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William Cheney 1487–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Haderness, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1546

Death Location: Holderness, Yorkshire, England

Father: John Cheney

Mother: Elizabeth Rempston

Spouse(s): Ann Holmes

Children(s): John Cheney

In 1487, William Cheney entered the world in Haderness, Yorkshire, England, born to John Cheney And Elizabeth Rempston. William Cheney married Ann Holmes, and had children including John Cheney. William Cheney passed away in 1546 in Holderness, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1487, William Cheney entered the world in Haderness, Yorkshire, England, born to John Cheney And Elizabeth Rempston.
  • William Cheney married Ann Holmes, and had children including John Cheney.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1546 in Holderness, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Cheney's Ancestors

Self
William Cheney
1487–1546
Birth Place: Haderness, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Cheney
1454–
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Rempston
1462–1528
Beckering, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Lawrence Cheney
1422–1461
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Thomas Rempston
1389–1458
Rempston, Nottinghamshire, England
Alice Beckering
1410–
Rempston, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Cheney
1396–1461
Elizabeth Cokayne
1403–1422
Thomas Rempston
1365–1406
Margaret Leke
1371–1385
Thomas Beckering
1373–1426
Isabel Loudham
1375–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1365–1399
Catherine Pabenham
1372–1436
John Cokayne
1364–1429
Edith Grey
1368–1426
John Rempstone
1340–
Simon Leke
1345–1436
Katherine Talbot
1349–1371
John Beckering
1338–1376
Joan
1354–1387
John Loudham
1334–1373
Isabel Breton
1334–1362

William Cheney's Descendants

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William Cheney (1487–1546) m. Ann Holmes (1510–)
  1. 1. John Cheney 1540–1574 m. Frances Cheney 1542–1569
    1. 1. Lawrence Cheney 1566–1643 m. Julian Waldron 1568–1643
      1. 1. William Cheney 1603–1667 m. Margaret Cole 1604–1686
        1. 1. Eleanor Cheney 1626–1678 m. Humphrey Johnson 1620–1693
        2. 2. Margaret Cheney 1628–1678
        3. 3. Thomas Cheney 1631–1632
        4. 4. Richard Cheney 1634–
        5. 5. John Cheney 1639–1640
        6. 6. William Cheney 1639–1671
        7. 7. Mehitable Cheney 1643–1693
        8. 8. Joseph Cheney 1647–1704
        9. 9. Ellen Cheney 1646–1678
      2. 2. Susannah Cheney 1590–1590
      3. 3. Dorothy Cheney 1591–
      4. 4. Richard Cheney 1594–1633
      5. 5. John Cheney 1595–1686
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cheney 1598–1675
      7. 7. Lawerence Cheney 1600–1600
      8. 8. Mary Cheney 1606–1673
      9. 9. Edward Cheney 1608–
      10. 10. Thomas Cheney 1610–1657
    2. 2. Thomas Cheney 1564–1605
    3. 3. Edward Cheney 1568–1623
    4. 4. Alice Cheney 1570–
    5. 5. John Cheney 1572–1618
    6. 6. William Cheney 1574–1618
    7. 7. Anne Cheney 1570–
    8. 8. Elizabeth Cheney 1572–
    9. 9. Jane Cheney 1574–
    10. 10. Winifred Cheney 1576–

William Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of William Cheney in Haderness, Yorkshire, England
Haderness, Yorkshire, England
1546
1546
Age 59
Death of William Cheney in Holderness, Yorkshire, England
Holderness, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Haderness, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Holderness, Yorkshire, England

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