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William Croft 1570–1589 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570

Birth Location: Croft Castle, Herfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 Dec 1589

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Crofte

Mother: Lady Browne

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In 1570, William Croft entered the world in Croft Castle, Herfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Edward Crofte And Lady Ann Freeman Browne. William Croft passed away in 1589 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1570, William Croft entered the world in Croft Castle, Herfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Edward Crofte And Lady Ann Freeman Browne.
  • William Croft passed away in 1589 in Shropshire, England.

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William Croft's Ancestors

Self
William Croft
1570–1589
Birth Place: Croft Castle, Herfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Edward Crofte
1544–1601
Croft Castle, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Ann Freeman) Browne
1547–1578
Evenlode, Glouceter/Attleborogh, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Knight James Croft, Lord Deputy of Ireland,) PC
1518–1590
Croft Castle, Leominster, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Alice Warwick of) Warnecombe
1522–1573
Lugwardine, Herefordshire, England
Thomas (Wilkins) Browne
1490–1553
Attleborough, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Ursula Rede
1520–1567
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Herefordshire,
1465–1562
Lady Croft
1502–1574
james warnscombe
1497–1541
Lady Bromwich
1500–1549
Edward Edmund
1470–1544
Isiod Stanley
1475–1524
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bromwich
1474–1532
Anne Payne
1478–

William Croft's Timeline

3 Records

1570
1570
Birth of William Croft in Croft Castle, Herfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Croft Castle, Herfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1589
1589
Age 19
Death of William Croft in Unkn
Unkn
1589
7 Dec 1589
Age 19
Burial of William Croft in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570
    Event Place: Croft Castle, Herfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Shropshire Archives; Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1589
    Event Place: Unkn
    Record Source:
    [1] Shropshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Shropshire Archives; Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1589
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Indexes created from Anglican Parish Registers held at Shropshire Archives; Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers

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