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William Baines 1525–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Howden, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Baines

Mother: Lady Croft

Spouse(s): Dorothy MNU

Children(s): Sir Jr.

William Baines was born in 1525 in Howden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Adam Baines And Lady Maude Croft. William Baines married Dorothy Mnu, and had children including Sir William Baines Jr. William Baines passed away in 1585 in Howden, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Baines was born in 1525 in Howden, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Adam Baines And Lady Maude Croft.
  • William Baines married Dorothy Mnu, and had children including Sir William Baines Jr.
  • William Baines passed away in 1585 in Howden, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Baines's Ancestors

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William Baines
1525–1585
Birth Place: Howden, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Adam Baines
1505–1611
Knowstrop, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Maude) Croft
1510–
Yorkshire England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) Croft
1500–1556
Claughton, with Littledale, Lancashire, England
Lady (Ellen) Webster
1504–1557
Claughton, with Littledale, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Simon Croft
1474–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Baines's Descendants

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William Baines (1525–1585) m. Dorothy MNU (1530–1611)
  1. 1. Sir (William Baines) Jr. 1550–1611 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sykes 1555–1597
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Baines 1577–1656 m. William Ripley 1568–1613

William Baines's Timeline

3 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Baines in Howden, Yorkshire, England
Howden, Yorkshire, England
1549
05 Nov 1549
Age 24
William Baines was married in Howden, Yorkshire, England
Howden, Yorkshire, England
1585
1585
Age 60
Death of William Baines in Howden, Yorkshire, England
Howden, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Howden, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Howden, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Howden, Yorkshire, England

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