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Walter Acton 1565 – 1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1565

Birth Location: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 8 Apr 1640

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Robert attached)

Mother: Kathleen Williams

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Walter Acton was born in 1565 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, the child of Robert Acton (Acton genealogy attached) and Kathleen Williams. Walter Acton passed away in 1640 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • Walter Acton was born in 1565 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, the child of Robert Acton (Acton genealogy attached) and Kathleen Williams.
  • Walter Acton passed away in 1640 in Shropshire, England.

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Walter Acton's Ancestors

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Walter Acton
1565 – 1640
Birth Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Robert Acton (Acton genealogy attached)
1525 – 1575
Rock, Worcestershire, England
Kathleen Williams
1528 – 1590
Rock, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Dryland) Acton
1497 – 1567
Aldenham Hall, Morville, Shropshire, England
Cecelia (Wrottesley Cressett 14th) GGM
1505 – 1575
Kingston, Upton Cressett, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Shrewsbury
1467 – 1538
Elizabeth Coombs
1467 – 1569
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1565
23 Mar 1565
Birth of Walter Acton in Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
1640
8 Apr 1640
Age 75
Death of Walter Acton in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1565
    Event Place: Worcester, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1640
    Event Place: Shropshire, England

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