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William Benson 1500 – 1596 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: abt 1596

Death Location: Westmoreland, England

Father: Robert Benson

Mother: Mary Lysley

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The story of William Benson began in 1500 in of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England. William Benson passed away in 1596 in Westmoreland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Benson began in 1500 in of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England.
  • William Benson passed away in 1596 in Westmoreland, England.

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William Benson's Ancestors

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William Benson
1500 – 1596
Birth Place: of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Benson
1480 – 1528
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Mary Lysley
1480 – 1554
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Lysley
1460 – 1516
Felton, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret) Bowes
1463 – 1503
Durham, Durham, England
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William Benson's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Benson in of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
1596
abt 1596
Age 96
Death of William Benson in Westmoreland, England
Westmoreland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: of Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1596
    Event Place: Westmoreland, England

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