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William Chester 1522–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1522

Birth Location: Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1572

Death Location: Buried St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Father: William Bristol

Mother: Anne Ware

Spouse(s): Joan Horte

Children(s): William Chester

William Chester was born in 1522 in Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of William Chester Mayor Of Bristol And Anne Ware. William Chester married Joan Wale Horte, and had children including William Chester. William Chester passed away in 1572 in Buried St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • William Chester was born in 1522 in Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, the child of William Chester Mayor Of Bristol And Anne Ware.
  • William Chester married Joan Wale Horte, and had children including William Chester.
  • William Chester passed away in 1572 in Buried St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bristol
1487–1558
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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Anne Ware
1504–1557
Birth Location: Enford, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Horte
1525–1593
Birth Location: Hinton, Somerset, England
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Children(s)

William Chester
1550–1600
Birth Location: Amesbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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William Chester's Ancestors

Self
William Chester
1522–1572
Birth Place: Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
William Chester, Mayor of Bristol
1487–1558
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Anne Ware
1504–1557
Enford, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John Chester
1438–1489
Prior of Barlynch, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England (see Description)
Anne (Wydeville) Woodville
1440–1489
(Grafton, Northamptonshire) or (Bristol, Gloucestershire), England (see Description)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chester's Descendants

1.
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William Chester (1522–Abt. 1572) m. Joan (Wale) Horte (1525–Abt. Mar 1593)
  1. 1. William Chester 1550–1600 m. Elenor Chester 1575–1617
    1. 1. Alice Chester 1600–1650 m. James (Percival Parsivell) Sir 1583–1644
      1. 1. James Percival 1632–1691
        1. 1. James (Percival Parsevall) Jr 1671–1728

William Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1522
1522
Birth of William Chester in Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1572
Abt. 1572
Age 50
Death of William Chester in Buried St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Buried St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1522
    Event Place: Whitetawer of Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1572
    Event Place: Buried St James, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
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