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Sir William Henry Howell 1520–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 December 1520

Birth Location: Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 12 Sep 1558

Death Location: Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Alfred Francis

Mother: Elizabeth Jones

Spouse(s): Maude Duncombe, Anne Howell

Children(s): Margaret Howell, Henry Howell, Joanne Howell, Jacob Howell, John Howell, Rachel Howell

In 1520, Sir William Henry Howell entered the world in Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Alfred Howell Francis And Elizabeth Jones. Sir William Henry Howell married Anne Howell, Maude De Duncombe, and had children including Agnes Howell, Alice Howell, Anne Howell, Cecil Howell, Henry Howell, Isabel Howell, Jacob Howell, Jane Howell, Joanne Acton Howell, John Howell, Margaret Margery Barton Howell, Rachel Howell. Sir William Henry Howell passed away in 1558 in Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1520, Sir William Henry Howell entered the world in Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England, born to Alfred Howell Francis And Elizabeth Jones.
  • Sir William Henry Howell married Anne Howell, Maude De Duncombe, and had children including Agnes Howell, Alice Howell, Anne Howell, Cecil Howell, Henry Howell, Isabel Howell, Jacob Howell, Jane Howell, Joanne Acton Howell, John Howell, Margaret Margery Barton Howell, Rachel Howell.
  • Sir William Henry Howell passed away in 1558 in Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alfred Francis
1493–1558
Birth Location: Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
AF
Elizabeth Jones
1500–1590
Birth Location: Treowen, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
EJ

Spouses(s)

Maude Duncombe
1503–1588
Birth Location: Duncombe Farm, Barley End, Buckinghamshire, England
MD
Anne Howell
1527–1566
Birth Location: Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
AH

Children(s)

Margaret Howell
1528–1595
Birth Location: Burton, Yorkshire, England
MH
Henry Howell
1552–1625
Birth Location: Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
HH
Joanne Howell
1551–1598
Birth Location: Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
JH
Jacob Howell
1554–
Birth Location: England
JH
John Howell
–1576
Birth Location: –
JH
Rachel Howell
1556–
Birth Location: England
RH

Sir Howell's Ancestors

Self
Sir Howell
1520–1558
Birth Place: Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Alfred Howell Francis
1493–1558
Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Jones
1500–1590
Treowen, Glamorganshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Howell's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Henry) Howell (13 December 1520–12 Sep 1558) m. Maude (de) Duncombe (1503–6 Jan 1588) m. Anne Howell (1527–1566)
  1. 1. Margaret (Margery Barton) Howell 1528–1595 m. Richard (Giles) Churchill 1524–1594
    1. 1. Henry (Giles) Churchill 1561–1628 m. Bridgett Henry 1561–1625
      1. 1. John (William Churchill, arrived 1652 Plymouth, MA 8th) GGF 1591–1655 m. Dorothy (Alice John (Woodward) (Churchill) 8th) GGM 1607–1670
        1. 1. Col (William) Churchill 1649–1710 m. Elizabeth (Robinson) Armistead 1667–1716
  2. 2. Henry Howell 1552–1625
  3. 3. Joanne (Acton) Howell 1551–1598
  4. 4. Jacob Howell 1554–
  5. 5. John Howell –1576
  6. 6. Rachel Howell 1556–

Sir Howell's Timeline

12 Records

1519
1519
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Cherry Burton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Cherry Burton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
1520
13 December 1520
Birth of Sir William Henry Howell in Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England
Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England
1525
1525
Age 5
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England
Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England
1536
1536
Age 16
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Wedhampton, Wiltshire, England
Wedhampton, Wiltshire, England
1539
Abt. 1539
Age 19
Sir William Henry Howell was married in of, Marsh Gibbon, Buckingham, England
of, Marsh Gibbon, Buckingham, England
1542
abt 1542
Age 22
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Parish, Buckinghamshire, England
Parish, Buckinghamshire, England
1545
1545
Age 25
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England
Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England
1550
1550
Age 30
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Parish, Buckinghamshire, , England
Parish, Buckinghamshire, , England
1550
1550
Age 30
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Parish, Buckinghamshire, England
Parish, Buckinghamshire, England
1550
1550
Age 30
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Shropshire: Selattyn - Parish Registers
Shropshire: Selattyn - Parish Registers
1554
Abt. 1554
Age 34
Sir William Henry Howell was married in Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England
Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England
1558
12 Sep 1558
Age 38
Death of Sir William Henry Howell in Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 December 1520
    Event Place: Weedon, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Cherry Burton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Wedhampton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1539
    Event Place: of, Marsh Gibbon, Buckingham, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1542
    Event Place: Parish, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Parish, Buckinghamshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Parish, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Shropshire: Selattyn - Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1554
    Event Place: Wedon, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wedon, Buckingham, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1558
    Event Place: Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: 500 years of Wittel and related families
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marsh Gibbon, Aylesbury Vale District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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