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William Dresser 1604–1680 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1604

Birth Location: Rowley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 24 Oct 1680

Death Location: Whenby, Yorkshire, England

Father: Christopher Dresser

Mother: Margaret Gilling

Spouse(s): Hannah Craven

Children(s): Christopher I

In 1604, William Dresser entered the world in Rowley, Yorkshire, England, born to Christopher Dresser And Margaret Gilling. William Dresser married Hannah Craven, and had children including Christopher Dresser I. William Dresser passed away in 1680 in Whenby, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1604, William Dresser entered the world in Rowley, Yorkshire, England, born to Christopher Dresser And Margaret Gilling.
  • William Dresser married Hannah Craven, and had children including Christopher Dresser I.
  • William Dresser passed away in 1680 in Whenby, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Dresser
1580–1626
Birth Location: Grimstone, Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Gilling
1575–1615
Birth Location: Gilling near Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Craven
1618–1672
Birth Location: Whenby Yorkshire England
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Children(s)

Christopher I
1641–1719
Birth Location: Whenby, , Yorkshire, England
CI

William Dresser's Ancestors

Self
William Dresser
1604–1680
Birth Place: Rowley, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Christopher Dresser
1580–1626
Grimstone, Yorkshire, England
Margaret Gilling
1575–1615
Gilling near Helmsley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Robertus Dressar
1518–1588
Styllington, North Yorkshire, England
Alleson Simpson
1530–1610
Settrington, county Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
James Gelling
1550–1620
Hemsley, Yorkshire, England
Margaret (Lewin -) Gilling
1564–
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Aunt)
1501–1545
Margaret Tomson
1510–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dresser's Descendants

1.
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William Dresser (1604–24 Oct 1680) m. Hannah Craven (abt 1618–1672)
  1. 1. Christopher (Dresser) I 1641–1719 m. Mary (Ann) Hudson 1645–1727
    1. 1. Christopher DRESSER 1676–1772 m. Anne (Helms -) Dresser 1674–
      1. 1. Joseph Dresser 1702–1783 m. Anne (Sturtle -) Dresser 1705–1788
        1. 1. Joseph Dresser 1737–1809 m. Ann Dresser 1740–

William Dresser's Timeline

2 Records

1604
1604
Birth of William Dresser in Rowley, Yorkshire, England
Rowley, Yorkshire, England
1680
24 Oct 1680
Age 76
Death of William Dresser in Whenby, Yorkshire, England
Whenby, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1604
    Event Place: Rowley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1680
    Event Place: Whenby, Yorkshire, England
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