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William Copley 1546 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1598

Death Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir **

Mother: Lady **

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bosville

Children(s): Elizabeth Hazard

In 1546, William Copley entered the world in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Philip Copley ** and Lady Mary Hastings **. William Copley married Elizabeth Diana Bosville, and had children including Elizabeth Maud Copley Hazard. William Copley passed away in 1598 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1546, William Copley entered the world in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Philip Copley ** and Lady Mary Hastings **.
  • William Copley married Elizabeth Diana Bosville, and had children including Elizabeth Maud Copley Hazard.
  • William Copley passed away in 1598 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir **
1526 – 1577
Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
S*
Lady **
1529 – 1597
Birth Location: Fenwick, Campsall, Yorkshire, England
L*

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bosville
1546 – 1581
Birth Location: Gunthwaite, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Hazard
1564 – 1620
Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
EH

William Copley's Ancestors

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William Copley
1546 – 1598
Birth Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Philip Copley **
1526 – 1577
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary Hastings) **
1529 – 1597
Fenwick, Campsall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
SIR (WILLIAM Copley,) Knight
1472 – 1556
Batley, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (Archduchess) Portington
1489 – 1557
Barnby Dun, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Copley's Descendants

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William Copley (1546 – 19 Sep 1598) m. Elizabeth (Diana) Bosville (abt 1546 – 1581)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Maud Copley) Hazard (25 May 1564 – 1620) m. Sir (Henry Brereton) Sacherall (1554 – abt 1615)
    1. 1. Margarit Sacheverell (1588 – 24 Feb 1652) m. Thomas (Hazard (Hazzard)) (Hassard) (22 May 1584 – 1662)
      1. 1. Thomas (Howard) Hazard (05 Jun 1608 – 06 Aug 1677) m. Martha ((Thomas Hazard) Sheriff -) Potter (1610 – 1669)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Hazard (23 Sep 1626 – 8 November 1711) m. George (Francis) Lawton (23 September 1607 – 5 October 1693)

William Copley's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of William Copley in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
1598
19 Sep 1598
Age 52
Death of William Copley in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1598
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
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