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Sir Edmund John Williams 1544 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Nov 1544

Birth Location: Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,

Death Date: 13 Jan 1601

Death Location: Eglwys-fach, Cardiganshire, Wales

Father: Sir Williams

Mother: Barbara Lumley

Spouse(s): Mary Wynne

Children(s): Archbishop I

Sir Edmund John Williams was born in 1544 in Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,, the child of Sir Morgan James Williams and Barbara Lumley. Sir Edmund John Williams married Mary Elizabeth Wynne, and had children including Archbishop John Lewis Williams I. Sir Edmund John Williams passed away in 1601 in Eglwys-fach, Cardiganshire, Wales.

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Biography

  • Sir Edmund John Williams was born in 1544 in Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,, the child of Sir Morgan James Williams and Barbara Lumley.
  • Sir Edmund John Williams married Mary Elizabeth Wynne, and had children including Archbishop John Lewis Williams I.
  • Sir Edmund John Williams passed away in 1601 in Eglwys-fach, Cardiganshire, Wales.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Williams's Ancestors

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Sir Williams
1544 – 1601
Birth Place: Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,
Parents
Sir Morgan James Williams
1514 – 1578
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Barbara Lumley
1536 –
Lumley Castle, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Tuchet) (Touchet)
1503 – 1525
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Alice Elizabeth) Wellyfed
1501 – 1546
Canonbury House, Islington, England
Great-Grandparents
Archdeacon Wellyfed
1480 – 1533
Elizabeth Cromwell
1480 – 1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Williams's Descendants

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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)
      1. 1. Lucy Williams (Dec 1620 – 07 March 1681) m. Robert Barker (1 Apr 1616 – 15 Mar 1691)
        1. 1. Lieut (Francis Pembroke) Barker (21 January 1652 – 9 Feb 1720) m. Mary Lincoln (10 Feb 1647 – 4 September 1693)

Sir Williams's Timeline

3 Records

1544
15 Nov 1544
Birth of Sir Edmund John Williams in Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,
Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,
1544
15 Nov 1544
Birth of Sir Edmund John Williams in Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,
Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,
1601
13 Jan 1601
Age 57
Death of Sir Edmund John Williams in Eglwys-fach, Cardiganshire, Wales
Eglwys-fach, Cardiganshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1544
    Event Place: Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1544
    Event Place: Port Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle, Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales,
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1601
    Event Place: Eglwys-fach, Cardiganshire, Wales
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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