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Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York 1510–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 January 1510

Birth Location: Arksey, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Oxford

Mother: Lady Harvey

Spouse(s): Lady Mann, Lady Simkinson, Lady Simkinson, Mary Smythe, Dorothy GGr

Children(s): William Brewster

In 1510, Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York entered the world in Arksey, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Brewster University Of Oxford And Lady Mary Harvey. Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York married Dorothy Burnham 13Th Ggr, Lady Agnes Simkinson, Lady Maud Mann, Mary Smythe, and had children including William Brewster. Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York passed away in 1558 in Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York entered the world in Arksey, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Brewster University Of Oxford And Lady Mary Harvey.
  • Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York married Dorothy Burnham 13Th Ggr, Lady Agnes Simkinson, Lady Maud Mann, Mary Smythe, and had children including William Brewster.
  • Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York passed away in 1558 in Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Sir York's Ancestors

Self
Sir York
1510–1558
Birth Place: Arksey, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Brewster University of Oxford
1470–1510
Rushmere, Suffolk, England
Lady (Mary) Harvey
1470–1510
Grandparents
Sir (Robert) Brewster
1440–1505
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir York's Descendants

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Sir (William Brewster Archbishop of) York (24 January 1510–1558) m. Lady (Maud) Mann (Oct 1500–11 Oct 1558) m. Lady (Agnes) Simkinson (1507–1550) m. Lady (Agnes) Simkinson (Oct 1500–1550) m. Mary Smythe (1510–11 October 1558) m. Dorothy (Burnham 13th) GGr (1500–11 Oct 1558)
  1. 1. William Brewster 1535–1590 m. Mary (Smythe) ** 1535–1627
    1. 1. William Brewster 1566–1644 m. Mary (Love) Wentworth 1569–1627 m. Mary Love 1568–1627 m. Mary Wentworth 1568–1627 m. Cecilia Leight 1569–1608
      1. 1. Sir (Jonathan dePecke) Brewster 1593–1659 m. Lucretia (deSowter) Oldham( 1599–1679
        1. 1. Anna Brewster 1634–1715 m. Edmund Carter 1620–1715
      2. 2. William Brewster 1596–1638

Sir York's Timeline

2 Records

1510
24 January 1510
Birth of Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York in Arksey, Yorkshire, England
Arksey, Yorkshire, England
1558
1558
Age 48
Death of Sir William Brewster Archbishop of York in Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 January 1510
    Event Place: Arksey, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Doncaster, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

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