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William Bliss 1530–1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Daventry, Northampton, England

Death Date: 20 Jul 1574

Death Location: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Richard Blysse

Mother: Joyce Daventry

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Oliphant

Children(s): John Bliss, Thomas Blisse, Joyce BLYSSE, William Bliss, Robert BLISS, Anness Bliss, Nicholas BLYSSE, George BLYSSE

The story of William Bliss began in 1530 in Daventry, Northampton, England. William Bliss married Elizabeth Oliphant, and had children including Anness Bliss, George Blysse, John Thomas Bliss, Joyce Blysse, Nicholas Blysse, Robert Bliss, Thomas Blisse, William Bliss. William Bliss passed away in 1574 in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bliss began in 1530 in Daventry, Northampton, England.
  • William Bliss married Elizabeth Oliphant, and had children including Anness Bliss, George Blysse, John Thomas Bliss, Joyce Blysse, Nicholas Blysse, Robert Bliss, Thomas Blisse, William Bliss.
  • William Bliss passed away in 1574 in Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bliss's Ancestors

Self
William Bliss
1530–1574
Birth Place: Daventry, Northampton, England
Parents
Richard Blysse
1490–1581
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Joyce Daventry
1504–1567
Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Bliss) II
1460–1556
Daventry, Northhamptonshire, England
Anne Downes
1472–1566
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bliss
1429–1465
Annye LOVE
1430–1469
Robert VI
1440–1495
Emma\Emily Boothe
1440–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert V
1400–1459
Matilda Marin
1420–1460

William Bliss's Descendants

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William Bliss (1530–20 Jul 1574) m. Elizabeth Oliphant (1535–3 Sep 1596)
  1. 1. John (Thomas) Bliss 1562–1617 m. Mrs (John) Bliss 1560–1621 m. Alice Blisse 1565–1625
    1. 1. Thomas Bliss 1588–1647 m. Dorothy Wheatley 1591–1646
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bliss 1615–1675 m. Thomas Wilmarth 1620–1690
        1. 1. John Willmarth 1643–1719 m. Ruth (Bowen) Kendrick 1649–1707 m. Esther (Hunting) Peck 1658–1756
        2. 2. Jonathan (Wilmarth) Sgt 1658–1756 m. Esther (Peck) ❤️ 1658–1756
        3. 3. Daniel Wilmarth 1648–1676
        4. 4. Nathaniel Wilmarth 1661–1676
        5. 5. Timothy Wilmarth 1660–1676
        6. 6. Thomas (Willmarth) Wilmot 1650–1690
        7. 7. Elizabeth Willmarth 1647–1690
        8. 8. Thomas Wilmarth 1675–1759
        9. 9. Esther Willmarth 1681–1741
        10. 10. Elice Wilmarth 1676–
        11. 11. Anne Wilmarth 1669–
        12. 12. Marie (Elizabeth) Wilmarth 1651–1701
      2. 2. Jonathan Bliss 1626–1687
      3. 3. Martha Bliss 1622–1676
      4. 4. Mary Bliss 1616–1712
      5. 5. Thomas Bliss 1624–1628
      6. 6. John Bliss 1620–1621
      7. 7. Jane Bliss 1617–1621
      8. 8. Samuel Bliss 1624–1719
      9. 9. Nathaniel Bliss 1622–1654
      10. 10. Martha Bliss 1615–1617
  2. 2. Thomas Blisse 1550–1640
  3. 3. Joyce BLYSSE 1568–1574
  4. 4. William Bliss 1552–1575
  5. 5. Robert BLISS 1564–1606
  6. 6. Anness Bliss 1573–1614
  7. 7. Nicholas BLYSSE 1548–1575
  8. 8. George BLYSSE 1554–1608

William Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Bliss in Daventry, Northampton, England
Daventry, Northampton, England
1574
20 Jul 1574
Age 44
Death of William Bliss in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Daventry, Northampton, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1574
    Event Place: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A family history : recording the ancestors of Russell Snow Hitchcock : this includes the ancestral

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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