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William French 1535–1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1577

Death Location: Galway, Galway, Connaught, Ireland

Father: Adam Thornydykes

Mother: Margaret Hoppringle

Spouse(s): Alice Pridiox

Children(s): Valentyne French, Annys French, Thomasin French, Robert French, Phillip French, Mary French, Lewis French, John French, Joan French, Audry French

William French was born in 1535 in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Frenche 8Th Laird Of Thornydykes And Margaret Hoppringle. William French married Alice Pridiox, and had children including Annys French, Audry French, Joan French, John French, Lewis French, Mary French, Phillip French, Robert French, Thomasin French, Valentyne French. William French passed away in 1577 in Galway, Galway, Connaught, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William French was born in 1535 in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom, the child of Adam Frenche 8Th Laird Of Thornydykes And Margaret Hoppringle.
  • William French married Alice Pridiox, and had children including Annys French, Audry French, Joan French, John French, Lewis French, Mary French, Phillip French, Robert French, Thomasin French, Valentyne French.
  • William French passed away in 1577 in Galway, Galway, Connaught, Ireland.

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William French's Ancestors

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William French
1535–1577
Birth Place: Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Adam Frenche, 8th Laird of Thornydykes
1507–1578
Thorndyke Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
Margaret Hoppringle
1509–1584
Blindlee, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (7th Laird of Throndykes) Frenche
1477–1548
Thornidyke Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland
🔸LADY (ANNE) HUME
1481–
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William French's Descendants

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William French (1535–1577) m. Alice Pridiox (1538–1619)
  1. 1. Valentyne French 1560–1605 m. Elizabeth Norton 1565–1605
    1. 1. Peter French 1576–1631
      1. 1. Martin French 1625–
        1. 1. Martin French 1671–1701 m. Mary Browne 1671–1716
  2. 2. Annys French 1578–1579
  3. 3. Thomasin French 1570–
  4. 4. Robert French 1567–1567
  5. 5. Phillip French 1572–1572
  6. 6. Mary French 1561–1605
  7. 7. Lewis French 1561–
  8. 8. John French 1569–
  9. 9. Joan French 1574–
  10. 10. Audry French 1571–

William French's Timeline

3 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William French in Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1559
09 Feb 1559
Age 24
William French was married in Braunton, Devon, England
Braunton, Devon, England
1577
1577
Age 42
Death of William French in Galway, Galway, Connaught, Ireland
Galway, Galway, Connaught, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1559
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1577
    Event Place: Galway, Galway, Connaught, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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