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William Eyre 1556–1629 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1556

Birth Location: Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 24 August 1629

Death Location: Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Wedhampton

Mother: Anne (Tropenell)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Eyre

Children(s): Lucy Eyre

The story of William Eyre began in 1556 in Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England. William Eyre married Elizabeth Eyre, and had children including Lucy Eyre. William Eyre passed away in 1629 in Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Eyre began in 1556 in Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Eyre married Elizabeth Eyre, and had children including Lucy Eyre.
  • William Eyre passed away in 1629 in Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wedhampton
1526–1581
Birth Location: Ireton Manor, Wedhampton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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Anne (Tropenell)
1526–
Birth Location: Great Chalfield, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Eyre
–1622
Birth Location: –
EE

Children(s)

Lucy Eyre
1598–1669
Birth Location: –
LE

William Eyre's Ancestors

Self
William Eyre
1556–1629
Birth Place: Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Eyre (Ayres), Baron Eyres of Wedhampton
1526–1581
Ireton Manor, Wedhampton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Trapnell) (Tropenell)
1526–
Great Chalfield, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Jane Cusse
1504–1611
Broughton Gifford, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Thomas (Giles Trapnell) Tropnell
1498–1548
Great Chalfield, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Eleanor (Elizabeth (Tropnell) Englefield, Dame) Tropnell
1490–1556
Englefield, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Katherine Cusse
1484–1592
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Eyre's Descendants

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William Eyre (1 January 1556–24 August 1629) m. Elizabeth Eyre (–March 1622)
  1. 1. Lucy Eyre 1598–1669 m. William (Stafford) VI 1594–1684
    1. 1. John DEStafford 1632–1705 m. Millicent Stafford 1594–
      1. 1. John (Stafford) Jr 1654–1712 m. Elizabeth Shropshire 1654–1724
        1. 1. Thomas Stafford 1682–1765
    2. 2. Elizabeth Stafford 1628–1639
    3. 3. Thomas Stafford 1633–1696
    4. 4. Dorothy Danvers 1640–1719

William Eyre's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1 January 1556
Birth of William Eyre in Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1629
24 August 1629
Age 73
Death of William Eyre in Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1556
    Event Place: Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1629
    Event Place: Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Chalfield, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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