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Sir Wiliam Preston 1540–1620 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Glastonbury (Somerset) England

Death Date: 1620

Death Location: Somerset, England

Father: Robert Preston

Mother: Lady Lawrence

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Sir Wiliam Preston began in 1540 in Glastonbury (Somerset) England. Sir Wiliam Preston passed away in 1620 in Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Wiliam Preston began in 1540 in Glastonbury (Somerset) England.
  • Sir Wiliam Preston passed away in 1620 in Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Preston
1505–
Birth Location: Meath County, Ireland
RP
Lady Lawrence
1515–1595
Birth Location: Howth Castle, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
LL

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Preston's Ancestors

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Sir Preston
1540–1620
Birth Place: Glastonbury (Somerset) England
Parents
Robert ho St. Lawrence Preston
1505–
Meath County, Ireland
Lady (Jane St) Lawrence
1515–1595
Howth Castle, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Grandparents
Viscount (Sir William Brunnel) Preston
1447–1532
Gormanston, County Meath, Ireland
Eleanor (Elinor) Dowdall
1474–1532
Newtown, Londonderry, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of Sir Wiliam Preston in Glastonbury (Somerset) England
Glastonbury (Somerset) England
1620
1620
Age 80
Death of Sir Wiliam Preston in Somerset, England
Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Glastonbury (Somerset) England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Somerset, England
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