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William Browne 1553 – 1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1553

Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: Wessam, Kirkham, Lancashire

Father: Wm. Browne

Mother: Jane -

Spouse(s): Margery Cowbron

Children(s): James Browne

The story of William Browne began in 1553 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. William Browne married Margery Cowbron, and had children including James Browne. William Browne passed away in 1615 in Wessam, Kirkham, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • The story of William Browne began in 1553 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Browne married Margery Cowbron, and had children including James Browne.
  • William Browne passed away in 1615 in Wessam, Kirkham, Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wm. Browne
1540 –
Birth Location: Wessam, Kirkham
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Jane -
1525 –
Birth Location: Kirkham
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Spouses(s)

Margery Cowbron
1558 – 1599
Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

James Browne
1583 – 1648
Birth Location: Kirkham
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William Browne's Ancestors

Self
William Browne
1553 – 1615
Birth Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Wm. Browne
1540 –
Wessam, Kirkham
Jane (Wilkinson) -
1525 –
Kirkham
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Browne's Descendants

1.
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William Browne (1553 – 1615) m. Margery Cowbron (1558 – 1599)
  1. 1. James Browne (1583 – abt 1648) m. Elizabeth ((Elin)) Robinson (29 JUN 1595 – abt 1641)
    1. 1. Margery Brown (1618 – 3 October 1697)
      1. 1. William ((Harryson)) Harrison (1650 – 5 May 1710) m. Elizabeth Wilkinson (1648 – 1696)
        1. 1. Dorothy HARRISON (1680 – 9 Oct 1727) m. John Butler (1680 – )

William Browne's Timeline

2 Records

1553
1553
Birth of William Browne in Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1615
1615
Age 62
Death of William Browne in Wessam, Kirkham, Lancashire
Wessam, Kirkham, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Wessam, Kirkham, Lancashire
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