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William Drake 1342 – 1420 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1342

Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 MAY 1420

Death Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Drake

Mother: Elen Drake

Spouse(s): Ellen None

Children(s): Edmund Drake, . None

William Drake was born in 1342 in Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Drake and Elen Drake. William Drake married Ellen, and had children including Edmund Drake, .. William Drake passed away in 1420 in Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Drake was born in 1342 in Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Robert Drake and Elen Drake.
  • William Drake married Ellen, and had children including Edmund Drake, ..
  • William Drake passed away in 1420 in Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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William Drake's Ancestors

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William Drake
1342 – 1420
Birth Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Robert Drake
1310 – 1392
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Elen Drake
1325 – 1376
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Nicholas Drake
1282 – 1331
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Julianna Grenville
1280 – 1377
Breklum, Nordfriesland, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Humphrey Prideaux
1286 – 1350
Devon, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hatch
1298 – 1371
Aller, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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William Drake's Descendants

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William Drake (1342 – 2 MAY 1420) m. Ellen (1348 – )
  1. 1. Edmund Drake (1390 – 13 NOV 1471) m. Joan Mylwaye (1404 – 1481)
    1. 1. Thomas Drake (1437 – 24 NOV 1541)
    2. 2. William Drake (1444 – 1510)
    3. 3. William (A.) Drake (1440/1460 – 19 DEC 1510) m. Joan Drake
      1. 1. Thomas Drake (1460 – 17 NOV 1541)
  2. 2. .

William Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1342
1342
Birth of William Drake in Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1420
2 MAY 1420
Age 78
Death of William Drake in Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1342
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1420
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom

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