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William Button 1500 – 1547 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 23 Nov 1547

Death Location: Alton, Southampton, England

Father: James Button

Mother: Edyth Tutt

Spouse(s): Elizabeth\Amey Throckmorton

Children(s): Richard Button

William Button was born in 1500 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England, the child of James Button and Edyth Ellinor Tutt. William Button married Elizabeth\Amey Throckmorton, and had children including Richard Button. William Button passed away in 1547 in Alton, Southampton, England.

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Biography

  • William Button was born in 1500 in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England, the child of James Button and Edyth Ellinor Tutt.
  • William Button married Elizabeth\Amey Throckmorton, and had children including Richard Button.
  • William Button passed away in 1547 in Alton, Southampton, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Button
1475 – 1524
Birth Location: Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England
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Edyth Tutt
1474 – 1503
Birth Location: Alton, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth\Amey Throckmorton
1505 – 1580
Birth Location: Coughton, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Richard Button
1530 – 1599
Birth Location: Sonning, Berkshire, England
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William Button's Ancestors

Self
William Button
1500 – 1547
Birth Place: Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
James Button
1475 – 1524
Alton Priors, Wiltshire, England
Edyth (Ellinor) Tutt
1474 – 1503
Alton, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Button's Descendants

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William Button (1500 – 23 Nov 1547) m. Elizabeth\Amey Throckmorton (1505 – 12 Feb 1580)
  1. 1. Richard Button (1530 – 1599) m. Joane Walker (1530 – 1599)
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Button (1560 – 1613) m. Lady (Jane) Lambe (21 Sep 1562 – 1612)
      1. 1. William Button (14 Jul 1585 – 28 Jan 1655) m. Ruth Dunch (1588 – Abt. 1627)
        1. 1. Mary Button (30 Mar 1610 – 30 Mar 1707) m. Clement Walker (1612 – Oct 1651)

William Button's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Button in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
1547
23 Nov 1547
Age 47
Death of William Button in Alton, Southampton, England
Alton, Southampton, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Alton Pryors, Wylshwe
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 31

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1547
    Event Place: Alton, Southampton, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 31
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