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William Eliot 1508–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Somerset, England

Death Date: Apr 1562

Death Location: Somerset, England

Father: Sir Elyot)

Mother: Baroness Baroness

Spouse(s): Gillian Fairchild

Children(s): Marie (Bridger)

William Eliot was born in 1508 in Somerset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Baron Elliott Of Stortford Author Mp Eliott Eliot Or Elyot And Baroness Lady Margaret Elizabeth Abarrow Wilson Baroness. William Eliot married Gillian Jill 12Thgg Fairchild, and had children including Marie Mary Elliott Tanner Snipes Bridger. William Eliot passed away in 1562 in Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • William Eliot was born in 1508 in Somerset, England, the child of Sir Thomas Baron Elliott Of Stortford Author Mp Eliott Eliot Or Elyot And Baroness Lady Margaret Elizabeth Abarrow Wilson Baroness.
  • William Eliot married Gillian Jill 12Thgg Fairchild, and had children including Marie Mary Elliott Tanner Snipes Bridger.
  • William Eliot passed away in 1562 in Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Elyot)
1476–1546
Birth Location: Bishops Stortford, Cottered, Hertfordshire, England
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Baroness Baroness
1498–1569
Birth Location: Hartford, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Gillian Fairchild
1535–1578
Birth Location: Ockham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
GF

Children(s)

Marie (Bridger)
1562–1612
Birth Location: Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
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William Eliot's Ancestors

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William Eliot
1508–1562
Birth Place: Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Thomas, Baron Elliott of Stortford, Author, MP Eliott (Eliot or Elyot)
1476–1546
Bishops Stortford, Cottered, Hertfordshire, England
Baroness (Lady Margaret Elizabeth Abarrow Wilson) Baroness
1498–1569
Hartford, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Eliot's Descendants

1.
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William Eliot (1508–Apr 1562) m. Gillian ("Jill" 12thGG) Fairchild (1535–1578)
  1. 1. Marie (Mary Elliott Tanner (Snipes)) (Bridger) 1562–1612 m. Lawrence (Bridger Bridges Reverend Rector and Clerk of Slimbridge by the President of Magdalen with the approval of the Bishop of) Gloucester. 1558–1632
    1. 1. Samuel Bridger 1584–1650 m. Mary Webb 1607–1683
      1. 1. Elizabeth Bridger 1648–1711 m. Thomas (J) Lear 1666–1695
        1. 1. John (Milton) Lear 1690–1782 m. Elizabeth Havield 1710–1808
        2. 2. Thomas Lear 1696–
        3. 3. Martha Lear 1694–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Lear 1692–
        5. 5. Mary Lear 1684–1745
      2. 2. Col (Joseph) Bridger 1628–1686
      3. 3. Elizabeth Bridger 1600–1686
      4. 4. Martha Bridger 1644–1652
      5. 5. Joan Bridger 1640–1686
      6. 6. Mary Elizabeth 1616–1676
      7. 7. Joseph Bridger 1666–1713
      8. 8. Margaret Bridger 1660–1727
      9. 9. Esther Bridger 1653–1683
      10. 10. Capt (JOSEPH) BRIDGER 1658–1712
      11. 11. Mary Bridger 1645–1710
      12. 12. Samuel Bridger 1655–1669
      13. 13. Hester Bridger 1653–1683

William Eliot's Timeline

14 Records

1508
1508
Birth of William Eliot in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1516
Nov 18, 1516
Age 8
Birth of William Eliot in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire County, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire County, England
1530
Abt. 1530
Age 22
William Eliot was married in Bishops, Bishops Stortford, Hertford, England
Bishops, Bishops Stortford, Hertford, England
1533
1533
Age 25
William Eliot was married in Bishops Stortford Parsonage, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford Parsonage, Hertfordshire, England
1536
14 Oct 1536
Age 28
William Eliot was married in Heddington, Wiltshire, England
Heddington, Wiltshire, England
1540
ABT 1540
Age 32
William Eliot was married in Essex, England
Essex, England
1545
Abt 1545
Age 37
William Eliot was married in Bishopsstortford, Hereford, England
Bishopsstortford, Hereford, England
1548
14 Oct 1548
Age 40
William Eliot was married in Heddington, Wiltshire, England
Heddington, Wiltshire, England
1548
14 October 1548
Age 40
William Eliot was married in Heddington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Heddington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
30 Oct 1557
Age 49
Death of William Eliot in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
1562
Apr 1562
Age 54
Death of William Eliot in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1577
16 Feb 1577
Age 69
William Eliot was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1580
15 Jan 1580
Age 72
William Eliot was married in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England
1607
28 Feb 1607
Age 99
William Eliot was married in Saint Michael Cornhill,London,London,England
Saint Michael Cornhill,London,London,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 18, 1516
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire County, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1530
    Event Place: Bishops, Bishops Stortford, Hertford, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1533
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford Parsonage, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1536
    Event Place: Heddington, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1540
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1545
    Event Place: Bishopsstortford, Hereford, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1548
    Event Place: Heddington, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 October 1548
    Event Place: Heddington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1577
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1580
    Event Place: Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1607
    Event Place: Saint Michael Cornhill,London,London,England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stortford Parsonage, Herts., Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stortford parsonage, Herts., Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1557
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1562
    Event Place: Somerset, England
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