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William Dent 1535–1588 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: Sept 1588

Death Location: Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: William Dent

Mother: Ellen Dent

Spouse(s): Ellen Leyland

Children(s): Elizabeth Dent

William Dent was born in 1535 in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of William Dent And Ellen Dent. William Dent married Ellen Leyland, and had children including Elizabeth Dent. William Dent passed away in 1588 in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Dent was born in 1535 in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England, the child of William Dent And Ellen Dent.
  • William Dent married Ellen Leyland, and had children including Elizabeth Dent.
  • William Dent passed away in 1588 in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England.

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William Dent's Ancestors

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William Dent
1535–1588
Birth Place: Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
William Dent
1510–1535
Gunthorpe, Nott, England
Ellen Dent
1510–
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dent's Descendants

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William Dent (1535–Sept 1588) m. Ellen Leyland (1535–27 Nov 1611)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Dent 1562–1632 m. William Blatherwicke 1558–1616
    1. 1. John Blatherwicke 1594–1645 m. Alice Pecke 1599–1641
      1. 1. John Blatherwicke 1629– m. Anne Selby 1632–1751
        1. 1. John Blatherwick 1661–1741 m. Mercy Leland 1672–

William Dent's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Dent in Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England
Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England
1588
Sept 1588
Age 53
Death of William Dent in Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England
Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Gunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept 1588
    Event Place: Lowdham, Nottinghamshire, England

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