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William Bulkeley 1500 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Woore (Shropshire) England

Death Date: 4 March 1571

Death Location: Oakley (Shropshire) England

Father: Humphrey Bulkeley

Mother: CECILY Molten

Spouse(s): Beatrice Hill

Children(s): Lord Manor, Lady Bulkley

In 1500, William Bulkeley entered the world in Woore (Shropshire) England, born to Humphrey Bulkeley and CECILY or Grisell MOULTON or Molten. William Bulkeley married Beatrice Hill, and had children including Lord Thomas Bulkeley * of Woore & Buntingsdale, Stewart of Drayton Manor, Lady Anne Bulkley. William Bulkeley passed away in 1571 in Oakley (Shropshire) England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Bulkeley entered the world in Woore (Shropshire) England, born to Humphrey Bulkeley and CECILY or Grisell MOULTON or Molten.
  • William Bulkeley married Beatrice Hill, and had children including Lord Thomas Bulkeley * of Woore & Buntingsdale, Stewart of Drayton Manor, Lady Anne Bulkley.
  • William Bulkeley passed away in 1571 in Oakley (Shropshire) England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bulkeley's Ancestors

Self
William Bulkeley
1500 – 1571
Birth Place: Woore (Shropshire) England
Parents
Humphrey Bulkeley
1450 – 1535
Woore, Shropshire, England
CECILY (or Grisell MOULTON or) Molten
1459 – 1559
Molton, Shrops, England
Grandparents
HUGH (de) Bulkeley
Woore, Mucclestone (Shropshire) England
Living
John Molten
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bulkeley's Descendants

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William Bulkeley (1500 – 4 March 1571) m. Beatrice Hill (1494 – 28 Aug 1570)
  1. 1. Lord (Thomas Bulkeley * of Woore & Buntingsdale, Stewart of Drayton) Manor (1515 – 1591) m. Elizabeth (Grosvenor of Bellaport) * (1515 – 1591) m. Lady (Rose) Clayton (abt 1518 – 1593)
    1. 1. Margaret Bulkeley (Abt. 1531 – 1599)
    2. 2. Anne (de) Bulkeley (1533-1544 – Abt. 1543)
    3. 3. Rev (Edward DD¤ Bulkeley\Buckley * of) Woore (1540 – 5 January 1620) m. Olive ((Olyff)) Irby (1546 – 10 Mar 1615)
      1. 1. Mary Bulkeley (1567 – 1568)
      2. 2. Frances Bulkeley (1568 – 1610)
      3. 3. Rev. (Peter Sr. Bulkeley of Odell) * (31 Jan 1582 – 9 Mar 1659) m. Lady (Jane Allen of Thaxted *) ¤ (17 Jan 1587 – bef 8 Dec 1626)
        1. 1. Legacy (Richard) Bulkeley (1603 – 1609)
        2. 2. Rev. (Edward Bulkeley of Odell) * (17 Jun 1614 – 2 Jan 1696)
        3. 3. Mary (Bulkeley of) Chetwode (24 Aug 1615 – Oct 1615)
        4. 4. Thomas (Bulkeley of) Chetwode (13 Apr 1617 – 04 Jun 1658)
        5. 5. Nathaniel (DSP. Bulkeley of) Chetwode (29 Nov 1618 – 09 Feb 1628)
        6. 6. Mary (Ann Bulkeley of) Chetwode (1 Nov 1621 – 3 Aug 1665) m. John Williams (24 May 1618 – 1712)
        7. 7. Joseph ("Benjamin" UNK Bulkeley of) Chetwode (04 May 1623 – 1659)
    4. 4. Catherine Bulkeley
  2. 2. Lady (Anne) Bulkley (1515 – 1550)

William Bulkeley's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Bulkeley in Woore (Shropshire) England
Woore (Shropshire) England
1571
4 March 1571
Age 71
Death of William Bulkeley in Oakley (Shropshire) England
Oakley (Shropshire) England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Woore (Shropshire) England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 March 1571
    Event Place: Oakley (Shropshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mucklestone, Newcastle-Under-Lyme Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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