 Jan 1619) m. Alice ((9gg)) Brandon (1556–September 1615) m. Alice Brandon (1556–7.9.1612)
  1. 1. Mary Hillard 1597–1638 m. Samuel Ward 1593–1682
    1. 1. Henry Ward 1635–1715 m. Remember Farrow 1642–1715 m. Remember Farrow 1642–1715
      1. 1. Henry (Ward) Jr 1666–1733 m. Ruth Bayley 1670–1745
        1. 1. Elizabeth Ward –1742 m. Jonathan French 1690–1760
        2. 2. Henry Ward 1709–1777
        3. 3. Lydia Ward 1705–
        4. 4. Mary Ward 1700–
        5. 5. Rachel Ward 1702–
        6. 6. Remember Ward 1697–1697
        7. 7. Ruth Ward 1695–
  2. 2. Anthony Hilliard 1585–1657
  3. 3. Anthony Hilliard 1585–1657

Sir Hilliard's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of Sir Nicholas Hilliard in Exeter, England
Exeter, 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, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 880
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0268
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1619
    Event Place: St Martin-in-The-Fields, Westminster
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 09; Page: 880
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0268
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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