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Walter WELLES 1542 – 1618 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Stourton, Essex, , England

Death Date: 25 Mar 1618

Death Location: Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Viscount R-M269

Mother: Elisabeth Haymon

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In 1542, Walter WELLES entered the world in Stourton, Essex, , England, born to Viscount Walter de Elmham of Welles, Y-DNA Halpogroup R-M269 and Elisabeth Haymon. Walter WELLES passed away in 1618 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1542, Walter WELLES entered the world in Stourton, Essex, , England, born to Viscount Walter de Elmham of Welles, Y-DNA Halpogroup R-M269 and Elisabeth Haymon.
  • Walter WELLES passed away in 1618 in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England.

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Walter WELLES's Ancestors

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Walter WELLES
1542 – 1618
Birth Place: Stourton, Essex, , England
Parents
Viscount Walter de Elmham of Welles, Y-DNA Halpogroup R-M269
1510 – 1577
Stourton, Warwickshire, England
Elisabeth Haymon
1516 – 1553
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Capt. (Robert (disowned by father due to doubt of parentage)) deWelles
1496 – 1524
Downe, Kent, England
Lady (Elizabeth Alice, Lady In Waiting to Queen , Mistress of King Henry VIII,) Bryan
1500 – 1546
Stourton, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Reverend Alcester
1480 – 1540
Elizabeth Dymoke
1482 – 1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Welles
1455 – 1490
Catherine Hayward
1460 – 1516

Walter WELLES's Timeline

2 Records

1542
1542
Birth of Walter WELLES in Stourton, Essex, , England
Stourton, Essex, , England
1618
25 Mar 1618
Age 76
Death of Walter WELLES in Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England
Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1542
    Event Place: Stourton, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1618
    Event Place: Ringstead, Northamptonshire, England

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