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William Hugh Childress 1555–1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Ballam, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 February 1646

Death Location: Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir III

Mother: Lady Yorkshire

Spouse(s): Anne Webster

Children(s): William Notts,, Anne Childress, Dorothy Childress, Gregory Childress, Mary Childress

In 1555, William Hugh Childress entered the world in Ballam, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Hugh Childers Childress Iii And Lady Maude De Hardy Of Yorkshire. William Hugh Childress married Anne Webster, Sara Walearham, and had children including Anne Childress, Dorothy Childress, Gregory Childress, Mary Childress, William Hugh Walter Childers Of Bole In Co Notts. William Hugh Childress passed away in 1646 in Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1555, William Hugh Childress entered the world in Ballam, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Hugh Childers Childress Iii And Lady Maude De Hardy Of Yorkshire.
  • William Hugh Childress married Anne Webster, Sara Walearham, and had children including Anne Childress, Dorothy Childress, Gregory Childress, Mary Childress, William Hugh Walter Childers Of Bole In Co Notts.
  • William Hugh Childress passed away in 1646 in Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England.

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William Childress's Ancestors

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William Childress
1555–1646
Birth Place: Ballam, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Hugh Childers\Childress III
1500–1571
Ballam, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Lady (Maude de Hardy of) Yorkshire
1515–1571
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Childress's Descendants

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William (Hugh) Childress (1555–8 February 1646) m. Anne Webster (1560–1667)
  1. 1. William ((Hugh Walter) Childers, of Bole IN CO.) Notts, 1599–1649
  2. 2. Anne Childress 1582–
  3. 3. Dorothy Childress 1584–
  4. 4. Gregory Childress 1586–
  5. 5. Mary Childress 1589–

William Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Hugh Childress in Ballam, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Ballam, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1646
8 February 1646
Age 91
Death of William Hugh Childress in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Ballam, Nottingham, 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: Residence
    Event Place: Cuckney, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1646
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Retford, Bassetlaw District, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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