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Sir William James 1542–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Duresme, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 11 May 1617

Death Location: Duresme, Staffordshire, England

Father: Sir *

Mother: Lady Bolt

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Sir William James was born in 1542 in Duresme, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir John Ii James And Lady Ellen Bolt. Sir William James passed away in 1617 in Duresme, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William James was born in 1542 in Duresme, Staffordshire, England, the child of Sir John Ii James And Lady Ellen Bolt.
  • Sir William James passed away in 1617 in Duresme, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir *
1509–1550
Birth Location: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
S*
Lady Bolt
1513–1613
Birth Location: Sandbache, Cheshire, England
LB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir James's Ancestors

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Sir James
1542–1617
Birth Place: Duresme, Staffordshire, England
Parents
Sir John II James *
1509–1550
Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Ellen) Bolt
1513–1613
Sandbache, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir James's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Sir William James in Duresme, Staffordshire, England
Duresme, Staffordshire, England
1617
11 May 1617
Age 75
Death of Sir William James in Duresme, Staffordshire, England
Duresme, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Duresme, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1617
    Event Place: Duresme, Staffordshire, England
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