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William Drury 1494 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1494

Birth Location: Hawsted, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 11 JAN 1557

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Robert Drury

Mother: Anne Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Southill

Children(s): Robert Drury, Frances Drury, John Drury, Robert Drury, Mary Drury, Joan Drury, Elizabeth Drury, Frances Drury, Bridget Drury, Elizabeth Drury, Dorthea Drury, Dorothy Drury, Henry Drury, Anne Drury, Audrey Rich

The story of William Drury began in 1494 in Hawsted, Suffolk, England. William Drury married Elizabeth Sothill Southill, and had children including Robert Drury, Frances Drury, John Drury, Robert Drury, Mary or Margaret Drury, Joan Drury, Elizabeth Drury, Frances Drury, Bridget Adrian Drury, Elizabeth Drury, Dorthea Drury, Dorothy Drury, Henry Drury, Anne Drury, Audrey Rich. William Drury passed away in 1557 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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  • The story of William Drury began in 1494 in Hawsted, Suffolk, England.
  • William Drury married Elizabeth Sothill Southill, and had children including Robert Drury, Frances Drury, John Drury, Robert Drury, Mary or Margaret Drury, Joan Drury, Elizabeth Drury, Frances Drury, Bridget Adrian Drury, Elizabeth Drury, Dorthea Drury, Dorothy Drury, Henry Drury, Anne Drury, Audrey Rich.
  • William Drury passed away in 1557 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

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William Drury's Ancestors

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William Drury
1494 – 1557
Birth Place: Hawsted, Suffolk, England
Parents
Robert Drury
1450 – 1535
Hawstead, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Anne Calthorpe
1463 – 1547
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Roger Drury
1428 – 1494
Great Saxham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Felice Denston
1432 – 1523
Besthorpe, Norfolk, England
William Calthorpe
1410 – 1494
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Stapleton
1441 – 1505
Ingham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Drury
Joan Heath
1416 – 1479
William Denston
1395 – 1439
Anne Calthorpe
1398 –
John Calthorpe
1389 – 1421
Myles Stapleton
1408 – 1466
Catherine Pole
1416 – 1489
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Drury
1339 – 1393
Joan Saxham
1340 – 1411
Thomas Heath
1353 – 1440
Elizabeth Mondeford
1368 – 1440
William Denston
1370 –
William Calthorpe
1367 – 1420
Alianore Mautby
1355 – 1399
William Calthorpe
1367 – 1420
Alianore Mautby
1355 – 1399
Brian Stapleton
1375 – 1430
Cecily Bardolf
1371 – 1432
Thomas Pole
1367 – 1415
Anne (Cheyne)
1420 –

William Drury's Descendants

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William Drury (1494 – 11 JAN 1557) m. Elizabeth (Sothill) Southill (ABT 1505 – 19 MAY 1575)
  1. 1. Robert Drury (ABT 1520 – ) m. Mary Talmash (ABT 1524 – )
  2. 2. Frances Drury (29 SEP 1523 – 1621)
  3. 3. John Drury (ABT 1525 – 1592) m. Eleanor Sidney (1530 – 1580)
  4. 4. Robert Drury (13 FEB 1525 – 7 DEC 1557) m. Audrey (Ethelfreda) Rich (1533 – ABT 1610) m. Frances Rich (1539 – 1581) m. Etheldreda ("Audrey") Rich (ABT 1543 – 1567)
  5. 5. Mary (or Margaret) Drury (30 JUN 1526 – 16 JUN 1594) m. Richard Corbet (1 MAY 1524 – BEF 24 JUN 1565) m. John (Whitsingham) Coote (1533/1553 – 1606) m. John Tyrell (ABT 1535 – )
  6. 6. Joan Drury (1527 – ) m. Christopher Pake (1525 – 3 NOV 1616)
    1. 1. Roberdye Parke (17 AUG 1548 – 17 NOV 1603) m. Thomas Wright (17 AUG 1548 – 21 OCT 1617)
      1. 1. Mary Wright (10 MAR 1569 – 18 APR 1609) m. Daniel (Sparrowhawk) Sparks (1568 – 12 DEC 1633)
      2. 2. Robert Wright (24 JAN 1571 – 1600/1601) m. Ann m. Ann (1573 – )
      3. 3. Joane Wright (27 MAR 1572 – 1601) m. John Bennett (25 MAR 1566 – 17 OCT 1601)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Bennett (1586 – 24 MAR 1654) m. Thomas (Humphrey) Gilbert (12 APR 1589 – 5 SEP 1659)
      4. 4. Alice Wright (14 FEB 1575 – )
      5. 5. Anne Wright (24 MAY 1575 – 1605) m. Roberte Pope (1570 – )
      6. 6. Robert Wright (ABT 1578 – ABT 1678) m. Ann Wright (ABT 1573 – )
      7. 7. William Wright (29 JUL 1579 – 30 MAY 1640)
      8. 8. Matthew Wright (1580 – )
      9. 9. Olive Wright (21 MAY 1582 – )
      10. 10. Katherine Wright ( – 3 JUN 1576)
      11. 11. Thomazine Wright ( – 13 JUN 1576)
      12. 12. Mary Wright
      13. 13. Olive Wright
      14. 14. William Wright
  7. 7. Elizabeth Drury (1529 – 29 JUL 1621)
  8. 8. Frances Drury (29 JUN 1532 – 12 JUN 1621) m. James Hobart (1530 – )
  9. 9. Bridget (Adrian) Drury (11 SEP 1534 – 1574) m. Henry Yelverton (ABT 1533 – 26 APR 1601)
  10. 10. Elizabeth Drury (1535 – 29 JAN 1620) m. James Jackson (1530 – 1579)
  11. 11. Dorthea Drury (4 MAR 1537 – 12 OCT 1597) m. Robert Rockwood (ABT 1535 – ABT 1600)
  12. 12. Dorothy Drury (4 MAR 1537 – ) m. Robert Rockwood (ABT 1535 – ABT 1600) m. Robert Sparrow (ABT 1533 – )
  13. 13. Henry Drury (6 APR 1539 – 1587)
  14. 14. Anne Drury (1540 – 5 SEP 1591) m. Christopher Heydon (1516 – 10 DEC 1579) m. William Heydon (30 OCT 1540 – 19 MAR 1593)
  15. 15. Audrey Rich (ABT 1543 – ABT 1610) m. Robert Drury (1543 – 11 JUL 1625) m. John WIllis (From 1536 to 1564 – From 1587 to 1628) m. Rowland Hynde (ABT 1532 – )

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, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1557
JAN 1557
Age 63
Burial of William Drury in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1494
    Event Place: Hawsted, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 JAN 1557
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JAN 1557
    Event Place: Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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