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Sir William Sayre 1535–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Sir Sayer

Mother: Lady Baylye

Spouse(s): Olive Irby

Children(s): Rebecca Sayre

Sir William Sayre was born in 1535 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Sayer And Lady Christian Elizabeth Baylye. Sir William Sayre married Margaret, Olive Irby, and had children including Rebecca Margaret Sayre. Sir William Sayre passed away in 1580 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Sayre was born in 1535 in Odell, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Sayer And Lady Christian Elizabeth Baylye.
  • Sir William Sayre married Margaret, Olive Irby, and had children including Rebecca Margaret Sayre.
  • Sir William Sayre passed away in 1580 in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Sayre's Ancestors

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Sir Sayre
1535–1580
Birth Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Sayer
1510–1544
Pulham, Norfolk, England
Lady (Christian Elizabeth) Baylye
1522–1577
Needham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Sayer
1474–1530
Margaret Fairfax
1476–1525
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sayre's Descendants

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Sir (William) Sayre (1535–1580) m. Olive Irby (1547–10 Mar 1615)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Margaret) Sayre 1565–1653 m. Sir (Thomas 'The Elder') Wheeler 1563–1634
    1. 1. Lieutenant (Thomas) Wheeler 1589–1654 m. Ann Halsey 1591–1659
      1. 1. Rebecca Wheeler 1622–1691 m. John Pearce 1620–1661 m. Henry Rowland 1625–1690
        1. 1. John Pearce 1644–1744 m. Eliza Carter 1643–1690

Sir Sayre's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of Sir William Sayre in Odell, Bedfordshire, England
Odell, Bedfordshire, England
1580
1580
Age 45
Death of Sir William Sayre in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Odell, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, England

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