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William Berkeley 1530–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1530

Birth Location: of, Cressage, Cound, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1 JAN 1599

Death Location: Clungunford, Shropshire, England

Father: John Berkeley

Mother:

Spouse(s): Katherin Chambers

Children(s): Edmund Berkeley

In 1530, William Berkeley entered the world in of, Cressage, Cound, Shropshire, England, born to John Berkeley And Sybil Malpas. William Berkeley married Katherin Chambers, and had children including Edmund Berkeley. William Berkeley passed away in 1599 in Clungunford, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, William Berkeley entered the world in of, Cressage, Cound, Shropshire, England, born to John Berkeley And Sybil Malpas.
  • William Berkeley married Katherin Chambers, and had children including Edmund Berkeley.
  • William Berkeley passed away in 1599 in Clungunford, Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Berkeley
1500–
Birth Location: of, Bradley, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
JB

Spouses(s)

Katherin Chambers
1525–1596
Birth Location: of, , Staffordshire, England
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Children(s)

Edmund Berkeley
1554–1609
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, United Kingdom
EB

William Berkeley's Ancestors

Self
William Berkeley
1530–1599
Birth Place: of, Cressage, Cound, Shropshire, England
Parents
John Berkeley
1500–
of, Bradley, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Berkeley's Descendants

1.
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William Berkeley (Abt 1530–1 JAN 1599) m. Katherin Chambers (1525–1596)
  1. 1. Edmund Berkeley 1554–1609
    1. 1. Hester Berkeley 1570– m. Richard Corbet 1550–
      1. 1. John CORBETT 1602–1655 m. Margaret Meagher 1602–1672
        1. 1. John Corbett 1636–1716 m. Elizabeth 1636–1683

William Berkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1530
Abt 1530
Birth of William Berkeley in of, Cressage, Cound, Shropshire, England
of, Cressage, Cound, Shropshire, England
1599
1 JAN 1599
Age 69
Death of William Berkeley in Clungunford, Shropshire, England
Clungunford, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1530
    Event Place: of, Cressage, Cound, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 JAN 1599
    Event Place: Clungunford, Shropshire, England
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