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William Drury 1494–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Hawsted, Suffolk, England

Death Date: Jan 1557

Death Location: Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Drury

Mother: Anne Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Joan Maur, Elizabeth Sothill

Children(s):

The story of William Drury began in 1494 in Hawsted, Suffolk, England. William Drury married Elizabeth Sothill, Joan Saint Maur. William Drury passed away in 1557 in Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Drury began in 1494 in Hawsted, Suffolk, England.
  • William Drury married Elizabeth Sothill, Joan Saint Maur.
  • William Drury passed away in 1557 in Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Drury's Ancestors

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William Drury
1494–1557
Birth Place: Hawsted, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Drury
1456–1456
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Anne Calthorpe
1457–1494
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Roger Drury
1428–1493
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Felice Denston
1434–1486
Besthorpe, Norfolk, England
William Calthorpe
1410–1494
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Elizabeth (de) Grey
1406–1437
Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Drury
1396–1456
Joan Heath
1384–1479
William Denston
1395–1439
Anne Calthorpe
1398–1484
John Calthorpe
1379–1421
Anna Wythe
1390–1451
Reynold Grey
1362–1440
Elizabeth Ros
1366–1424
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas DRURY
1339–1393
Agnes SAXHAM
1340–1411
Thomas HEATH
1353–1440
Elizabeth MOUNTFORD
1356–1440
William Denston
1370–1420
William Calthorpe
1357–1421
Alianore Mautby
1360–1398
William Calthorpe
1357–1421
Alianore Mautby
1360–1398
John Whyte
1370–1397
Sybil Omer
1376–1420
Reynold Grey
1323–1388
Alianore Strange
1328–1396
Thomas Ros
1337–1384
Beatrice Stafford
1340–1415

William Drury's Timeline

3 Records

1494
1494
Birth of William Drury in Hawsted, Suffolk, England
Hawsted, Suffolk, England
1557
11 Jan 1557
Age 63
Death of William Drury in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
1557
Jan 1557
Age 63
Burial of William Drury in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Hawsted, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Drury, person ID LDV4-FJ7.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1557
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Drury, person ID LDV4-FJ7.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Jan 1557
    Event Place: Suffolk, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 15 Sep 2020), entry for William Drury, person ID LDV4-FJ7.

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