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William Bliss 1562–1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1562

Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 8 Sep 1617

Death Location: Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England

Father: William Blysse

Mother: Elizabeth Oliphant

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William Bliss was born in 1562 in Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Blysse And Elizabeth Oliphant. William Bliss passed away in 1617 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Bliss was born in 1562 in Northamptonshire, England, the child of William Blysse And Elizabeth Oliphant.
  • William Bliss passed away in 1617 in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England.

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William Bliss's Ancestors

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William Bliss
1562–1617
Birth Place: Northamptonshire, England
Parents
William Blysse
1530–1574
Daventry, Northampton, England
Elizabeth Oliphant
1535–1596
Daventry, Northampton, England
Grandparents
Richard Blysse
1500–1581
Northamptonshire, England
Joyce Daventry
1504–1567
Northamptonshire, England
Alexander Oliphant
1504–1579
Penrith, Cumberland, England
Katherine Leslie
1510–
Rothes, Moray, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Richard Blysse
1460–1556
Colin Oliphant
1487–1513
Elizabeth Keith
1490–1549
George Leslie
1480–1558
Helen Forsythe
1483–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Oliphant
1460–1513
Elizabeth Campbell
1462–1516
William Keith
1451–1527
Elizabeth Gordon
1462–1525
William Leslie
1461–1513
Janet Balfour
1465–1518

William Bliss's Timeline

2 Records

1562
2 Feb 1562
Birth of William Bliss in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1617
8 Sep 1617
Age 55
Death of William Bliss in Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England
Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1562
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1617
    Event Place: Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England

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