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William Brett 1583 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1583

Birth Location: Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 1624

Death Location: England

Father: Robert Brett

Mother: Elizabeth Highgate

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1583, William Brett entered the world in Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, born to Robert Brett and Elizabeth Highgate. William Brett passed away in 1624 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1583, William Brett entered the world in Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England, born to Robert Brett and Elizabeth Highgate.
  • William Brett passed away in 1624 in England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Brett's Ancestors

Self
William Brett
1583 – 1624
Birth Place: Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Brett
1530 – 1586
Whitestaunton, South West, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Highgate
1542 – 1599
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Robert Brett,) I
1500 – 1555
of Lincs, England
Elizabeth Bush
1534 –
England
Sir (Reginald HYGATE) (HIGHGATE)
1529 – 1581
London, Middlesex, England
Margaret Arther
1519 – 1580
Londres, Greater London, Angleterre, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Brett
1470 – 1540
Elizabeth Pillond
1465 – 1503
Réginald Hygate
1502 – 1550
Élizabeth Holmes
1500 – 1580
Sir Holme\Holmes
1500 – 1565
Elizabeth (Holmes)
1500 – 1562
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Holmes
1480 – 1565
Dinah Sedington
1482 –

William Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1583
1583
Birth of William Brett in Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
1624
1624
Age 41
Death of William Brett in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1583
    Event Place: Hearne, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1624
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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