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William Browne 1550–1581 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1550

Birth Location: kent

Death Date: 18 Apr 1581

Death Location: Wingfield, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Browne

Mother: Mary Hussey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Peerce\Pierce

Children(s): Jane Browne

William Browne was born in 1550 in kent, the child of Sir George Humphreys Browne And Mary Ann Hussey. William Browne married Elizabeth Peerce Pierce, and had children including Jane Browne. William Browne passed away in 1581 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Browne was born in 1550 in kent, the child of Sir George Humphreys Browne And Mary Ann Hussey.
  • William Browne married Elizabeth Peerce Pierce, and had children including Jane Browne.
  • William Browne passed away in 1581 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Browne
1522–1562
Birth Location: Ridley Hall, Terling, Essex, England, United Kingdom
SB
Mary Hussey
1527–1557
Birth Location: Hawkedon, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Peerce\Pierce
1539–1611
Birth Location: England
EP

Children(s)

Jane Browne
1565–1637
Birth Location: Westwell, Oxfordshire, England
JB

William Browne's Ancestors

Self
William Browne
1550–1581
Birth Place: kent
Parents
Sir George Humphreys Browne
1522–1562
Ridley Hall, Terling, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Ann) Hussey
1527–1557
Hawkedon, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas\Thoms II) Broune\Broun\Browne\Brown
1500–1559
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary Anne\Ann de) Carleton\Carleton-Tapleton-Broun\Browne\Brown
1500–1526
Carleton, Yorkshire, England
John Hussey
1500–1538
Caythorpe, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Linwood
1483–1546
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Browne's Descendants

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William Browne (Abt. 1550–18 Apr 1581) m. Elizabeth Peerce\Pierce (Bef. 1539–Abt. 1611)
  1. 1. Jane Browne 1565–1637 m. Sampson Farbrace 1560–1638
    1. 1. Thomas Farbrace 1602–1655 m. Mary ((Marie)) Allen 1609–1665
      1. 1. Jane Farbrace 1635– m. William Harnett 1635–1697
        1. 1. William (Harnett Senior, of) Ballyhenry 1666–1733 m. Ellen Pellican 1674–1741
      2. 2. Jane Farbrace 1635– m. William Harnett 1635–1697

William Browne's Timeline

2 Records

1550
Abt. 1550
Birth of William Browne in kent
kent
1581
18 Apr 1581
Age 31
Death of William Browne in Wingfield, Suffolk, England
Wingfield, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1550
    Event Place: kent
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1581
    Event Place: Wingfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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