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William Childress 1555 – 1646 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1555

Birth Location: Ballam, Nottinghamshire, , England

Death Date: 8 Feb 1646

Death Location: Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Childers

Mother: Maude Childress

Spouse(s): Anne Webster, Anne (Childress), Anne (Childres)

Children(s): William Childers

In 1555, William Childress entered the world in Ballam, Nottinghamshire, , England, born to Sir Hugh III Childers and Maude Childress. William Childress married Anne Webster, Anne WEBSTER (Childress), Anne Ramsden (Childres), and had children including William Childers. William Childress passed away in 1646 in Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1555, William Childress entered the world in Ballam, Nottinghamshire, , England, born to Sir Hugh III Childers and Maude Childress.
  • William Childress married Anne Webster, Anne WEBSTER (Childress), Anne Ramsden (Childres), and had children including William Childers.
  • William Childress passed away in 1646 in Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Childress's Ancestors

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William Childress
1555 – 1646
Birth Place: Ballam, Nottinghamshire, , England
Parents
Sir Hugh III Childers
1500 – 1571
East Retford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Maude Childress
1516 – 1571
England
Grandparents
Sir (Hugh Childers) Childress
1480 – 1571
North, Yorkshire, England
Alice (Ethel) Hamilton
1480 – 1531
North, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Childers
1455 – 1505
Lady (Scottish)
1460 – 1531
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Childress's Descendants

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William Childress (1555 – 8 Feb 1646) m. Anne Webster (1560 – 1667) m. Anne (WEBSTER) (Childress) (1580 – 1667) m. Anne (Ramsden) (Childres) (1604 – 1622)
  1. 1. William Childers (1599 – 1649) m. Anne Ramsden (14 Oct 1604 – 1622) m. Anne Ramsden (14 Oct 1604 – 1649)
    1. 1. Abraham Childers (30 Nov 1613 – 1649)
    2. 2. Abraham Childers (1622 – December 1681) m. Jane (Anne) Howard (1622 – 1681)
      1. 1. Abraham Childers (1 Apr 1655 – 6 Dec 1693) m. Anne Pew (1655 – 1714) m. Jane (Ann) Howard (1622 – 1681)
        1. 1. Henry Childers (1678 – 1727) m. Lucretia Jones (1688 – 1727) m. Lucretia Jones (1688 – 1727)

William Childress's Timeline

2 Records

1555
1555
Birth of William Childress in Ballam, Nottinghamshire, , England
Ballam, Nottinghamshire, , England
1646
8 Feb 1646
Age 91
Death of William Childress in Nottinghamshire, England
Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1555
    Event Place: Ballam, Nottinghamshire, , England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1646
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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