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William Hugh Beardsley 1582–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 October 1582

Birth Location: Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1632

Death Location: Lyme Center, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Thomas Beardsley

Mother: Jane Upton

Spouse(s): Margaret Hassell

Children(s): Sarah Beardsley

The story of William Hugh Beardsley began in 1582 in Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. William Hugh Beardsley married Margaret Hassell, and had children including Sarah Catherine Beardsley. William Hugh Beardsley passed away in 1632 in Lyme Center, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Hugh Beardsley began in 1582 in Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Hugh Beardsley married Margaret Hassell, and had children including Sarah Catherine Beardsley.
  • William Hugh Beardsley passed away in 1632 in Lyme Center, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Beardsley
1547–1600
Birth Location: Elsenham, Essex, Eng.
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Jane Upton
1551–1598
Birth Location: Keele, Stafford, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hassell
1583–1644
Birth Location: Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Sarah Beardsley
1613–1651
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
SB

William Beardsley's Ancestors

Self
William Beardsley
1582–1632
Birth Place: Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas JOHN Beardsley
1547–1600
Elsenham, Essex, Eng.
Jane Upton
1551–1598
Keele, Stafford, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Beardsley's Descendants

1.
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William (Hugh) Beardsley (31 October 1582–1632) m. Margaret Hassell (21 February 1583–5 December 1644)
  1. 1. Sarah (Catherine) Beardsley 1613–1651 m. Thomas Meekins 1611–1687
    1. 1. Thomas Meekins 1643–1675 m. Mary Bunce 1645–
      1. 1. Thomas Meekins 1673–1723
        1. 1. Sarah Meekins 1694–1777 m. Thomas (Miller) Jr 1693–1750
    2. 2. Hannah Meakins 1647–1688
    3. 3. John Meekins 1649–1705
    4. 4. Joseph Meekins 1639–1640
    5. 5. Mary Meekins 1645–1705
    6. 6. Sarah Meekins 1641–1677

William Beardsley's Timeline

2 Records

1582
31 October 1582
Birth of William Hugh Beardsley in Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1632
1632
Age 50
Death of William Hugh Beardsley in Lyme Center, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Lyme Center, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 October 1582
    Event Place: Ashton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Lyme Center, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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