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William Gerard 1540–1628 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jun 1540

Birth Location: (or 30 Jul 1540/1541) Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 29 Dec 1628

Death Location: (or bef 12 Jan 1628/1629) Winwick or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England-Buried at Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire

Father: Thomas Gerard

Mother: Maud Bold

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William Gerard was born in 1540 in (or 30 Jul 15401541) Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Gerard And Maud Matilda De Bold. William Gerard passed away in 1628 in (or bef 12 Jan 16281629) Winwick or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England-Buried at Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire.

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Biography

  • William Gerard was born in 1540 in (or 30 Jul 1540/1541) Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Gerard And Maud Matilda De Bold.
  • William Gerard passed away in 1628 in (or bef 12 Jan 1628/1629) Winwick or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England-Buried at Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gerard
1500–1540
Birth Location: , Lancashire, , England
TG
Maud Bold
1490–1572
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gerard's Ancestors

Self
William Gerard
1540–1628
Birth Place: (or 30 Jul 1540/1541) Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Gerard
1500–1540
, Lancashire, , England
Maud (Matilda de) Bold
1490–1572
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Knight Thomas I, *(13th GGF),Led Lancashire Archers at Flodden Field-1513, Gerard esq.(2), Lord of Kingsley, Bryn & Winwick, High Sheriff of) Lancashire
1488–1523
Brynhill of Brindle, Chorley, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Margery) Trafford
1490–1540
Wimbolds Trafford, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gerard's Timeline

2 Records

1540
12 Jun 1540
Birth of William Gerard in (or 30 Jul 1540/1541) Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
(or 30 Jul 1540/1541) Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
1628
29 Dec 1628
Age 88
Death of William Gerard in (or bef 12 Jan 1628/1629) Winwick or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England-Buried at Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire
(or bef 12 Jan 1628/1629) Winwick or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England-Buried at Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1540
    Event Place: (or 30 Jul 15401541) Newhall, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1628
    Event Place: (or bef 12 Jan 16281629) Winwick or Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England-Buried at Winwick Church, Winwick, Lancashire
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