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William Dormer 1503–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 May 1575

Death Location: Wenge, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert West-Wycombe

Mother: Johanna Newdigate

Spouse(s): Mary Sydney, Dorothea Gatesby

Children(s): Ann Dormer

The story of William Dormer began in 1503 in Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. William Dormer married Dorothea Gatesby, Mary Sydney, and had children including Ann Catesby Dormer. William Dormer passed away in 1575 in Wenge, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dormer began in 1503 in Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Dormer married Dorothea Gatesby, Mary Sydney, and had children including Ann Catesby Dormer.
  • William Dormer passed away in 1575 in Wenge, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert West-Wycombe
1475–1552
Birth Location: West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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Johanna Newdigate
1485–
Birth Location: Harefield, Middlesex
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Spouses(s)

Mary Sydney
1505–1552
Birth Location: Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
MS
Dorothea Gatesby
1527–1613
Birth Location: –
DG

Children(s)

Ann Dormer
1525–1640
Birth Location: Eythorpe House, Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England
AD

William Dormer's Ancestors

Self
William Dormer
1503–1575
Birth Place: Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Sir Dormer van West-Wycombe
1475–1552
West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Johanna Newdigate
1485–
Harefield, Middlesex
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dormer's Descendants

1.
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William Dormer (1503–15 May 1575) m. Mary Sydney (1505–1552) m. Dorothea Gatesby (1527–20 September 1613)
  1. 1. Ann (Catesby) Dormer 1525–1640 m. Walter Hungerford 1529–1596
    1. 1. Lucy Hungerford 1560–1627 m. Anthony Hungerford 1567–1627
      1. 1. Anne (Joanne) Hungerford 1610–1583 m. John (Leigh) Lee 1600–1671
        1. 1. Joseph Lee 1643–1724

William Dormer's Timeline

2 Records

1503
1503
Birth of William Dormer in Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1575
15 May 1575
Age 72
Death of William Dormer in Wenge, England, United Kingdom
Wenge, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1503
    Event Place: Hayle, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1575
    Event Place: Wenge, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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