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William Bulkeley 1490 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1490

Birth Location: Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 14 MAR 1571

Death Location: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Humphrey Bulkeley

Mother: Grissell Moulton

Spouse(s): Beatrice Hill

Children(s): Thomas Bulkeley, Helen Bulkeley, Roland Bulkeley, Eleanor Bulkeley

The story of William Bulkeley began in 1490 in Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom. William Bulkeley married Beatrice Hill, and had children including Thomas Bulkeley, Helen Bulkeley, Roland Bulkeley, Eleanor Bulkeley. William Bulkeley passed away in 1571 in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bulkeley began in 1490 in Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Bulkeley married Beatrice Hill, and had children including Thomas Bulkeley, Helen Bulkeley, Roland Bulkeley, Eleanor Bulkeley.
  • William Bulkeley passed away in 1571 in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bulkeley's Ancestors

Self
William Bulkeley
1490 – 1571
Birth Place: Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Humphrey Bulkeley
1450 – 1535
Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Grissell (Cecily) Moulton
1469 –
Moulton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hugh Bulkeley
1420 – 1490
Ware, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Helen Wilbraham
1428 – 1509
Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
John Moulton
1404 – 1433
Moulton, Shropshire, England
Agnes Proye
1420 –
Ormesby Saint Margaret, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilbraham
1409 – 1492
Margaret Cheshire"
1413 – 1503
Moulton
1378 –
Moulton
1382 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wilbraham
1389 – 1470
Margaret Golborne
1389 – 1450
Thomas Swetenham
1360 – 1450
Alice Overton
1360 – 1415

William Bulkeley's Descendants

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William Bulkeley (1490 – 14 MAR 1571) m. Beatrice Hill (1494 – 28 AUG 1570)
  1. 1. Thomas Bulkeley (1515 – 19 OCT 1591) m. Elizabeth Grosvenor (1515 – 1591)
    1. 1. Margaret Bulkeley (ABT 1531 – 1599) m. Thomas Smith (ABT 1538 – )
    2. 2. Anne Bulkeley (1533 – ) m. William Green (1540 – )
    3. 3. Edward Bulkeley (1536 – 5 JAN 1620) m. Olive (Almark) Irby (1544 – 10 MAR 1614) m. Thomasine Passemer (ABT 1547 – 1620)
      1. 1. George Ingoldsby (1565 – 3 JUN 1591) m. Dorcas Bulkeley (1577 – 21 OCT 1616)
      2. 2. Mary Bulkeley (1567 – 1639)
      3. 3. Frances Bulkeley (11 JAN 1568 – 21 OCT 1616) m. Anthony Ingoldsby (ABT 1560 – 26 APR 1627) m. Richard Welby (1 JAN 1563 – 1610)
      4. 4. Judith Bulkeley (1570 – 1639) m. Abraham Mellowes (1569 – 4 JUN 1639)
      5. 5. Martha Bulkeley (ABT 1572 – 25 DEC 1643) m. Abraham Mellowes (1569 – 4 JUN 1639)
      6. 6. Nathaniel Bulkeley (1574 – 1602) m. Nathaniel Bulkeley
      7. 7. Deborah Bulkeley (1575 – )
      8. 8. Dorcas Bulkekey (1577 – 21 OCT 1616) m. Anthony Ingoldsby (ABT 1560 – 26 APR 1627)
      9. 9. Elizabeth Bulkeley (1579 – 14 OCT 1643) m. Richard Whittingham (<1575> – 18 APR 1618) m. Atherton Hough (1579 – 11 SEP 1650)
      10. 10. Sarah Bulkeley (1580 – 1611) m. Oliver (Saint) John (14 JAN 1565 – 23 MAR 1626)
      11. 11. Peter Buckley (31 JAN 1582 – 9 MAR 1658) m. Jane Allen (13 JAN 1588 – 8 DEC 1626) m. Grace Chetwood (1602 – 21 APR 1669) m. Grace Chetwood (1602 – 21 APR 1669)
      12. 12. Peter (Bulkley or) Bulkeley (21 JAN 1583 – 9 MAR 1659) m. Jane Allen (17 JAN 1587 – 8 DEC 1626)
      13. 13. Peter Buckley (ABT 1584 – )
      14. 14. Eleanor Bulkeley (ABT 1585 – )
    4. 4. Rowland Bulkeley (1538 – BEF 1596) m. Margaret Hill (<1542> – From 1566 to 1635) m. Elizabeth Barker (ABT 1582 – ) m. Elizabeth Barker (ABT 1540 – 1595) m. Rowland Bulkeley (CAL 1533 – )
  2. 2. Helen Bulkeley (1517 – )
  3. 3. Roland Bulkeley (1521 – )
  4. 4. Eleanor Bulkeley ( – NOV 1594)

William Bulkeley's Timeline

3 Records

1490
1490
Birth of William Bulkeley in Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1571
14 MAR 1571
Age 81
Death of William Bulkeley in Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
1571
MAR 1571
Age 81
Burial of William Bulkeley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1490
    Event Place: Woore, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 MAR 1571
    Event Place: Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: MAR 1571

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