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William Borden 1510 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Headcorn, Kent, England

Death Date: 8 Jun 1557

Death Location: Headcorn, Kent, England

Father: Stephen Windchester

Mother: Lady Grey

Spouse(s): Joan Stephen

Children(s): Thomas Borden

In 1510, William Borden entered the world in Headcorn, Kent, England, born to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Windchester and Lady Margaret Anne Grey. William Borden married Joan Stephen, and had children including Thomas Borden. William Borden passed away in 1557 in Headcorn, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, William Borden entered the world in Headcorn, Kent, England, born to Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Windchester and Lady Margaret Anne Grey.
  • William Borden married Joan Stephen, and had children including Thomas Borden.
  • William Borden passed away in 1557 in Headcorn, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Stephen Windchester
1483 – 1555
Birth Location: Saint Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
SW
Lady Grey
1486 – 1554
Birth Location: Wilton, Herefordshire, , England
LG

Spouses(s)

Joan Stephen
1515 – 1560
Birth Location: Headcorn, Kent, England
JS

Children(s)

Thomas Borden
1537 – 1592
Birth Location: Headcorn, Kent, England
TB

William Borden's Ancestors

Self
William Borden
1510 – 1557
Birth Place: Headcorn, Kent, England
Parents
Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Windchester
1483 – 1555
Saint Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Lady (Margaret Anne) Grey
1486 – 1554
Wilton, Herefordshire, , England
Grandparents
Gardiner
Edmund (Grey, 9th Baron of) Wilton
1469 – 1511
Wilton Castle, Herefordshire, England 1666735
Lady (Baroness Florence de) Hastings
1463 – 1511
Castle Harrowdon, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Borden's Descendants

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William Borden (1510 – 8 Jun 1557) m. Joan Stephen (1515 – 28 Jan 1560)
  1. 1. Thomas Borden (1537 – 21 Apr 1592) m. Margaret Reeder (1541 – 20 May 1581)
    1. 1. Matthew Borden (30 Sep 1563 – 4 Oct 1620) m. Joan Reeder (22 Feb 1572 – 26 Sep 1620)
      1. 1. Joanna Borden (12 Apr 1612 – 14 Aug 1691) m. John Gay (13 Jul 1615 – 4 Mar 1688)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Gay (11 Jan 1643 – 20 Feb 1712) m. Lydia Starr (1652 – 6 Aug 1744)

William Borden's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of William Borden in Headcorn, Kent, England
Headcorn, Kent, England
1557
8 Jun 1557
Age 47
Death of William Borden in Headcorn, Kent, England
Headcorn, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Headcorn, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1557
    Event Place: Headcorn, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Headcorn, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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