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William Bradshaw 1471 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1471

Birth Location: Duxbury, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Aspull, Lancashire, England

Father: Henry II

Mother: Elizabeth Bradshaw

Spouse(s): Margery Hindley

Children(s): James BRADSHAW

The story of William Bradshaw began in 1471 in Duxbury, Lancashire, England. William Bradshaw married Margery Hindley, and had children including James BRADSHAW. William Bradshaw passed away in 1558 in Aspull, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bradshaw began in 1471 in Duxbury, Lancashire, England.
  • William Bradshaw married Margery Hindley, and had children including James BRADSHAW.
  • William Bradshaw passed away in 1558 in Aspull, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry II
1440 – 1477
Birth Location: Hillend, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Bradshaw
1448 – 1522
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margery Hindley
1490 – 1549
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

James BRADSHAW
1503 – 1566
Birth Location: Duxbury, Lancashire, England
JB

William Bradshaw's Ancestors

Self
William Bradshaw
1471 – 1558
Birth Place: Duxbury, Lancashire, England
Parents
Henry Bradshaw II
1440 – 1477
Hillend, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (Gerard) Bradshaw
1448 – 1522
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Henry (Bradshaw) I
1401 – 1443
Aspull, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bradshaw's Descendants

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William Bradshaw (1471 – 1558) m. Margery Hindley (1490 – 6 Jul 1549)
  1. 1. James BRADSHAW (1503 – abt 1566) m. Jane Standish (1500 – 1520)
    1. 1. Anne Bradshawe (1520 – 22 Oct 1599) m. Robert Shipley (1520 – 1602)
      1. 1. Thomas Shipley (4 Aug 1543 – 21 Aug 1596) m. Jane (Elizabeth) Hepworth (13 Aug 1552 – 16 Jan 1600)
        1. 1. Richard Shipley (26 Jan 1591 – 17 Jan 1663) m. Esther Rhodes (6 Nov 1597 – 1631)

William Bradshaw's Timeline

2 Records

1471
1471
Birth of William Bradshaw in Duxbury, Lancashire, England
Duxbury, Lancashire, England
1558
1558
Age 87
Death of William Bradshaw in Aspull, Lancashire, England
Aspull, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Duxbury, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Aspull, Lancashire, England
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