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William Gale 1505 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Cathrop, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Apr 1557

Death Location: Scruton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Oliver Gale

Mother: Ellen Marshall

Spouse(s): William Gale

Children(s):

William Gale was born in 1505 in Cathrop, Yorkshire, England, the child of Oliver Gale and Ellen Marshall. William Gale married William Gale. William Gale passed away in 1557 in Scruton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Gale was born in 1505 in Cathrop, Yorkshire, England, the child of Oliver Gale and Ellen Marshall.
  • William Gale married William Gale.
  • William Gale passed away in 1557 in Scruton, Yorkshire, England.

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William Gale's Ancestors

Self
William Gale
1505 – 1557
Birth Place: Cathrop, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Oliver Gale
1470 – 1523
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Ellen Marshall
1473 – 1524
Richmond, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
James Gale
1445 – 1523
Thirntoft, , Yorkshire, England
Maria
1449 –
Thirntoft, Ainderby Steeple, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Jacobi) Marshall
1422 – 1517
Richmond, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Elena Borough
1432 – 1490
Catterick, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Giles
1428 – 1499
Elizabeth Miller
1430 – 1480
John Marshall
1391 –
William Burgh
1401 – 1465
Ellen Pickering
1408 – 1443
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Giles
1410 – 1460
Jane Turner
1410 – 1479
WILLIAM Brough
1371 – 1442
MATILDA DeLascelles
1375 – 1432

William Gale's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of William Gale in Cathrop, Yorkshire, England
Cathrop, Yorkshire, England
1557
Apr 1557
Age 52
Death of William Gale in Scruton, Yorkshire, England
Scruton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Cathrop, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1557
    Event Place: Scruton, Yorkshire, England

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