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William Gerard 1518 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1518-06-19

Birth Location: Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: Ponty Pool,,Gwent,Wales

Father: Thomas Gerard

Mother: Margaret Trafford

Spouse(s): Constance Rowson

Children(s): Thomas Gerard

William Gerard was born in 1518 in Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England, the child of Thomas Gerard and Margaret Trafford. William Gerard married Constance Rowson, and had children including Thomas Gerard. William Gerard passed away in 1558 in Ponty Pool,,Gwent,Wales.

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Biography

  • William Gerard was born in 1518 in Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England, the child of Thomas Gerard and Margaret Trafford.
  • William Gerard married Constance Rowson, and had children including Thomas Gerard.
  • William Gerard passed away in 1558 in Ponty Pool,,Gwent,Wales.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gerard
1488 – 1523
Birth Location: Winwick,,Lancashire,England
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Margaret Trafford
1490 – 1540
Birth Location: Trafford,,Lancashire,England
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Spouses(s)

Constance Rowson
1537 – 1567
Birth Location: ,Norfolk,Virginia,USA
CR

Children(s)

Thomas Gerard
1550 – 1629
Birth Location: Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England
TG

William Gerard's Ancestors

Self
William Gerard
1518 – 1558
Birth Place: Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England
Parents
Thomas Gerard
1488 – 1523
Winwick,,Lancashire,England
Margaret Trafford
1490 – 1540
Trafford,,Lancashire,England
Grandparents
Peter Gerard
1460 – 1494
Kingsley,Runcon,Cheshire,England
Margaret Stanley
1462 – 1492
Hooton,,Cheshire,England
Edmund Trafford
1450 – 1514
Trafford,,Lancashire,England
Margaret Savage
1450 – 1525
Clifton,,Cheshire,England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gerard
1431 – 1490
Dulcia Assheton
1433 – 1460
William Stanley
1433 – 1512
Margaret Bromley
1443 – 1469
John Trafford
1420 – 1488
Elizabeth Ashton
1431 – 1490
John Savage
1422 – 1495
Katherine Stanley
1430 – 1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Gerard
1407 – 1447
Isabelle Strangeways
1409 – 1447
Thomas Ashton
1389 – 1460
Elizabeth Byron
1393 – 1460
William Stanley
1385 – 1465
Alicia Houghton
1387 – 1413
John Bromley
1409 – 1488
Joane Hextall
1413 – 1445
Edmond Trafford
1390 – 1457
Alice Venables
1398 – 1450
Thomas Ashton
1389 – 1460
Elizabeth Byron
1393 – 1460
John Savage
1403 – 1463
Elizabeth Brereton
1406 – 1422
Thomas Stanley
1405 – 1459
Joan Goushill
1409 – 1459

William Gerard's Descendants

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William Gerard (1518-06-19 – 1558) m. Constance Rowson (1537 – 1567)
  1. 1. Thomas Gerard (1550 – 1629-01-11) m. Jane Gerard (1542 – 1634)
    1. 1. John Gerard (1585 – 1641) m. Frances Molyneux (1592 – 28 Feb 1613)
      1. 1. Thomas Gerard (1608-12-10 – 1673-12-15) m. Susannah Snow (1610 – 1666)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gerrard (1627 – 1716) m. Robert Ellyson (1615 – 1671-09-28)

William Gerard's Timeline

2 Records

1518
1518-06-19
Birth of William Gerard in Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England
Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England
1558
1558
Age 40
Death of William Gerard in Ponty Pool,,Gwent,Wales
Ponty Pool,,Gwent,Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1518-06-19
    Event Place: Ashton Under Lym,,Lancashire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Ponty Pool,,Gwent,Wales
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