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William Bell 1460 – 1500 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1500

Death Location: Mickleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Bell

Mother: Dorothy Hillary

Spouse(s): Frances Bell

Children(s): William Bell, Robert Bell, Thomas Bell

The story of William Bell began in 1460 in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. William Bell married Frances Bell, and had children including William Bell, Robert Bell, Thomas Bell. William Bell passed away in 1500 in Mickleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bell began in 1460 in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Bell married Frances Bell, and had children including William Bell, Robert Bell, Thomas Bell.
  • William Bell passed away in 1500 in Mickleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bell's Ancestors

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William Bell
1460 – 1500
Birth Place: Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Bell
1420 – 1503
Thirsk, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dorothy Hillary
1434 – 1502
Bescot, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Bealle
1400 – 1461
Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Bealle
1402 – 1450
Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Hillary
1400 –
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Richard Hillary
1405 –
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Beale
1375 – 1429
Catherine
1385 – 1429
William Beale
1375 – 1429
Catherine
1385 – 1429
Richard Hillary
1375 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bell's Descendants

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William Bell (1460 – 1500) m. Frances Bell (1470 – )
  1. 1. William Bell (ABT 1460 – )
  2. 2. Robert Bell (1490 – 22 JUL 1577) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Anderson (1499 – 1557)
    1. 1. Robert Bell (1513 – 1610) m. Elizabeth (Winchester) Inkpen (1517 – 1539) m. Elizabeth Thorpe (ABT 1516 – 1596)
      1. 1. Robert Bell (1539 – 25 JUL 1577) m. Dorothy Beaupré (1538 – 3 FEB 1602)
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Bell (1558 – 1629) m. Daniel Belt (ABT 1550 – )
        2. 2. Margaret Bell (1560 – 14 SEP 1591) m. Nicholas (Le) Strange (13 MAR 1563 – 12 DEC 1591)
        3. 3. Edmund Bell (7 APR 1562 – 1605) m. Ann Osborne (1562 – 1605) m. Muriel Knyvett (AUG 1581 – ) m. Anne Osborne (ABT 1557 – )
        4. 4. Robert, (Sir) Bell (25 MAR 1564 – 25 NOV 1628) m. Elizabeth Inkpen
        5. 5. Humphrey Bell (1570 – 1605) m. Rose Clark (ABT 1565 – )
        6. 6. Phillip Bell (14 JUN 1574 – 1630) m. Peyton
        7. 7. George Bell (1576 – 1655) m. Lorna End (1579 – 1650)
        8. 8. Frances Dering (2 DEC 1577 – 9 NOV 1657)
        9. 9. Richard Bell (1605 – 1700) m. Sarah (Ashley) Young (1605 – 9 APR 1700)
      2. 2. Robert Bell (1531 – 22 JUL 1577) m. Robert Bell (ABT 1532 – )
    2. 2. George Bell (1523 – )
    3. 3. John Bell (1525 – )
    4. 4. Janet Bell (1527 – )
    5. 5. Elizabeth Bell (1530 – 1581)
    6. 6. Thomas Bell (1532 – )
  3. 3. Thomas Bell (1495 – 3 FEB 1584) m. Elizabeth Bell (1501 – AFT 1520)

William Bell's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of William Bell in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1500
1500
Age 40
Death of William Bell in Mickleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Mickleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Mickleton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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