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Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams 1497 – 1531 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1497

Birth Location: Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 August 1531

Death Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Morgan Williams

Mother: Ann Audley

Spouse(s): Lady Wellyfed

Children(s): Sir Williams, Joan Williams

In 1497, Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) entered the world in Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Morgan Williams and Ann Audley. Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) married Lady Alice Elizabeth Wellyfed, and had children including Sir Morgan James Williams, Joan Williams. Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) passed away in 1531 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1497, Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) entered the world in Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Morgan Williams and Ann Audley.
  • Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) married Lady Alice Elizabeth Wellyfed, and had children including Sir Morgan James Williams, Joan Williams.
  • Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) passed away in 1531 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Morgan Williams
1469 – 1517
Birth Location: Lanishen, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
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Ann Audley
1477 – 1517
Birth Location: Putney, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Wellyfed
1501 – 1546
Birth Location: Canonbury House, Islington, England
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Children(s)

Sir Williams
1514 – 1578
Birth Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Joan Williams
1520 – 1578
Birth Location: Redbourn, St Albans District, Hertfordshire, England
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Sir Williams's Ancestors

Self
Sir Williams
1497 – 1531
Birth Place: Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Morgan Williams
1469 – 1517
Lanishen, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Ann Audley
1477 – 1517
Putney, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Williams's Descendants

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Sir (William Walter (Cromwell)) Williams (1497 – 19 August 1531) m. Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Wellyfed (1501 – 24 July 1546)
  1. 1. Sir (Morgan James) Williams (1514 – 27 Aug 1578) m. Barbara Lumley (1536 – )
    1. 1. Sir (Edmund John) Williams (15 Nov 1544 – 13 Jan 1601) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wynne (1540 – 10 Oct 1585)
      1. 1. Archbishop (John Lewis Williams) I (25 Mar 1582 – 25 Mar 1650) m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Palmer (13 June 1581 – 1650)
        1. 1. John Williams (7 Dec. 1607 – 10 Feb 1674) m. Jane Gould (1605 – 21 November 1680)
  2. 2. Joan Williams (1520 – 4 August 1578) m. Sir (Roger) Stokes (1505 – 9 JUN 1578)

Sir Williams's Timeline

10 Records

1497
1497
Birth of Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) in Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1503
6 Sep 1503
Age 6
Birth of Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) in Putney Church, Norwell, Kent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Putney Church, Norwell, Kent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1503
6 Sep 1503
Age 6
Birth of Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) in Putney Church, Norwell, Kent, Notthinghamshire, England
Putney Church, Norwell, Kent, Notthinghamshire, England
1503
6 Sep 1503
Age 6
Birth of Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) in Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England
Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England
1519
1 Jun 1519
Age 22
Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) was married in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
1522
1522
Age 25
Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) was married in Islington Church, Middlesex, England
Islington Church, Middlesex, England
1525
1525
Age 28
Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) was married in WALES, GLAMORGANSHIRE, WHITECHURCH OF ISLE CAEACG
WALES, GLAMORGANSHIRE, WHITECHURCH OF ISLE CAEACG
1531
19 Aug 1531
Age 34
Death of Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) in Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
1531
19 August 1531
Age 34
Death of Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
1933
Jan 1933
Age 436
Sir William Walter (Cromwell) Williams , Ale Brewer for King, Innkeeper, (took wife's name) was married in Islington, London, United Kingdom
Islington, London, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1503
    Event Place: Putney Church, Norwell, Kent, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1503
    Event Place: Putney Church, Norwell, Kent, Notthinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1503
    Event Place: Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1497
    Event Place: Putney Church, Norwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1519
    Event Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Islington Church, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: WALES, GLAMORGANSHIRE, WHITECHURCH OF ISLE CAEACG

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Jan 1933
    Event Place: Islington, London, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1531
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1531
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
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