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William Gerard 1518–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1518

Birth Location: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom,

Death Date: 1558

Death Location: London, Greater London, England

Father: Sir Gerrard

Mother: Margaret Trafford

Spouse(s): Constance Page

Children(s): Mary Gerrard, Thomas Gerard

William Gerard was born in 1518 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom,, the child of Sir Thomas De Bryn Gerrard And Margaret Trafford. William Gerard married Constance Page, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Gerrard, Thomas Gerard. William Gerard passed away in 1558 in London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • William Gerard was born in 1518 in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom,, the child of Sir Thomas De Bryn Gerrard And Margaret Trafford.
  • William Gerard married Constance Page, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Gerrard, Thomas Gerard.
  • William Gerard passed away in 1558 in London, Greater London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gerard's Ancestors

Self
William Gerard
1518–1558
Birth Place: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom,
Parents
Sir Thomas de Bryn Gerrard
1488–1523
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Margaret Trafford
1490–1540
Trafford, Lancashire, , England
Grandparents
Sir (Peter "Piers" Gerard,) Knight
1460–1494
Kingsley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Margaret Ann) Stanley
1462–1492
Hooton, Wirral, Chester, England
Edmund Trafford
1434–1514
Trafford, Lancashire, England
Margaret Savage
1450–1525
Clifton, Cheshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gerard
1431–1490
Dulcia Ashton
1433–1460
Sir Trafford
1420–1488
Elizabeth Ashton
1431–1490
Sir Savage
1422–1495
Katherine Stanley
1430–1498
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Gerard
1407–1447
Isabelle Strangeways
1409–1441
John Knight
1410–1463
Elizabeth Brereton
1406–1452

William Gerard's Descendants

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William Gerard (19 Jun 1518–1558) m. Constance Page (17 Apr 1520–9 Nov 1587)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Gerrard 1565–1596
  2. 2. Thomas Gerard 1550–1629

William Gerard's Timeline

4 Records

1518
19 Jun 1518
Birth of William Gerard in Newhall, Lancashire, England
Newhall, Lancashire, England
1518
19 Jun 1518
Birth of William Gerard in Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom,
Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom,
1558
1558
Age 40
Death of William Gerard in Ponty Pool,Gwent, Wales
Ponty Pool,Gwent, Wales
1571
1 May 1571
Age 53
Death of William Gerard in Wales
Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1518
    Event Place: Newhall, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1518
    Event Place: Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 May 1571
    Event Place: Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Ponty Pool,Gwent, Wales

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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