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William Byron 1636–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 5 1636

Birth Location: Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: Nov 13 1695

Death Location: Hucknall, Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Richard Byron

Mother: Elizabeth Byron

Spouse(s): Penelope Chaworth, Elizabeth Byron

Children(s): William Rochdale, Katherine Cole, Henrietta Byron, William Byron, Ernestus Byron, Richard Byron, Anne Byron

In 1636, William Byron entered the world in Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Byron And Elizabeth Byron. William Byron married Elizabeth Byron, Penelope Chaworth, and had children including Anne Byron, Ernestus Byron, Henrietta Maria Byron, Katherine Cole, Richard Byron, William Byron, William Byron 4Th Baron Of Rochdale. William Byron passed away in 1695 in Hucknall, Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1636, William Byron entered the world in Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Byron And Elizabeth Byron.
  • William Byron married Elizabeth Byron, Penelope Chaworth, and had children including Anne Byron, Ernestus Byron, Henrietta Maria Byron, Katherine Cole, Richard Byron, William Byron, William Byron 4Th Baron Of Rochdale.
  • William Byron passed away in 1695 in Hucknall, Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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William Byron's Ancestors

Self
William Byron
1636–1695
Birth Place: Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Byron
1606–1679
Newstead Village, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Byron
1600–1657
Radcliffe-On-Tre, Notts., Eng., Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (John) Byron
1577–1625
Colewick, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Fitzwilliams
1559–1623
Milton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Byron
1556–1623
William Fitzwilliam
–1599
Ann Fitzwilliam
1528–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Knight
1517–1603
Alice Strelley
1526–1599

William Byron's Descendants

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William Byron (July 5 1636–Nov 13 1695) m. Penelope Chaworth (19 December 1632–12 December 1682) m. Elizabeth Byron (1632–1683)
  1. 1. William (Byron 4th Baron Of) Rochdale 1669–1736 m. Frances Berkeley 1704–1757 m. Frances (Wilhelmina) Bentinck 1684–1712
    1. 1. The (Honorable Vice Admiral John) Byron 1723–1786 m. Sophia Trevanion 1730–1790
      1. 1. John (“Mad Jack”) Byron 1756–1791 m. Catharine Byron 1764–1811 m. Amelia (12th Baroness Darcy de Knayth Darcy) Osborne 1754–1784
        1. 1. The (Honorable George Gordon Byron 6th Lord) Byron 1788–1824 m. Lady Byron 1792–1860
        2. 2. Sarah (Virginia Byron) Gordon 1783–1825
        3. 3. Mary (Henrietta Juliana) Osborne 1776–1862
        4. 4. Augusta (Maria) Byron 1783–1851
        5. 5. Francis (Godolphin 1st Baron Godolphin) Osborne 1777–1850
        6. 6. George (William Frederick 6th Duke of Leeds Osborne, KG,) PC 1775–1838
      2. 2. Frances Leigh 1749–1823
      3. 3. Juliana (Elizabeth) Wilmot 1754–1788
      4. 4. Sophia Byron 1750–1751
      5. 5. Charlotte Byron 1760–1761
      6. 6. Sophia (Maria) Byron 1755–1779
      7. 7. Augusta (Barbara Charlotte) Parker 1762–1824
      8. 8. George (Anson) Byron 1758–1793
      9. 9. Isabella Byron 1751–1752
    2. 2. Richard Byron 1724–1811
    3. 3. George Byron 1730–
    4. 4. Isabella Byron 1721–1795
    5. 5. William (Byron 5th Baron) Byron 1722–1798
    6. 6. George Byron 1707–1719
    7. 7. William Byron 1709–1709
  2. 2. Katherine Cole 1671–1746
  3. 3. Henrietta (Maria) Byron –1671
  4. 4. William Byron –1664
  5. 5. Ernestus Byron –1673
  6. 6. Richard Byron –1666
  7. 7. Anne Byron –1675

William Byron's Timeline

2 Records

1636
July 5 1636
Birth of William Byron in Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1695
Nov 13 1695
Age 59
Death of William Byron in Newstead, Gedling Borough, Nottinghamshire, England
Newstead, Gedling Borough, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 5 1636
    Event Place: Strelley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 13 1695
    Event Place: Newstead, Gedling Borough, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hucknall, Ashfield District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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