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Sir William Watkins 1529–1600 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Standish, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 09 May 1600

Death Location: Chelmsford, Essex, England

Father: Thomas Haresfield

Mother: Elizabeth Merret

Spouse(s): Lady (Watkins)

Children(s): Philip Watkins

Sir William Watkins was born in 1529 in Standish, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Watkins Of Haresfield And Elizabeth Merret. Sir William Watkins married Lady Elisabetha Merret Watkins, and had children including Philip Watkins. Sir William Watkins passed away in 1600 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Watkins was born in 1529 in Standish, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Thomas Watkins Of Haresfield And Elizabeth Merret.
  • Sir William Watkins married Lady Elisabetha Merret Watkins, and had children including Philip Watkins.
  • Sir William Watkins passed away in 1600 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Watkins's Ancestors

Self
Sir Watkins
1529–1600
Birth Place: Standish, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Watkins of Haresfield
1500–1542
Haresfield, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Merret
1512–
Wales
Grandparents
Mr Watkins
1467–
Standish, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Watkins's Descendants

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Sir (William) Watkins (1529–09 May 1600) m. Lady (Elisabetha Merret) (Watkins) (1530–16 Sep 1560)
  1. 1. Philip Watkins 1565–1597 m. Jane Gardner 1566–
    1. 1. George Watkins 1593–1640 m. Margaret King 1600–
      1. 1. George Watkins 1615– m. Susanna Watkins 1618–1715
        1. 1. George Watkins 1640–1691 m. Susanna Harberd 1642–1696

Sir Watkins's Timeline

3 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Sir William Watkins in Standish, Gloucestershire, England
Standish, Gloucestershire, England
1600
May 1600
Age 71
Death of Sir William Watkins in Standish, Gloucestershire, England
Standish, Gloucestershire, England
1600
09 May 1600
Age 71
Burial of Sir William Watkins in Chelmsford, Essex, England
Chelmsford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Standish, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1600
    Event Place: Standish, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 09 May 1600
    Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers

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