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William Bedell 1498–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: Huntington, Herefordshire, England

Father: Thomas Catworth

Mother: Audrey Lynn

Spouse(s): Goditha VILLIERS

Children(s): John Junior, Silvester Bedell, Alice Bedell, Elizabeth Bedell, Gabriel Bedell, May Bedell, William Bedell

William Bedell was born in 1498 in Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Bedell De Catworth And Audrey Lynn. William Bedell married Goditha De Villiers, and had children including Alice Bedell, Elizabeth Bedell, Gabriel Bedell, John Bedwell Junior, May Bedell, Silvester Bedell, William Henry Bedell. William Bedell passed away in 1560 in Huntington, Herefordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Bedell was born in 1498 in Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Bedell De Catworth And Audrey Lynn.
  • William Bedell married Goditha De Villiers, and had children including Alice Bedell, Elizabeth Bedell, Gabriel Bedell, John Bedwell Junior, May Bedell, Silvester Bedell, William Henry Bedell.
  • William Bedell passed away in 1560 in Huntington, Herefordshire, England.

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William Bedell's Ancestors

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William Bedell
1498–1560
Birth Place: Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Bedell DE Catworth
1472–1555
Wollaston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Audrey Lynn
1475–1532
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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William Bedell's Descendants

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William Bedell (1498–1560) m. Goditha (de) VILLIERS (1500–1560)
  1. 1. John (Bedwell) Junior 1511–1568 m. Margaret (Joy) Jakes 1507–1580
    1. 1. Lady (Margery Bedell\) Reeve 1529–1569 m. Sir (William John) Broke 1544–1598
      1. 1. Mary (Anne) Brock 1566–1620
        1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Reeves 1590–1627
    2. 2. John Bedwell 1527–1613
  2. 2. Silvester Bedell 1524–1570
  3. 3. Alice Bedell 1524–
  4. 4. Elizabeth Bedell 1525–
  5. 5. Gabriel Bedell 1526–
  6. 6. May Bedell 1520–
  7. 7. William (Henry) Bedell 1510–1603

William Bedell's Timeline

3 Records

1498
1498
Birth of William Bedell in Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, England
Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, England
1498
1498
Birth of William Bedell in Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1560
1560
Age 62
Death of William Bedell in Huntington, Herefordshire, England
Huntington, Herefordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: Great Catworth, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: Huntington, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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