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William James Finch 1520–1572 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 02 Mar 1572

Death Location: Heybridge, Essex, England

Father: William Finch

Mother: Alice Finch

Spouse(s): Alice (Finch), Hannah Finch

Children(s): Rose Edline, Alice Finch, William Fynche, Edith Finch, Mary Fynche, Sibella Finch, Ralph Finch, Joan Finch, John Finch

William James Finch was born in 1520 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of William Finch And Alice Maude Franklyn Finch. William James Finch married Alice Olde Finch, Am Henes, Grace Rychardson, Hannah Finch, and had children including Alice Finch, Anne Finch, Betsy Finch, Edith Louisa Finch, Edward Finch, Elenor Fynche, Joan Finch, Johan Fynche, John Finch, Mary Finch Fynche, Ralph Finch, Richard Fynche, Rose Finch Edline, Sibella Sybill Finch, Thomas Fynche, William Finch Fynche. William James Finch passed away in 1572 in Heybridge, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • William James Finch was born in 1520 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, the child of William Finch And Alice Maude Franklyn Finch.
  • William James Finch married Alice Olde Finch, Am Henes, Grace Rychardson, Hannah Finch, and had children including Alice Finch, Anne Finch, Betsy Finch, Edith Louisa Finch, Edward Finch, Elenor Fynche, Joan Finch, Johan Fynche, John Finch, Mary Finch Fynche, Ralph Finch, Richard Fynche, Rose Finch Edline, Sibella Sybill Finch, Thomas Fynche, William Finch Fynche.
  • William James Finch passed away in 1572 in Heybridge, Essex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Finch's Ancestors

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William Finch
1520–1572
Birth Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
William Finch
1482–1534
Watford, Hertfordshire, , England
Alice (Maude Franklyn -) Finch
1504–1563
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
*John (William Franklin,) SR^
1480–1542
Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, , England
*Elizabeth (Helena Barre) (Franklin)^
1473–1560
Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Finch's Descendants

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William (James) Finch (1520–02 Mar 1572) m. Alice (Olde) (Finch) (Oct 1524–22 Oct 1563) m. Hannah Finch (1525–22 October 1563)
  1. 1. Rose (Finch -) Edline 1544–1622
  2. 2. Alice Finch 1540–1592
  3. 3. William (Finch \) Fynche 1544–1622 m. Isabella Malwes 1548–1574 m. Hannah Finch 1548–1630
    1. 1. Rose Fynche 1575–1657
    2. 2. Edward Finch 1577–1620
    3. 3. Judith Finch 1578–
    4. 4. Ralph Finch 1584–1622
    5. 5. William Finch 1584–1622
    6. 6. Elizabeth Finch –1648
  4. 4. Edith (Louisa) Finch 1555–1605
  5. 5. Mary (Finch \) Fynche 1542–
  6. 6. Sibella ('Sybill') Finch 1545–1572
  7. 7. Ralph Finch 1553–
  8. 8. Joan Finch 1555–1604
  9. 9. John Finch 1560–1638

William Finch's Timeline

5 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William James Finch in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
1572
02 Mar 1572
Age 52
Burial of William James Finch in Heybridge, Essex, England
Heybridge, Essex, England
1577
18 April 1577
Age 57
Death of William James Finch in St Albans Liberty, East, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
St Albans Liberty, East, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1895
19 Sep 1895
Age 375
William James Finch was baptized in St Leonards on Sea St Leonard, Sussex, England
St Leonards on Sea St Leonard, Sussex, England
1902
13 Mar 1902
Age 382
William James Finch was baptized in Wigan, St George, Lancashire, England
Wigan, St George, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Watford, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1895
    Event Place: St Leonards on Sea St Leonard, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1902
    Event Place: Wigan, St George, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Wigan, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Sheering, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: West Ham, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tenterden
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 April 1577
    Event Place: St Albans Liberty, East, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 02 Mar 1572
    Event Place: Heybridge, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers
    [2] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [3] Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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