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William Barker 1535–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Colchurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 October 1590

Death Location: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Colchurst

Mother: Joane Horne

Spouse(s): Mary Otteley

Children(s): Rev (Wheatleigh), Rychard Barker, John Barker, Thomas Barker

The story of William Barker began in 1535 in Colchurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. William Barker married Edith Baker, Mary Lady Of Tytelley Tyttelley Otteley, and had children including John Barker, Rev William Barker Wheatleigh, Rychard Barker, Thomas Tayler Barker. William Barker passed away in 1590 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Barker began in 1535 in Colchurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Barker married Edith Baker, Mary Lady Of Tytelley Tyttelley Otteley, and had children including John Barker, Rev William Barker Wheatleigh, Rychard Barker, Thomas Tayler Barker.
  • William Barker passed away in 1590 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Barker's Ancestors

Self
William Barker
1535–1590
Birth Place: Colchurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Barker, of Colchurst
1500–1563
Colchurst, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
Joane Horne
1515–1557
Childs Ercall, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Barker's Descendants

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William Barker (1535–30 October 1590) m. Mary (Lady of Tytelley Tyttelley) Otteley (1535–1598)
  1. 1. Rev (William BARKER) (Wheatleigh) 1553–1594 m. Annie (Wheatley "Wheatleigh") (Barker) 1553–1609
    1. 1. Martha (Barker) (Griffith-Davies) 1576–1673 m. Elijah DAVIS 1574–1630
      1. 1. Philipa (Martha) Davis 1604–1657 m. William (John Mead) (Meade) 1600–1657
        1. 1. John Meades 1634–1699 m. Hannah Potter 1634–1700
  2. 2. Rychard Barker –1608
  3. 3. John Barker –1606
  4. 4. Thomas (Tayler) Barker –1617

William Barker's Timeline

4 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Barker in Colchurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Colchurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1552
1552
Age 17
William Barker was married in Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 22
William Barker was married in Tytelley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Tytelley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1590
30 October 1590
Age 55
Death of William Barker in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Colchurst, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1552
    Event Place: Cheshire, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Tytelley, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thaxted, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 October 1590
    Event Place: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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