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Sir John Williams 1503 – 1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 October 1559

Death Location: Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir 1st

Mother: Lady Wykys

Spouse(s): Lady Bledlow

Children(s): Elizabeth Parsons

Sir John Williams was born in 1503 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Cromwell, Lord Cromwell Van Oakman, 1st and Lady Elisabeth (Wykes) Wykys. Sir John Williams married Lady Elizabeth Bledlow, and had children including Elizabeth Parsons. Sir John Williams passed away in 1559 in Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Sir John Williams was born in 1503 in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight Thomas Cromwell, Lord Cromwell Van Oakman, 1st and Lady Elisabeth (Wykes) Wykys.
  • Sir John Williams married Lady Elizabeth Bledlow, and had children including Elizabeth Parsons.
  • Sir John Williams passed away in 1559 in Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir 1st
1485 – 1540
Birth Location: Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Wykys
1489 – 1517
Birth Location: Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bledlow
1506 – 1556
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
LB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Parsons
1530 – 1590
Birth Location: Waltham, Kent, England
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Sir Williams's Ancestors

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Sir Williams
1503 – 1559
Birth Place: Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Cromwell, Lord Cromwell Van Oakman, 1st
1485 – 1540
Putney, London Borough of Wandsworth, Greater London, London, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elisabeth (Wykes)) Wykys
1489 – 1517
Putney, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Williams's Descendants

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Sir (John) Williams (1503 – 14 October 1559) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Bledlow (December 1506 – 25 October 1556)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Parsons (1530 – 1590) m. Daniel Browning (1525 – 1590)
    1. 1. Richarde Browninge (1550 – 1617) m. Alis Basse (1555 – 1602)
      1. 1. Daniel Browning (28 Sep 1578 – 1626) m. Eleanor (Simond) (Samon) (1578 – 8 Oct 1640)
        1. 1. William Browning (7 Jan 1607 – 1688) m. Anne Henn (May 1609 – 1662)

Sir Williams's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of Sir John Williams in Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1559
14 October 1559
Age 56
Death of Sir John Williams in Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Thame, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 October 1559
    Event Place: Ludlow Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
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