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William Dormer 1503–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1503

Birth Location: West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 15 May 1575

Death Location: Wenge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert West-Wycombe

Mother: Johanna Newdigate

Spouse(s): Mary Sydney, Dorothea Gatesby

Children(s): Mary Dormer, Margaretha Dormer, Catharina Dormer, Robert Wenge

The story of William Dormer began in 1503 in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. William Dormer married Dorothea Gatesby, Mary Sydney, and had children including Catharina Dormer, Margaretha Dormer, Mary Dormer, Robert I Lord Dormer Van Wenge. William Dormer passed away in 1575 in Wenge, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dormer began in 1503 in West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Dormer married Dorothea Gatesby, Mary Sydney, and had children including Catharina Dormer, Margaretha Dormer, Mary Dormer, Robert I Lord Dormer Van Wenge.
  • William Dormer passed away in 1575 in Wenge, Buckinghamshire, 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
1525–1582
Birth Location: Penshurst, Sevenoaks, Kent, England, United Kingdom
MS
Dorothea Gatesby
1527–1613
Birth Location: Whiston, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
DG

Children(s)

Mary Dormer
1555–1637
Birth Location: Eythorpe (Buckshire) England
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Margaretha Dormer
1553–
Birth Location: –
MD
Catharina Dormer
1557–1615
Birth Location: Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
CD
Robert Wenge
1551–1616
Birth Location: Eythorpe, Somersetshire
RW

William Dormer's Ancestors

Self
William Dormer
1503–1575
Birth Place: West Wycombe, 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 (1525–1582) m. Dorothea Gatesby (1527–20 September 1613)
  1. 1. Mary Dormer 1555–1637 m. Anthony Browne 1552–1592
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Browne 1575–1656 m. Sir (Edmund "Edward" II) Lee, 1573–1610
      1. 1. Dorothy Lee, 1593–1625
        1. 1. Dorothy (Lee Temple (Lady) Temple) 1608–1668
    2. 2. Catherine Browne 1591–1674
  2. 2. Margaretha Dormer 1553–
  3. 3. Catharina Dormer 1557–1615 m. John (St) John 1549–1596
    1. 1. Anne (St) John 1576–1638 m. Willem (Lord Howard van) Effingham 1577–1615
      1. 1. Elizabeth Howard 1602–1671
  4. 4. Robert (I Lord Dormer van) Wenge 1551–1616

William Dormer's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

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