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William Bliss 1530 – 1574 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England

Death Date: 20 Jul 1574

Death Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England

Father: Richard Bliss

Mother: Joyce Bliss)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth 13thgg

Children(s): John (Blysse)

In 1530, William Bliss entered the world in Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England, born to Richard Blysse Jr Bliss and Joyce Alice Townhende ^* of Daventry (m. Bliss). William Bliss married Elizabeth Oliphant, 13thgg, and had children including John Bliss (Blysse). William Bliss passed away in 1574 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, William Bliss entered the world in Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England, born to Richard Blysse Jr Bliss and Joyce Alice Townhende ^* of Daventry (m. Bliss).
  • William Bliss married Elizabeth Oliphant, 13thgg, and had children including John Bliss (Blysse).
  • William Bliss passed away in 1574 in Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Bliss
1500 – 1581
Birth Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
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Joyce Bliss)
1504 – 1567
Birth Location: Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth 13thgg
1535 – 1596
Birth Location: Daventry, Northampton, England
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Children(s)

John (Blysse)
1562 – 1617
Birth Location: Daventry, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England
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William Bliss's Ancestors

Self
William Bliss
1530 – 1574
Birth Place: Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England
Parents
Richard Blysse Jr Bliss
1500 – 1581
Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Joyce (Alice Townhende ^* of Daventry (m.) Bliss)
1504 – 1567
Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bliss's Descendants

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William Bliss (1530 – 20 Jul 1574) m. Elizabeth (Oliphant,) 13thgg (1535 – Sep 1596)
  1. 1. John (Bliss) (Blysse) (2 February 1562 – 8 Sep 1617)
    1. 1. George Bliss (Apr 1591 – 31 Aug 1667) m. Ann (Shaw) (MGG-10) (1610 – 28 Aug 1684)
      1. 1. Maj (John Bliss) (MGG-9) (1645 – 4 May 1717) m. Damaria Arnold
        1. 1. Freelove Bliss (17 Nov 1672 – 22 March 1715) m. Peter Barker (1668 – 7 Dec 1725)

William Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1574
    Event Place: Daventry, Northamptonshire, Belstone Parish, Devon, England
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