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William Burroughs 1500 – 1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1560

Death Location: England

Father: Stephen Burrows

Mother: Lydia 24

Spouse(s): Sara Power

Children(s): Thomas Burrows

William Burroughs was born in 1500 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England, the child of Stephen Burrough Burroughs Burrows and Lydia Burrows 24. William Burroughs married Sara Power, and had children including Thomas Burroughs\ Burrows. William Burroughs passed away in 1560 in England.

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Biography

  • William Burroughs was born in 1500 in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England, the child of Stephen Burrough Burroughs Burrows and Lydia Burrows 24.
  • William Burroughs married Sara Power, and had children including Thomas Burroughs\ Burrows.
  • William Burroughs passed away in 1560 in England.

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William Burroughs's Ancestors

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William Burroughs
1500 – 1560
Birth Place: Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England
Parents
Stephen Burrough Burroughs Burrows
1470 – 1520
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Lydia (Burrows) 24
1475 – 1500
London, Middlesex, England
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William Burroughs's Descendants

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William Burroughs (1500 – 1560) m. Sara Power (1496 – 1596)
  1. 1. Thomas (Burroughs\) Burrows (1531 – 19 Jun 1597) m. Elizabeth (Bridget) Heigham (1542 – 2 Dec 1597)
    1. 1. William Burrows (1575 – 1644) m. Margaret Harrison (1580 – 1652)
      1. 1. William Burrowes (1603 – 1676) m. Judith SMITH (1610 – 16 Feb 1664)
        1. 1. Richard (M) Burrows (1632 – AFT 1670) m. Elizabeth (Baker) (Burrows-married) (20 Jul 1636 – 20 Aug 1728)

William Burroughs's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Burroughs in Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England
Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England
1560
1560
Age 60
Death of William Burroughs in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Wickhambrook, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1560
    Event Place: England

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