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William Cheney 1556–1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: 1664308, Essex, England

Death Date: Mar 1610

Death Location: 1664308, Essex, England

Father: Sir Cheney

Mother: Johane Hanforth

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William Cheney was born in 1556 in 1664308, Essex, England, the child of Sir Lord Earl Robert Cheney Iv Earl Of Cheney And Johane Hanforth. William Cheney passed away in 1610 in 1664308, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • William Cheney was born in 1556 in 1664308, Essex, England, the child of Sir Lord Earl Robert Cheney Iv Earl Of Cheney And Johane Hanforth.
  • William Cheney passed away in 1610 in 1664308, Essex, England.

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William Cheney's Ancestors

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William Cheney
1556–1610
Birth Place: 1664308, Essex, England
Parents
Sir Lord Earl Robert Cheney, IV; Earl of Cheney
1520–1569
Yorkshire, England
Johane Hanforth
1515–1597
Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert (Cheney) II
1500–1542
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Maria (Clara) Mueller
1492–1565
Berkshire, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Lord (John Faurbourn Harrison of) Essex
1500–1551
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Britten
1496–1562
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cheney
1460–1500
William Harrison
1480–1551
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of William Cheney in 1664308, Essex, England
1664308, Essex, England
1610
Mar 1610
Age 54
Death of William Cheney in 1664308, Essex, England
1664308, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: 1664308, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1610
    Event Place: 1664308, Essex, England

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