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William Adam 1555–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1555

Birth Location: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Death Date: 1605

Death Location: England

Father: Margerett (Adam)

Mother: John Adam

Spouse(s): Barbara Tyrell

Children(s): Elizabeth Adam\Adame

The story of William Adam began in 1555 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. William Adam married Barbara Tyrell, and had children including Elizabeth Adam Adame. William Adam passed away in 1605 in England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Adam began in 1555 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
  • William Adam married Barbara Tyrell, and had children including Elizabeth Adam Adame.
  • William Adam passed away in 1605 in England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Adam's Ancestors

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William Adam
1555–1605
Birth Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Parents
Margerett Rudston (Adam)
1534–1571
Ely ,Cambridgeshire,
John Adam
1530–1557
Grandparents
William (Rudston of) Ely
1505–
Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
Margaret (Blackman) Rudston
1506–
Cambridge, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Adam's Descendants

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William Adam (Abt. 1555–1605) m. Barbara Tyrell (Abt. 1557–abt 1644)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Adam\Adame 1588–1657 m. James Cleland 1585–1646
    1. 1. James (Cleland of) Stonepath 1614–1697 m. Kennedy, (Isobel James Cleland) Kennedie 1626–1707
      1. 1. Margaret Cleland 1652–1722 m. Alexander (Bruce) Reverend 1637–1704
        1. 1. Alexander Bruce 1677–1765 m. Anna Robertson 1677–1745

William Adam's Timeline

2 Records

1555
Abt. 1555
Birth of William Adam in Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
1605
1605
Age 50
Death of William Adam in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1555
    Event Place: Saffron Walden, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: England

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