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Sir William Hopkins 1508–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 SEP 1508

Birth Location: Melcombe, Dorset, England

Death Date: 12 Jun 1570

Death Location: Norfolk, England

Father: Sir Hopkyns

Mother: Alice Sutton

Spouse(s): Marye Shelforde, Lady Hopkins

Children(s): Mary Bacee

Sir William Hopkins was born in 1508 in Melcombe, Dorset, England, the child of Sir John Hopkyns And Alice Sutton. Sir William Hopkins married Lady Agnes Riley Hopkins, Marye Shelforde, and had children including Mary Bacee. Sir William Hopkins passed away in 1570 in Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Hopkins was born in 1508 in Melcombe, Dorset, England, the child of Sir John Hopkyns And Alice Sutton.
  • Sir William Hopkins married Lady Agnes Riley Hopkins, Marye Shelforde, and had children including Mary Bacee.
  • Sir William Hopkins passed away in 1570 in Norfolk, England.

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Sir Hopkins's Ancestors

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Sir Hopkins
1508–1570
Birth Place: Melcombe, Dorset, England
Parents
Sir John Hopkyns
1485–1521
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Alice Sutton
1488–1548
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Hopkins's Descendants

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Sir (William) Hopkins (17 SEP 1508–12 Jun 1570) m. Marye Shelforde (Abt. 1528–21 Jun 1582) m. Lady (Agnes Riley \) Hopkins (17 May 1512–Jun 1572)
  1. 1. Mary Bacee 1527–
    1. 1. Susanna Poley 1539–1603
      1. 1. Mary Crofts 1562–1639 m. Christopher, (Sir knight, Abdey Abdy) Abdye 1559–1610
        1. 1. Mary Abdey 1585–1620 m. Richard Scholey 1583–1638

Sir Hopkins's Timeline

3 Records

1508
17 SEP 1508
Birth of Sir William Hopkins in Melcombe, Dorset, England
Melcombe, Dorset, England
1564
1564
Age 56
Death of Sir William Hopkins in Gellihir Manor, Ilston, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales
Gellihir Manor, Ilston, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales
1570
12 Jun 1570
Age 62
Burial of Sir William Hopkins in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1508
    Event Place: Melcombe, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1564
    Event Place: Gellihir Manor, Ilston, Gower, Glamorganshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1570
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

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