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William Dudley 1478 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England

Death Date: 17 August 1558

Death Location: Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England

Father: Lawrence Dudley

Mother: Frances Lexam

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Porter

Children(s):

The story of William Dudley began in 1478 in Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England. William Dudley married Elizabeth Porter. William Dudley passed away in 1558 in Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dudley began in 1478 in Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England.
  • William Dudley married Elizabeth Porter.
  • William Dudley passed away in 1558 in Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England.

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Children(s)

William Dudley's Ancestors

Self
William Dudley
1478 – 1558
Birth Place: Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England
Parents
Lawrence Dudley
1448 – 1505
Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England
Frances Lexam
1452 –
Lexham, , Norfolk, England
Grandparents
William Dudley
1422 – 1505
Clopton Manor, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Warwickshire
Christine Darrell
1426 – 1504
Calehill Park, Little Chart, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Clopton,
1396 – 1465
Elizabeth Powyck,
1400 – 1430
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Beauchamp
1365 – 1430
Elizabeth Roche
1375 – 1447

William Dudley's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of William Dudley in Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England
Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England
1558
17 August 1558
Age 80
Death of William Dudley in Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England
Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1558
    Event Place: Clopton, Kettering, Northampton, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

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