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William Brereton 1520–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Ashley, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 26 August 1559

Death Location: Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England

Father: William Brereton

Mother: Anne Booth

Spouse(s): Jane Warburton

Children(s): William Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Ann Brereton, Jane Brereton, Mary Brereton, Susanna Brereton

The story of William Brereton began in 1520 in Ashley, Cheshire, , England. William Brereton married Jane Warburton, and had children including Ann Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Jane Brereton, Mary Brereton, Susanna Brereton, William Brereton 1St Baron Brereton. William Brereton passed away in 1559 in Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brereton began in 1520 in Ashley, Cheshire, , England.
  • William Brereton married Jane Warburton, and had children including Ann Brereton, Elizabeth Brereton, Jane Brereton, Mary Brereton, Susanna Brereton, William Brereton 1St Baron Brereton.
  • William Brereton passed away in 1559 in Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Brereton's Ancestors

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William Brereton
1520–1559
Birth Place: Ashley, Cheshire, , England
Parents
William Brereton
1500–1534
Brereton, Cheshire, England
Anne Booth
1508–1526
Eccles, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Rt. (Hon. Sir William) Brereton
1473–1541
Brereton, Cheshire, , England
Alice Savage
1462–1506
Clifton, Cheshire, England
William Booth
1473–1519
Dunham (Nottinghamshire) Gb
Ellen Montgomery
1475–1508
, Staffordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Brereton
1438–1495
Agnes Legh
1456–1478
Sir Savage
1450–1492
Dorothy Vernon
1452–1510
George Booth
1445–1483
Catherine Montfort
–1476
John Montgomery
1449–1519
Elizabeth Gresley
1462–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brereton
1414–1456
Philippa Hulse
1416–1463
Robert Legh
1410–1479
Isabel DeStanley
1413–1460
John Savage
1422–1495
Katherine Stanley
1430–1498
Ralph Vernon
1417–1498
Elizabeth Norris
1430–1480
William Booth
1420–1476
Maud Dutton
1427–1489
Robert Montfort
1432–1483
Mary Stapleton
1434–
Thomas Gresley
1445–1503
Anne Ferrers
1453–

William Brereton's Descendants

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William Brereton (1520–26 August 1559) m. Jane Warburton (1525–1557)
  1. 1. William (Brereton 1st Baron) Brereton 1550–1631 m. Margaret Savage 1549–1597
    1. 1. John Brereton 1591–1629 m. Anne Fitton 1594–1663
      1. 1. William (Brereton 2nd Baron) Brereton 1611–1664 m. Elizabeth Goring 1615–1687
        1. 1. Captain (Thomas) Brereton 1635–1683 m. Jane Claiborne 1635–1671
      2. 2. Jane Brereton 1620–1648
      3. 3. John Brereton 1624–1656
      4. 4. Mary Brereton 1608–1665
    2. 2. Mary Brereton 1580–1640
    3. 3. Robert Brereton 1584–1587
  2. 2. Elizabeth Brereton 1551–1591
  3. 3. Ann Brereton 1547–1648
  4. 4. Jane Brereton 1549–1635
  5. 5. Mary Brereton 1552–
  6. 6. Susanna Brereton 1560–

William Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Brereton in Ashley, Cheshire, , England
Ashley, Cheshire, , England
1559
26 August 1559
Age 39
Death of William Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, , England
Brereton, Cheshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Ashley, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1559
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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