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Sir James Watkins 1565–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1565

Birth Location: Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1623

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Holwell

Mother: Catherine Symonds

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Sir James Watkins was born in 1565 in Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Humphrey Watkins Of Holwell And Catherine Symonds. Sir James Watkins passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sir James Watkins was born in 1565 in Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Humphrey Watkins Of Holwell And Catherine Symonds.
  • Sir James Watkins passed away in 1623 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA.

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Sir Watkins's Ancestors

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Sir Watkins
1565–1623
Birth Place: Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Humphrey Watkins of Holwell
1506–1610
Holwell, Dorset, England
Catherine Symonds
1519–1571
Holywell, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Watkins
1473–1527
Holwell, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Lee
1490–1518
Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Watkins's Timeline

2 Records

1565
1565
Birth of Sir James Watkins in Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
1623
1623
Age 58
Death of Sir James Watkins in Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Talgarth, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1623
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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