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William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester 1543–1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Picton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 26 Oct 1616

Death Location: Chester, Cheshire, England.

Father: Raffe Aldersey

Mother: Lady Goodman

Spouse(s): Mary Brereton

Children(s): Alice Aldersey

William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester was born in 1543 in Picton, Cheshire, England, the child of Raffe Aldersey And Lady Jane Goodman. William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester married Mary Brereton, and had children including Alice Aldersey, Jane Aldersley, Richard Aldersey, Wm Aldersey. William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester passed away in 1616 in Chester, Cheshire, England..

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Biography

  • William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester was born in 1543 in Picton, Cheshire, England, the child of Raffe Aldersey And Lady Jane Goodman.
  • William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester married Mary Brereton, and had children including Alice Aldersey, Jane Aldersley, Richard Aldersey, Wm Aldersey.
  • William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester passed away in 1616 in Chester, Cheshire, England..

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William Chester's Ancestors

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William Chester
1543–1616
Birth Place: Picton, Cheshire, England
Parents
Raffe Aldersey
1515–1555
Aldersey, Cheshire, England.
Lady (Jane) Goodman
1515–1580
Chester, Cheshire, England.
Grandparents
Lord (Richard Aldersey of) Picton
1492–1528
Picton, Cheshire, England
Margaret Cotgrave
1496–1550
Hargrave, Cheshire, England
Alice (Grosvenor) 14GG
1491–
Chester, Cheshire, England.
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Chester's Descendants

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William (Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of) Chester (1543–26 Oct 1616) m. Mary Brereton (abt 1545–1616)
  1. 1. Alice Aldersey 1594– m. John (Leche of Carden,) Esq. 1586–1657
    1. 1. Joannes Leech 1614–1675 m. Elizabeth Newton –1654
      1. 1. John (Leche) Esq 1640–1711 m. Grace Currer 1653–1683
        1. 1. Samuel Leche 1665–1750

William Chester's Timeline

3 Records

1543
1543
Birth of William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester in Picton, Cheshire, England
Picton, Cheshire, England
1578
12 Dec 1578
Age 35
William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester was married In Chester, Cheshire, England.
Chester, Cheshire, England.
1616
26 Oct 1616
Age 73
Death of William Aldersey Baron of Chester, Mayor of Chester in Chester, Cheshire, England.
Chester, Cheshire, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Picton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Family History Books, Pedigrees Made At the Visitation of Cheshire, 1613 58; Author: Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents relating to Lancashire and Cheshire

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1578
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1616
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England.
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] U.S., Family History Books, Pedigrees Made At the Visitation of Cheshire, 1613 58; Author: Record Society for the Publication of Original Documents relating to Lancashire and Cheshire

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