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William Browne 1550–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Lavenham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 19 Apr 1589

Death Location: Awre, Gloucestershire, England

Father:

Mother: Countess Worcester

Spouse(s): Mary Hall

Children(s): Thomas Browning

William Browne was born in 1550 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, the child of John Browne And Countess Elizabeth Anne De Witham Of Worcester. William Browne married Mary Hall, and had children including Thomas Browning. William Browne passed away in 1589 in Awre, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William Browne was born in 1550 in Lavenham, Suffolk, England, the child of John Browne And Countess Elizabeth Anne De Witham Of Worcester.
  • William Browne married Mary Hall, and had children including Thomas Browning.
  • William Browne passed away in 1589 in Awre, Gloucestershire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Browne's Ancestors

Self
William Browne
1550–1589
Birth Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Countess (Elizabeth Anne de Witham of) Worcester
1508–1562
Witham, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Browne's Descendants

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William Browne (1550–19 Apr 1589) m. Mary Hall (1560–1613)
  1. 1. Thomas Browning 1588–1717 m. Mary Hindes 1615–1672
    1. 1. Mecham Browning 1644–
    2. 2. Deborah Browning 1646–1715
    3. 3. Sarah Browning 1642–1719
    4. 4. Elizabeth Browning 1640–1717 m. John Towne 1628–1678
      1. 1. Thomas (Browning) Towne 1655–1720
      2. 2. John Towne 1658–1740
      3. 3. William (Browning) Towne 1659–1750
      4. 4. Joseph ((Twin) Browning) Towne 1661–1717
      5. 5. Abigail (Browning) Towne 1664–1712
      6. 6. Rebecca (Browning) Towne 1667–1702
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Browning) Towne 1669–1726
      8. 8. Samuel (Browning) Towne 1673–1714
      9. 9. Daughter Towne 1675–
      10. 10. Benjamin (Browning) Towne 1666–1678
      11. 11. Sarah (Browning) Towne 1657–1661 m. John Pritchard 1645–1686
        1. 1. John Prichard 1681–1753 m. SARAH Harris 1681–1729

William Browne's Timeline

3 Records

1550
1550
Birth of William Browne in Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Lavenham, Suffolk, England
1581
18 Apr 1581
Age 31
Death of William Browne in Wingfield, Suffolk, England
Wingfield, Suffolk, England
1589
19 Apr 1589
Age 39
Burial of William Browne in Awre, Gloucestershire, England
Awre, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Lavenham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1581
    Event Place: Wingfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GDRV120

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1589
    Event Place: Awre, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, Gloucestershire; Gloucestershire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: GDRV120

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