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William Gerard 1518 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1518

Birth Location: Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 19 Dec 1558 or 1 May 1581

Death Location: Ponty Pool, Wales or Newhall, Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Gerard

Mother: Lady Davidson

Spouse(s): Alice Skipton

Children(s): Elizabeth Gente

William Gerard was born in 1518 in Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Gilbert Gerard and Lady Elizabeth Davidson. William Gerard married Alice Skipton, and had children including Elizabeth Gerard of Gente. William Gerard passed away in 1558 in Ponty Pool, Wales or Newhall, Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Gerard was born in 1518 in Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Gilbert Gerard and Lady Elizabeth Davidson.
  • William Gerard married Alice Skipton, and had children including Elizabeth Gerard of Gente.
  • William Gerard passed away in 1558 in Ponty Pool, Wales or Newhall, Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Gerard
Birth Location: –
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Lady Davidson
1500 – 1540
Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England
LD

Spouses(s)

Alice Skipton
1524 – 1587
Birth Location: Norton, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gente
1548 – 1595
Birth Location: Norton, Northamptonshire, England
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William Gerard's Ancestors

Self
William Gerard
1518 – 1558
Birth Place: Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Gilbert Gerard
Lady (Elizabeth) Davidson
1500 – 1540
Chester, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gerard's Descendants

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William Gerard (19 Jun 1518 – 19 Dec 1558 or 1 May 1581) m. Alice Skipton (1524 – 9 Nov 1587)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Gerard of) Gente (1548 – 8 Aug 1595) m. Robert Andrews (1538 – 03 Jan 1603)
    1. 1. "Sir (Capt. William Andrewes) II (1580 – Abt 1658) m. Mary (Anne) Temple (29 Jan 1580 – 11 Jan 1636)
      1. 1. Edward Andrews- (1618 – 01 Apr 1690) m. Mary Elliot (1616 – 19 Sep 1693)
        1. 1. Samuel Andrews (1630 – 19 September 1693) m. Mary Wright (Abt. 1642 – 1688)

William Gerard's Timeline

2 Records

1518
19 Jun 1518
Birth of William Gerard in Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1558
19 Dec 1558 or 1 May 1581
Age 40
Death of William Gerard in Ponty Pool, Wales or Newhall, Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Ponty Pool, Wales or Newhall, Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1518
    Event Place: Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Dec 1558 or 1 May 1581
    Event Place: Ponty Pool, Wales or Newhall, Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England
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