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Sir William Keyes 1518–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518

Birth Location: Skagelthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 23 Sep 1563

Death Location: North Yorkshire, England / Skagelthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Esq.

Mother: Lady Scott

Spouse(s): Lady Brown

Children(s): Nicholas 12GGF

Sir William Keyes was born in 1518 in Skagelthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Knt Capt Richard Gilbert Guilbert Keyes Keys Key Esq And Lady Mildred Digges Scott. Sir William Keyes married Lady Edmonia Brown, and had children including Nicholas Key 12Ggf. Sir William Keyes passed away in 1563 in North Yorkshire, England / Skagelthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Keyes was born in 1518 in Skagelthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Knt Capt Richard Gilbert Guilbert Keyes Keys Key Esq And Lady Mildred Digges Scott.
  • Sir William Keyes married Lady Edmonia Brown, and had children including Nicholas Key 12Ggf.
  • Sir William Keyes passed away in 1563 in North Yorkshire, England / Skagelthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Esq.
1490–1545
Birth Location: Woburn Sands Castle, Buckinghamshire, England / Brockley, Kent, England, United Kingdom
SE
Lady Scott
1504–1578
Birth Location: Scotts Hall, Brabourne, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Brown
1525–1556
Birth Location: East Riding, Yorkshire, , England
LB

Children(s)

Nicholas 12GGF
1543–1591
Birth Location: Settrington,East Riding,Yorkshire,England
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Sir Keyes's Ancestors

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Sir Keyes
1518–1563
Birth Place: Skagelthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Knt. Capt. Richard Gilbert \ Guilbert Keyes Keys Key, Esq.
1490–1545
Woburn Sands Castle, Buckinghamshire, England / Brockley, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mildred Digges) Scott
1504–1578
Scotts Hall, Brabourne, Kent, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Keyes) (Kaye)
1471–1525
Lewisham, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Nadem
1474–1525
Shepelbothan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
John Scott
1480–1533
Kent, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Anne (de) Pympe
1484–1535
Pympe's Court, Nettlestead, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Keyes's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William) Keyes (1518–23 Sep 1563) m. Lady (Edmonia) Brown (1525–1556)
  1. 1. Nicholas (Key) 12GGF 1543–1591 m. Tamazina (Zuln) 12GGM 1546–1609
    1. 1. Matthew (Matheus) Key 1567–1637
      1. 1. Andrew ((Andraie) Key) (10GGF) 1603–1675 m. Ellen (H Spendley - Key) (10GGM) 1605–1653
        1. 1. Edmund (Andrais Key) Sr. 1627–1687 m. Mary (Elisabeth) Pomfret 1630–1653

Sir Keyes's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518
Birth of Sir William Keyes in Skagelthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Skagelthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
1563
23 Sep 1563
Age 45
Death of Sir William Keyes in North Yorkshire, England / Skagelthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
North Yorkshire, England / Skagelthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518
    Event Place: Skagelthorpe, East Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1563
    Event Place: North Yorkshire, England / Skagelthorpe, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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