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William Billingsley Bourne 1555–1605 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 February 1605

Death Location: Greensted, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Bishop

Mother: Margaretta Ryse

Spouse(s): Mary Morris

Children(s): William Grensted, Thomas Bourne, Margaret Bourne, Hannah Morrys

The story of William Billingsley Bourne began in 1555 in Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom. William Billingsley Bourne married Mary Morris, and had children including Hannah Morrys, Margaret Bourne, Thomas Bourne, William Bourne Of Grensted. William Billingsley Bourne passed away in 1605 in Greensted, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Billingsley Bourne began in 1555 in Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Billingsley Bourne married Mary Morris, and had children including Hannah Morrys, Margaret Bourne, Thomas Bourne, William Bourne Of Grensted.
  • William Billingsley Bourne passed away in 1605 in Greensted, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bourne's Ancestors

Self
William Bourne
1555–1605
Birth Place: Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Bourne Right Bishop
1527–1591
Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Margaretta (Mary) Ryse
1531–1594
Potten, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John ("of Boyne" Stewart) Sr
1500–1547
Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Ogilvy) Countess
1527–1549
Boyne, Kildare, Ireland
Richard Ryse
1504–1531
Potten, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Mary) Parr
1507–1595
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Albany
1468–1505
Margaret Ruthven
1483–1540
William Parr
1483–1547
Mary Salisbury
1485–1555
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Scotland
1430–1460
Mary Guelders
1434–1463
William Kendall
1434–1484

William Bourne's Descendants

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William (Billingsley) Bourne (1555–28 February 1605) m. Mary Morris (1555–26 Aug 1593)
  1. 1. William (Bourne, of) Grensted 1589–1634 m. Ursula (Bourne) (Daye) 1589–1672
    1. 1. Richard Bourne 1610–1682 m. Bathsheba Hallett 1616–1677
      1. 1. Mary (E (Anthony)) Bourne 1639–1701
      2. 2. Shearjashub Bourne 1643–1719
  2. 2. Thomas Bourne 1585–
    1. 1. Edward Bourne 1610–1684 m. Margaretae Bourne 1614–1683
      1. 1. Margrett (Ann) Bourne 1642–1722 m. John (William) Rowley 1642–1711
        1. 1. Thomas Rowley 1656–1749 m. Ann Harperley –1780
        2. 2. John Rowley 1670–1707
      2. 2. Henry Bourne 1640–
      3. 3. Samuel Bourne –1768
      4. 4. John Bourn –1691
      5. 5. Thomas Bourne 1628–
      6. 6. Francys Bourne 1631–
      7. 7. Edward Bourne 1636–
  3. 3. Margaret Bourne –1624
  4. 4. Hannah Morrys 1820–

William Bourne's Timeline

4 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Billingsley Bourne in Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1561
20 Feb 1561
Age 6
William Billingsley Bourne was baptized in Hadlow, Kent, England
Hadlow, Kent, England
1605
28 February 1605
Age 50
Death of William Billingsley Bourne in Greensted, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Greensted, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1805
14 Jul 1805
Age 250
William Billingsley Bourne was baptized in Bath, St James, Somerset, England
Bath, St James, Somerset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Bobbingworth, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Hadlow, Kent, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1805
    Event Place: Bath, St James, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1605
    Event Place: Greensted, Chipping Ongar, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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