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William A. Drake 1440 – 1510 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440/1460

Birth Location: Great Waltham, Essex, England

Death Date: 19 DEC 1510

Death Location: England

Father: Edmund Drake

Mother: Joan Mylwaye

Spouse(s): Joan Drake

Children(s): Thomas Drake

William A. Drake was born in 1440 in Great Waltham, Essex, England, the child of Edmund Drake and Joan Mylwaye. William A. Drake married Joan Drake, and had children including Thomas Drake. William A. Drake passed away in 1510 in England.

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Biography

  • William A. Drake was born in 1440 in Great Waltham, Essex, England, the child of Edmund Drake and Joan Mylwaye.
  • William A. Drake married Joan Drake, and had children including Thomas Drake.
  • William A. Drake passed away in 1510 in England.

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William Drake's Ancestors

Self
William Drake
1440 – 1510
Birth Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England
Parents
Edmund Drake
1390 – 1471
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Joan Mylwaye
1404 – 1481
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Drake
1342 – 1420
Great Waltham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Ellen
1348 –
England, United Kingdom
Richard Mylwaye
1375 –
England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Robert Drake
1310 – 1392
Elen Drake
1325 – 1376
Robert Dennis
1325 –
Margaret Godolphin
1344 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Drake
1282 – 1331
Julianna Grenville
1280 – 1377
Humphrey Prideaux
1286 – 1350
Elizabeth Hatch
1298 – 1371

William Drake's Descendants

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William (A.) Drake (1440/1460 – 19 DEC 1510) m. Joan Drake
  1. 1. Thomas Drake (1460 – 17 NOV 1541)

William Drake's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440/1460
Birth of William A. Drake in Great Waltham, Essex, England
Great Waltham, Essex, England
1510
19 DEC 1510
Age 70
Death of William A. Drake in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440/1460
    Event Place: Great Waltham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 DEC 1510
    Event Place: England

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