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William Bell 1523–1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Benwell, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 July 1583

Death Location: Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Balle\Bell\Belle

Mother: Agnes Browne

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In 1523, William Bell entered the world in Benwell, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Sir Monmouth Gloucestershire Balle Bell Belle And Agnes Browne. William Bell passed away in 1583 in Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1523, William Bell entered the world in Benwell, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Sir Monmouth Gloucestershire Balle Bell Belle And Agnes Browne.
  • William Bell passed away in 1583 in Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Bell's Ancestors

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William Bell
1523–1583
Birth Place: Benwell, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Sir Monmouth Gloucestershire Balle\Bell\Belle
1500–1566
Monmouth, Gloucestershire, England
Agnes Browne
1500–1523
Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Lord William Serjeant) Bell
1466–1546
Durham, England
Jane Jones
1466–1500
Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bell's Timeline

4 Records

1523
1523
Birth of William Bell in Benwell, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Benwell, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
1583
7 July 1583
Age 60
Death of William Bell in Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1589
15 Feb 1589
Age 66
William Bell was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England
1642
10 Jul 1642
Age 119
William Bell was baptized in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
Tynemouth, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Benwell, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1589
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jul 1642
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 July 1583
    Event Place: Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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