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William Beckett 1530–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Suffolk, England

Father: George Beckett

Mother: Emma Beckett

Spouse(s): Ann Leigh

Children(s): Sylvester Beckett

In 1530, William Beckett entered the world in Colchester, Essex, England, born to George Beckett And Emma Beckett. William Beckett married Ann Leigh, and had children including Sylvester Beckett. William Beckett passed away in 1560 in Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, William Beckett entered the world in Colchester, Essex, England, born to George Beckett And Emma Beckett.
  • William Beckett married Ann Leigh, and had children including Sylvester Beckett.
  • William Beckett passed away in 1560 in Suffolk, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Beckett's Ancestors

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William Beckett
1530–1560
Birth Place: Colchester, Essex, England
Parents
George Beckett
1500–1545
Colchester, Essex, England
Emma Beckett
1505–1560
Colchester, Essex, England
Grandparents
John Beckett
1485–
Corthither, Cornwall, England
Joane Totwell
1496–1530
Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Beckett's Descendants

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William Beckett (1530–1560) m. Ann Leigh (1530–1560)
  1. 1. Sylvester Beckett 1560–1590 m. Elizabeth Hill 1563–1590
    1. 1. Mary Buckett 1590–1676 m. George Soule 1593–1679
      1. 1. Mary Soule 1562–1639 m. Thomas Fish 1618– m. Thomas Fish 1570–1599
        1. 1. Robert Fish 1593–1639 m. Alice Fyshe 1597–1639
      2. 2. Mary Soule 1644– m. John Peterson 1636–1719
        1. 1. Jonathan Peterson 1674–1745 m. Lydia Wadsworth 1678–1756
      3. 3. Benjamin Soule –1676
      4. 4. Elizabeth Soule 1645–
      5. 5. George Soule 1639–1704
      6. 6. Nathaniel Soule 1638–1699
      7. 7. Zachariah Soule 1627–1663
      8. 8. John Soule 1632–1707
      9. 9. Patience Soule –1706

William Beckett's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Beckett in Colchester, Essex, England
Colchester, Essex, England
1560
1560
Age 30
Death of William Beckett in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1563
17 NOV 1563
Age 33
Burial of William Beckett in St Gregory by St Paul, London, England
St Gregory by St Paul, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Suffolk, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1563
    Event Place: St Gregory by St Paul, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry.com, <i>London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538 -1812<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.), London Metropolitan Archives, St Gregory by St Paul, Composite register: baptisms 1559 - 1627, marriages 1559 - 16267, burials 1559 - 1627, P69GREA001MS10231
    [2] Suffolk, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Ancestry.com, <i>London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538 -1812<i> (N.p.: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.;, n.d.), London Metropolitan Archives, St Gregory by St Paul, Composite register: baptisms 1559 - 1627, marriages 1559 - 16267, burials 1559 - 1627, P69GREA001MS10231

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