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William Fletcher 1502 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1502

Birth Location: Cocker, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 7 September 1540

Death Location: Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Norton

Mother: Lady Ratcliffe

Spouse(s): Anne Swinbarr

Children(s): Henry Fletcher, Lancelot Fletcher, Anne Fletcher

In 1502, William Fletcher entered the world in Cocker, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John III Norton and Lady Ann Ratcliffe. William Fletcher married Anne Francis Swinbarr, and had children including Henry Fletcher, Lancelot Fletcher, Anne Alice Fletcher. William Fletcher passed away in 1540 in Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1502, William Fletcher entered the world in Cocker, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir John III Norton and Lady Ann Ratcliffe.
  • William Fletcher married Anne Francis Swinbarr, and had children including Henry Fletcher, Lancelot Fletcher, Anne Alice Fletcher.
  • William Fletcher passed away in 1540 in Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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William Fletcher's Ancestors

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William Fletcher
1502 – 1540
Birth Place: Cocker, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir John III Norton
1475 – 1557
Norton, Conyers, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Ann) Ratcliffe
1478 – 1560
York, Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fletcher's Descendants

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William Fletcher (1502 – 7 September 1540) m. Anne (Francis) Swinbarr (1502 – 1604)
  1. 1. Henry Fletcher (1530 – 15 October 1574) m. Anne (1535 – )
    1. 1. Jane Fletcher (1560 – 3 October 1586) m. Anthony Patrickson (1550 – 16 April 1627)
      1. 1. William Patrickson (1578 – December 1645) m. Frances Salkeld (1587 – 29 Jun 1669)
        1. 1. Thomas Patrickson (10 Jun 1616 – Nov 1693) m. Frances Benson (1617 – Nov 1698)
      2. 2. Edward Patrickson (20 April 1583 – 1 November 1583)
      3. 3. Alice Patrickson
      4. 4. Ann Patrickson ( – February 1586)
      5. 5. Anthony Patrickson
      6. 6. Anthony Patrickson
      7. 7. Daughter Patrickson
      8. 8. Henry Patrickson ( – April 1654)
      9. 9. Henry Patrickson
      10. 10. John Patrickson ( – 10 May 1598)
      11. 11. John Patrickson
  2. 2. Lancelot Fletcher (1532 – 7 September 1578)
  3. 3. Anne (Alice) Fletcher (1535 – 11 October 1608)

William Fletcher's Timeline

3 Records

1502
1502
Birth of William Fletcher in Cocker, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Cocker, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1525
1525
Age 23
William Fletcher was married in Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1540
7 September 1540
Age 38
Death of William Fletcher in Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1502
    Event Place: Cocker, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1540
    Event Place: Cockermouth Hall, Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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