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William Chester, Mayor of Bristol 1487–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1487

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 4 September 1558

Death Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: John Chester

Mother: Anne Woodville

Spouse(s): Anne Ware, Maude Pykes

Children(s): William Chester

In 1487, William Chester, Mayor of Bristol entered the world in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Chester And Anne Wydeville Woodville. William Chester, Mayor of Bristol married Anne Ware, Maude Mawde Pykes, and had children including William Chester. William Chester, Mayor of Bristol passed away in 1558 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1487, William Chester, Mayor of Bristol entered the world in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, born to John Chester And Anne Wydeville Woodville.
  • William Chester, Mayor of Bristol married Anne Ware, Maude Mawde Pykes, and had children including William Chester.
  • William Chester, Mayor of Bristol passed away in 1558 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Chester
1438–1489
Birth Location: Prior of Barlynch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (see Description)
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Anne Woodville
1440–1489
Birth Location: (Grafton, Northamptonshire) or (Bristol, Gloucestershire), England (see Description)
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Spouses(s)

Anne Ware
1504–1557
Birth Location: Enford, Wiltshire, England
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Maude Pykes
1510–1564
Birth Location: England (see Description)
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Children(s)

William Chester
1522–1572
Birth Location: Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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William Bristol's Ancestors

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William Bristol
1487–1558
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Chester
1438–1489
Prior of Barlynch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (see Description)
Anne (Wydeville) Woodville
1440–1489
(Grafton, Northamptonshire) or (Bristol, Gloucestershire), England (see Description)
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bristol's Descendants

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William (Chester, Mayor of) Bristol (abt 1487–4 September 1558) m. Anne Ware (1504–abt 1557) m. Maude (Mawde) Pykes (Abt. 1510–1564)
  1. 1. William Chester 1522–1572 m. Joan (Wale) Horte 1525–1593
    1. 1. William Chester 1550–1600 m. Elenor Chester 1575–1617
      1. 1. Alice Chester 1600–1650 m. James (Percival Parsivell) Sir 1583–1644
        1. 1. James Percival 1632–1691

William Bristol's Timeline

2 Records

1487
abt 1487
Birth of William Chester, Mayor of Bristol in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1558
4 September 1558
Age 71
Death of William Chester, Mayor of Bristol in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1487
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 September 1558
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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