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Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst 1523 – 1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Holcroft Hall, Glazebury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1605

Death Location: The Hurst, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard Hurst

Mother: Jennet ***

Spouse(s): Lady Hopwood

Children(s): Sir Houlcrofte

Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst was born in 1523 in Holcroft Hall, Glazebury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Holcrofte de Hurst and Jennet (Jannet) Holcroft ***. Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst married Lady Katherine Hopwood, and had children including Sir Thomas deHolcroft Holcrofte Houlcrofte. Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst passed away in 1605 in The Hurst, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst was born in 1523 in Holcroft Hall, Glazebury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Holcrofte de Hurst and Jennet (Jannet) Holcroft ***.
  • Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst married Lady Katherine Hopwood, and had children including Sir Thomas deHolcroft Holcrofte Houlcrofte.
  • Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst passed away in 1605 in The Hurst, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Hurst's Ancestors

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Sir Hurst
1523 – 1605
Birth Place: Holcroft Hall, Glazebury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Holcrofte de Hurst
1500 – 1525
Holcroft Hall, Glazbury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England
Jennet ((Jannet) Holcroft) ***
1500 – 1525
Warrington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Hurst's Descendants

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Sir (Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de) Hurst (1523 – 1605) m. Lady (Katherine) Hopwood (1530 – 1584)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas deHolcroft Holcrofte) Houlcrofte (1549 – 1600) m. Anne (Ann Roydon Royden) Brookefilde (1559 – 11 Feb 1601)
    1. 1. Elin Houlcrofte (1575 – 1595) m. Williamus (Hugonis) Anderton (16 Jan 1565 / 1570 – 1618)
      1. 1. Catherine\Caterine (Anderson) Boyes (1595 – 14 June 1643) m. William (Du Boys Bowes) Boyes (16 Jul 1596 – Abt. 1653)
        1. 1. Robert Boyes (16 Sep 1617 – 11 April 1691) m. Ellen (Catherine) Worthington (16 July 1626 – 18 June 1711)

Sir Hurst's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst in Holcroft Hall, Glazebury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England
Holcroft Hall, Glazebury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England
1605
1605
Age 82
Death of Sir Sheriff Hamlet Geoffrey Holcroft de Hurst in The Hurst, Lancashire, England
The Hurst, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Holcroft Hall, Glazebury near Culcheth, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: The Hurst, Lancashire, England

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