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Thomas Willis 1593 – 1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 4 August 1643

Death Location: at, the, siege, of, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Willis

Mother: Joan Wheatbred

Spouse(s): Rachel Howell

Children(s): Dr. Discoverer)

The story of Thomas Willis began in 1593 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. Thomas Willis married Rachel Howell, and had children including Dr. Thomas Willis (Diabetes Discoverer). Thomas Willis passed away in 1643 in at, the, siege, of, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Willis began in 1593 in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England.
  • Thomas Willis married Rachel Howell, and had children including Dr. Thomas Willis (Diabetes Discoverer).
  • Thomas Willis passed away in 1643 in at, the, siege, of, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Willis's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Willis
1593 – 1643
Birth Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Willis
1560 –
Joan Wheatbred
1556 – 1640
Wiltshire England
Grandparents
Harrye Willis
1530 – 1588
Dorset, England
Maude Merfield
1540 – 1613
Dorset, England
Thomas Wheatbred
1535 – 1606
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire, England
Katherina PERS
1530 –
Great-Grandparents
Nicolas Whytbread
1500 – 1578
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Willis's Descendants

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Thomas Willis (1593 – 4 August 1643) m. Rachel Howell (1556 – 5 July 1631)
  1. 1. Dr. (Thomas Willis (Diabetes) Discoverer) (27 Jan 1621 – 11th November 1675) m. Mary Fell (27 Apr 1634 – 31 Oct 1670)
    1. 1. Jane Willis (1660 – 2 Feb 1692)
      1. 1. Phillip Symonds (1675 – 1750) m. Anne Rogers (1678 – abt 1726)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Symonds (abt 1700 – )

Thomas Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1593
1593
Birth of Thomas Willis in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
1643
4 August 1643
Age 50
Death of Thomas Willis in at, the, siege, of, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
at, the, siege, of, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1593
    Event Place: Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1643
    Event Place: at, the, siege, of, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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