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Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor 1515–1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1587

Death Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England

Father: Edward Wilson

Mother: Helen Gilmore

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Rev Wilson

In 1515, Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor entered the world in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England, born to Edward Wilson And Helen Gilmore. Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor had children including Rev Dr William Henry Wilson. Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor passed away in 1587 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor entered the world in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England, born to Edward Wilson And Helen Gilmore.
  • Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor had children including Rev Dr William Henry Wilson.
  • Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor passed away in 1587 in Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Wilson
1490–1557
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
EW
Helen Gilmore
1496–1543
Birth Location: Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
HG

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev Wilson
1542–1615
Birth Location: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
RW

Sir Windsor's Ancestors

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Sir Windsor
1515–1587
Birth Place: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Parents
Edward Wilson
1490–1557
Shropshire, England
Helen Gilmore
1496–1543
Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Windsor's Descendants

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Sir (William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of) Windsor (1515–27 Aug 1587)
  1. 1. Rev (Dr. William Henry) Wilson 1542–1615
    1. 1. Rev. (Dr. William Henry) Wilson 1585–1641 m. Janet Struthers 1589–1645
      1. 1. Agnes (Muir) Wilson 1611–1667 m. William Hamilton 1610–1669
        1. 1. Archibald Hamilton 1639–1710 m. Euphame Hutcheson 1640–1720
        2. 2. Marion Hamilton 1637–
        3. 3. James Hamilton 1642–1701
        4. 4. Agnes Hamiltoun 1527–1609
        5. 5. William Hamilton 1635–

Sir Windsor's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor in Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
1587
27 Aug 1587
Age 72
Death of Sir William George Cumberworth Wilson Cannon of Windsor in Windsor, Berkshire, London, England (b. St Gregory by St Paul, Windsor Castle)
Windsor, Berkshire, London, England (b. St Gregory by St Paul, Windsor Castle)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1587
    Event Place: Windsor, Berkshire, London, England (b. St Gregory by St Paul, Windsor Castle)
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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