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William Bridger 1528 – 1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1579

Death Location: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Father: Henry Brygger

Mother: Elizabeth Budgen

Spouse(s): Anne Pattenden

Children(s):

William Bridger was born in 1528 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Bridger or Brygger and Elizabeth Budgen. William Bridger married Anne Pattenden. William Bridger passed away in 1579 in Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Bridger was born in 1528 in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom, the child of Henry Bridger or Brygger and Elizabeth Budgen.
  • William Bridger married Anne Pattenden.
  • William Bridger passed away in 1579 in Kent, England, United Kingdom.

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William Bridger's Ancestors

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William Bridger
1528 – 1579
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Henry Bridger or Brygger
1503 – 1536
Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Budgen
1502 – 1559
Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Bridger
1470 – 1557
Godalming, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
George Bridger
1475 –
Guildford, Surrey, England
John (Budgen or) Bouching
1425 – 1520
England, United Kingdom
Salome Whale
1460 –
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bridger
1450 – 1494
Alice Sudbury
1450 – 1502
Nicholas (Bouching)
1400 – 1480
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bridger
1430 – 1484
John Bowching
1400 –

William Bridger's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Bridger in Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1579
1579
Age 51
Death of William Bridger in Kent, England, United Kingdom
Kent, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Kent, England, United Kingdom

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