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Sir William James 1542 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 May 1617

Death Location: Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Jenaway

Mother: Lady Sandbache

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In 1542, Sir William James entered the world in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John James II of Jenaway and Lady Ellen Bolt, of Sandbache. Sir William James passed away in 1617 in Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Sir William James entered the world in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John James II of Jenaway and Lady Ellen Bolt, of Sandbache.
  • Sir William James passed away in 1617 in Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir James's Ancestors

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Sir James
1542 – 1617
Birth Place: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John James II of Jenaway
1509 – 1580
Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Ellen Bolt, of) Sandbache
1513 – 1576
Sandbache, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Mayor (William) Bolt
1487 – 1587
Little Onn, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ellen) Venables
1490 – 1590
Little Onn, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir James's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Sir William James in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1617
12 May 1617
Age 75
Death of Sir William James in Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1617
    Event Place: Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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