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William Bennett 1556 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 DEC 1597

Death Location: Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Tisdale

Spouse(s): Joan Hodgson

Children(s):

In 1556, William Bennett entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Bennett and Elizabeth Lady of Deanly, Berkshire Tisdale. William Bennett married Joan Hodgson. William Bennett passed away in 1597 in Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1556, William Bennett entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Bennett and Elizabeth Lady of Deanly, Berkshire Tisdale.
  • William Bennett married Joan Hodgson.
  • William Bennett passed away in 1597 in Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Bennett's Ancestors

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William Bennett
1556 – 1597
Birth Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Bennett
1528 – 1575
Wallingford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Lady of Deanly, Berkshire) Tisdale
1530 – 1597
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Tesdale
1500 – 1563
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Cecelia Hyde
1508 – 1563
Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Tisdale
1482 – 1519
Elizabeth
1490 – 1530
Oliver Hyde
1461 – 1516
Margaret Kynveton
1440 – 1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Tesdale
1450 –
John Hyde
John Kynveton
1428 – 1510
Joan Kinaston
1428 – 1510

William Bennett's Timeline

3 Records

1556
1556
Birth of William Bennett in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1556
1556
William Bennett was christened in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1597
17 DEC 1597
Age 41
Death of William Bennett in Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1597
    Event Place: Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

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