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William Berkeley 1592 – 1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1592

Birth Location: Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 4 Dec 1658

Death Location: Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England

Father: Rowland Berkley

Mother: Katherine Heywood

Spouse(s): Margaret Chettle

Children(s):

In 1592, William Berkeley entered the world in Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England, born to Rowland Berkley and Katherine Heywood. William Berkeley married Margaret Chettle. William Berkeley passed away in 1658 in Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1592, William Berkeley entered the world in Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England, born to Rowland Berkley and Katherine Heywood.
  • William Berkeley married Margaret Chettle.
  • William Berkeley passed away in 1658 in Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England.

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William Berkeley's Ancestors

Self
William Berkeley
1592 – 1658
Birth Place: Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Rowland Berkley
1552 – 1611
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Katherine Heywood
1548 – 1614
Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
William Berkeley
1516 –
Herford, Herefordshire, England
Elizabeth Bunghill
1523 –
Herefordshire, England
Thomas Haywood
Dorothie
Great-Grandparents
Richard Berkeley
1471 –
Margaret Dyer
1469 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Berkeley
1438 – 1484
Margaret Guy

William Berkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1592
1592
Birth of William Berkeley in Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England
Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England
1658
4 Dec 1658
Age 66
Death of William Berkeley in Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England
Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1592
    Event Place: Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1658
    Event Place: Cotheridge, Worcestershire, England

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