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William Clarke 1525 – 1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: abt 1580

Death Location: Leek, Staffordshire, England.

Father: John Cunliffe

Mother: Isabell Ashworth

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Godfrey Clarke

William Clarke was born in 1525 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Cunliffe and Isabell Ashworth. William Clarke had children including Godfrey Clarke. William Clarke passed away in 1580 in Leek, Staffordshire, England..

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Biography

  • William Clarke was born in 1525 in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, the child of John Cunliffe and Isabell Ashworth.
  • William Clarke had children including Godfrey Clarke.
  • William Clarke passed away in 1580 in Leek, Staffordshire, England..

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William Clarke's Ancestors

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William Clarke
1525 – 1580
Birth Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Parents
John Cunliffe
1470 – 1525
Hollins, Lancashire, England
Isabell Ashworth
1475 – 1527
Hollins, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John Cunliffe
1470 – 1525
Lancashire, England.
Isabell Ashworth
1475 – 1527
Hollins, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Cunliffe
1470 – 1525
Isabell Ashworth
1475 – 1527
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Clarke's Descendants

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William Clarke (1525 – abt 1580)
  1. 1. Godfrey Clarke (4 Jul 1560 – )
    1. 1. ELIZABETHA CLARK (20 Mar 1592 – 1640) m. Thomas Greaves (1595 – 20 October 1622)
      1. 1. George Greaves (1620 – ) m. Mary Humphreys (abt 1620 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Greaves (1649 – 18 Jul 1690)

William Clarke's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Clarke in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
1580
abt 1580
Age 55
Death of William Clarke in Leek, Staffordshire, England.
Leek, Staffordshire, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1580
    Event Place: Leek, Staffordshire, England.

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