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Sir William Augustus Jennings 1537–1602 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Abingdon, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 1602

Death Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Father: Sir Lincolnshire

Mother: Alice Spencer

Spouse(s): Joan Bostock

Children(s): Sir Jennings

Sir William Augustus Jennings was born in 1537 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England, the child of Sir John William Henry Wilkerson Count Of Burnley Baron Of Wilksby And Lincolnshire And Alice Spencer. Sir William Augustus Jennings married Joan Bostock, and had children including Sir Francis Jennings. Sir William Augustus Jennings passed away in 1602 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Augustus Jennings was born in 1537 in Abingdon, Berkshire, England, the child of Sir John William Henry Wilkerson Count Of Burnley Baron Of Wilksby And Lincolnshire And Alice Spencer.
  • Sir William Augustus Jennings married Joan Bostock, and had children including Sir Francis Jennings.
  • Sir William Augustus Jennings passed away in 1602 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Jennings's Ancestors

Self
Sir Jennings
1537–1602
Birth Place: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Parents
Sir John William Henry Wilkerson, Count of Burnley, Baron of Wilksby and Lincolnshire
1500–1561
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Alice Spencer
1501–1570
Collen, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Henry) Jennings
1478–1528
Abingdon, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Joan (Jane) Bostock
1478–1540
Abingdon, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Richard) Bright
1470–1545
Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Isabel de) FRANCIS-BRIGHT
1487–1540
Abingdon, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Jennings's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Augustus) Jennings (1537–1602) m. Joan Bostock (1 June 1540–1590)
  1. 1. Sir (Francis) Jennings 1580–1630 m. Jean Scott 1580–1652
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Jennings 1611–1638 m. Sir (James A. Holmes) (11thgg) 1600–1635
      1. 1. Mary (Ann (Holmes)) Caldwell 1632–1691 m. John Caldwell 1630–1692
        1. 1. Joseph (Alexander) Caldwell 1657–1730

Sir Jennings's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of Sir William Augustus Jennings in Abingdon, Berkshire, England
Abingdon, Berkshire, England
1602
1602
Age 65
Death of Sir William Augustus Jennings in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Abingdon, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Abingdon, Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1602
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

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