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William Thomas Gale 1540 – 1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Groton, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1636

Death Location: Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas (Gael)

Mother: Maude Cooke

Spouse(s): Margaret Cheyney

Children(s): Margaret Gale

The story of William Thomas Gale began in 1540 in Groton, Suffolk, England. William Thomas Gale married Margaret Cheyney, and had children including Margaret Sarah Gale. William Thomas Gale passed away in 1636 in Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Thomas Gale began in 1540 in Groton, Suffolk, England.
  • William Thomas Gale married Margaret Cheyney, and had children including Margaret Sarah Gale.
  • William Thomas Gale passed away in 1636 in Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Gale's Ancestors

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William Gale
1540 – 1636
Birth Place: Groton, Suffolk, England
Parents
Thomas Rawden (Gael)
1522 – 1588
Edwardstone, Suffolk, England
Maude (Manada) Cooke
1526 – 1588
Edwardstone, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas Gael\Gale
1506 – 1586
Edwardstone, Suffolk, England
Joan, (Jane) Skinner
1506 – 1580
Edwardstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Anthony "Knight of the Bath, Sheriff of Essex and Hertford" Cooke "Scholar" (Companion Tutor to King Edward) VI)
1504 – 1576
Gidea Hall, Romford, Essex, England
Lady (Anne "Ann" Brittany Fitzwilliam,) Cooke
1504 – 1588
Romford, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gale
1460 – 1554
Joan Yarde
1464 – 1553
Earl Skinner
1468 – 1516
Lady Gainsford
1474 – 1559
John 15-4
1473 – 1517
Eme Belknap
1477 – 1567
Sir London,
1440 – 1534
Lady Hawes
1465 – 1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gale's Descendants

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William (Thomas) Gale (1540 – 1636) m. Margaret Cheyney (1540 – 1625)
  1. 1. Margaret (Sarah) Gale (1561 – 1631) m. William Holme (1560 – 1633)
    1. 1. Margaret Holme (1580 – 1638) m. George Braithwaite (1582 – abt 1618)
      1. 1. William Braithwaite (1618 – 20 Feb 1689) m. Agnes Satterthwaite (25 Aug 1625 – 1682)
        1. 1. Agnes Brathwaite (1650 – 15 Feb 1722) m. William Satterthwaite (Abt. 1648 – 13 October 1717)

William Gale's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Thomas Gale in Groton, Suffolk, England
Groton, Suffolk, England
1636
1636
Age 96
Death of William Thomas Gale in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Groton, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

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