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William Beckett 1523 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 17 Nov 1563

Death Location: Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England

Father: George Beckett

Mother: Emme Hatton

Spouse(s): Ann Leigh

Children(s): Matilda Beckett

William Beckett was born in 1523 in Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England, the child of George Beckett and Emme "Emma" Hatton. William Beckett married Ann Leigh, and had children including Matilda Beckett. William Beckett passed away in 1563 in Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Beckett was born in 1523 in Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England, the child of George Beckett and Emme "Emma" Hatton.
  • William Beckett married Ann Leigh, and had children including Matilda Beckett.
  • William Beckett passed away in 1563 in Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Beckett's Ancestors

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William Beckett
1523 – 1563
Birth Place: Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England
Parents
George Beckett
1500 – 1545
Colchester, Hertfordshire, England
Emme ("Emma") Hatton
1505 – 1560
Colchester, Essex, England
Grandparents
Sir (John II Beckett, Baron Beckett of) Upton
1482 – 1500
Corthither House, Upton, Cornwall, England
Lady (Joane) Totwell
1484 – 1530
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Upton
1448 – 1485
Lady Upton
1457 – 1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Bodmin
1413 – 1476
Lady Beckett
1417 – 1448
Sir Corthither
1416 – 1470
Lady Upton
1420 – 1464

William Beckett's Descendants

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William Beckett (1523 – 17 Nov 1563) m. Ann Leigh (1530 – 1560)
  1. 1. Matilda Beckett (1543 – December 1565) m. John (Vele\Vail) Beal (1540 – 20 Aug 1590)
    1. 1. Thomas Vail (1565 – 1641) m. Elizabeth Grimball (1570 – 29 Oct 1619)
      1. 1. Sarah (Rose) Vile (1587 – 15 Apr 1661) m. Rev. (John) Whitlocke (1585 – 1 January 1658)
        1. 1. Hannah Whitlock (19 Oct 1616 – 08 Dec 1676) m. Joseph (I. Baldwin of) Cholesbury* (Oct 1609 – 2 Nov 1684)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Grimball (1570 – 29 Oct 1619) m. Thomas Vail (1565 – 1641)

William Beckett's Timeline

2 Records

1523
1523
Birth of William Beckett in Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England
Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England
1563
17 Nov 1563
Age 40
Death of William Beckett in Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England
Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1563
    Event Place: Juddonham, Haverhill, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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