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Willem Baron Brereton 1550–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 February 1550

Birth Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 October 1631

Death Location: Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Jane Smyth

Spouse(s): Margaretha Savage

Children(s): Mary Brereton, John Brereton

The story of Willem Baron Brereton began in 1550 in Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. Willem Baron Brereton married Margaretha Savage, and had children including John Brereton, Mary Brereton. Willem Baron Brereton passed away in 1631 in Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Willem Baron Brereton began in 1550 in Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Willem Baron Brereton married Margaretha Savage, and had children including John Brereton, Mary Brereton.
  • Willem Baron Brereton passed away in 1631 in Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willem Brereton's Ancestors

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Willem Brereton
1550–1631
Birth Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Brereton
1520–1559
Ashley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Smyth
1525–1590
Warburton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William) Brereton
1506–1534
Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Booth
1508–1526
Eccles, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Brereton's Descendants

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Willem (Baron) Brereton (6 February 1550–1 October 1631) m. Margaretha Savage (1549–7 April 1597)
  1. 1. Mary Brereton 1590–1667 m. Henry (Macdonnchadha) O'Brien 1588–1639
    1. 1. Joan O'Brien 1625–1690 m. Gerald (Fitz-Thomas) Fitz-gerald 1626–1689
      1. 1. Thomas (th Knight Glin) Fitzgerald 1677–1732 m. Mary FitzGerald 1685–1753
        1. 1. Thos. (Henry) Fitzgerald 1720–1787 m. Mary Bateman 1730–1790
  2. 2. John Brereton 1591–1707

Willem Brereton's Timeline

3 Records

1550
6 February 1550
Birth of Willem Baron Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1550
11 Feb 1550
Willem Baron Brereton was baptized in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1631
1 October 1631
Age 81
Death of Willem Baron Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 February 1550
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1550
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brereton, Cestrie
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 161

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brereton-cum-Smethwick, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Parish Registers, Church of England. Record Office; Chester, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 October 1631
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 161
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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