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William Bancroft 1480 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Father: John Bancroft

Mother: Blanche None

Spouse(s): Mrs. Bancroft

Children(s): Ralph Bancroft

In 1480, William Bancroft entered the world in Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England, born to John Bancroft and Blanche. William Bancroft married Mrs. William Bancroft, and had children including Ralph Bancroft. William Bancroft passed away in 1557 in Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1480, William Bancroft entered the world in Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England, born to John Bancroft and Blanche.
  • William Bancroft married Mrs. William Bancroft, and had children including Ralph Bancroft.
  • William Bancroft passed away in 1557 in Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Bancroft
1455 – 1547
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
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Blanche None
1455 – 1510
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mrs. Bancroft
1485 – 1561
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Ralph Bancroft
1510 – 1580
Birth Location: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
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William Bancroft's Ancestors

Self
William Bancroft
1480 – 1557
Birth Place: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Bancroft
1455 – 1547
Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Blanche
1455 – 1510
Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bancroft's Descendants

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William Bancroft (1480 – 1557) m. Mrs. (William) Bancroft (1485 – 1561)
  1. 1. Ralph Bancroft (1510 – 1580) m. Alice Wright (1549 – 1637)
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Bancroft (15 June 1569 – 1626) m. Rebecca Errington. (1574 – 1639)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bancroft (1595 – 20 Dec 1660) m. Thomas Talmadge (1595 – December 09, 1653)
        1. 1. Thomas Talmadge (1617 – 1691) m. Elizabeth Bancroft (1620 – 20 May 1704)
      2. 2. Thomas Bancroft (1596 – 1658)
      3. 3. Dorthy Erlington (1602 – 1680)

William Bancroft's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Bancroft in Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
1557
1557
Age 77
Death of William Bancroft in Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Chellaston, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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