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William Browne 1530–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Nov 1584

Death Location: Great Sampford, Essex, England

Father: JOHN Finmont

Mother: Florence Chersey

Spouse(s): Lady Blair

Children(s): Sir Browne

In 1530, William Browne entered the world in , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Cutlermaine Brown 3Rd Laird Of Fordell 1St Laird Of Finmont And Florence Florans Chersey. William Browne married Lady Margaret Blair, and had children including Sir Andrew William Browne, William Browne. William Browne passed away in 1584 in Great Sampford, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1530, William Browne entered the world in , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, born to John Cutlermaine Brown 3Rd Laird Of Fordell 1St Laird Of Finmont And Florence Florans Chersey.
  • William Browne married Lady Margaret Blair, and had children including Sir Andrew William Browne, William Browne.
  • William Browne passed away in 1584 in Great Sampford, Essex, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Browne's Ancestors

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William Browne
1530–1584
Birth Place: , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
JOHN CUTLERMAINE BROWN 3rd Laird of Fordell, 1st Laird of Finmont
1500–1602
Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom
Florence ((Florans)) Chersey
1508–1573
Colchester, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Pattison) Brown
1480–
Colchester, Essex, England
Agnes Tuxke
1482–1591
Colchester, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Browne's Descendants

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William Browne (1530–20 Nov 1584) m. Lady (Margaret) Blair (1543–09 Apr 1591)
  1. 1. Sir (Andrew William) Browne 1568–1675 m. Margaret, (Lady Brown of Glasgow Edmond 12th) PGGM 1566–1649
    1. 1. Sir (James Browne "Sir Colston of) Glasgow" 1590–1648 m. Elizabeth (Rand) 'Mayflower' 1592–1692
      1. 1. James (William) Brown\Broune\Browne 1610–1680 m. Janet (Laurie) Brown 1609–1700
        1. 1. Thomas Brown 1640–1722 m. Jane (Henderson) Reid 1641–1701

William Browne's Timeline

3 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Browne in , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1584
1584
Age 54
Death of William Browne in , Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
1584
20 Nov 1584
Age 54
Burial of William Browne in Great Sampford, Essex, England
Great Sampford, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: , Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1584
    Event Place: , Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1584
    Event Place: Great Sampford, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

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