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William Copley 1546 – 1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1546

Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1598

Death Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Father: Philip Copley

Mother: Lady Hastings

Spouse(s): Elizabeth 1546-1581

Children(s): Elizabeth Hazard

In 1546, William Copley entered the world in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England, born to Philip Copley and Lady Mary Hastings. William Copley married Elizabeth Diana Bosville de Copley 1546-1581, 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 Philip Copley and Lady Mary Hastings.
  • William Copley married Elizabeth Diana Bosville de Copley 1546-1581, and had children including Elizabeth Maud Copley Hazard.
  • William Copley passed away in 1598 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philip Copley
1526 – 1577
Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
PC
Lady Hastings
1529 – 1597
Birth Location: Campsall, Yorkshire, England
LH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth 1546-1581
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

Self
William Copley
1546 – 1598
Birth Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Philip Copley
1526 – 1577
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary) Hastings
1529 – 1597
Campsall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Copley,) Knight
1501 – 1556
Batley, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Fitzwilliam
1502 – 1545
Sprotborough, York, England
Sir (Bryan Hastings **High Sheriff of Yorkshire; 10th Lord) Fenwick;
1500 – 1537
Campsall, Yorkshire, England
Agnes (Portington) **Archduchess;
1504 – 1557
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
(Sir) (Copley)
1440 – 1509
Agnes (Copley)
1446 – 1529
William Fitzwilliam
1481 –
Elizabeth Conyers
1449 – 1535
Hugh Robert
1470 – 1546
Constance Hastings
1479 –
John Portington
1470 – 1580
Margaret Mills
1472 – 1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Copley's Descendants

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William Copley (1546 – 1598) m. Elizabeth (Diana Bosville de Copley) 1546-1581 (abt 1546 – 1581)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Maud Copley) Hazard (25 May 1564 – 1620) m. Lord (Henery) Sacheverell (1547 – 17 Sep 1625)
    1. 1. Margarit Pawmer (1588 – 24 Feb 1652) m. Thomas Hazard (29 Sep 1564 – 1662)
      1. 1. Nellie Hazard (1600 – 1660) m. Peter Cook (13 Apr 1600 – 6 Feb 1677)
        1. 1. MARY COOK*** (1620 – 6 Feb 1687) m. WILLIAM BRIGGS*** (1616 – 16 Jun 1687)

William Copley's Timeline

2 Records

1546
1546
Birth of William Copley in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
1598
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: 1598
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
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