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Sir William Horton 1569 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1569

Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 9 Dec 1642

Death Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir Horton

Mother: Lady Forde

Spouse(s): Lady Snelson

Children(s): Margaret Snelson

The birth of Sir William Horton took place in 1569 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England, to Sir Francis Horton and Lady Alice Forde. Sir William Horton married Lady Elline Ellin Ellen Ellena Ellonae Pooler Snelson, and together they had Margaret Margerett Horton Snelson. Sir William Horton's death occurred in 1642 in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England.

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Parents

Sir Horton
1546 – 1590
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
SH
Lady Forde
1546 – 1587
Birth Location: Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Snelson
1569 – 1637
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Snelson
1592 – 1669
Birth Location: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1569
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 16 Jan 1589
    Event Place: Gnosall, Stafford, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1607
    Event Place: Spaulding, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Staffordshire: Gnosall - Parish Registers, 1572-1699

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Dec 1642
    Event Place: Gnosall, Staffordshire, England
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