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William John Gillett 1524–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1524

Birth Location: Ixworth, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 29 Apr 1576

Death Location: Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Gillett

Mother: Anne Chandler

Spouse(s): Virginia Thouroughgood

Children(s): Thomas Chandler

In 1524, William John Gillett entered the world in Ixworth, Suffolk, England, born to Henry Candler Gillett And Anne Flood Chandler. William John Gillett married Virginia Ann Thouroughgood, and had children including Thomas Chandler. William John Gillett passed away in 1576 in Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1524, William John Gillett entered the world in Ixworth, Suffolk, England, born to Henry Candler Gillett And Anne Flood Chandler.
  • William John Gillett married Virginia Ann Thouroughgood, and had children including Thomas Chandler.
  • William John Gillett passed away in 1576 in Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gillett's Ancestors

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William Gillett
1524–1576
Birth Place: Ixworth, Suffolk, England
Parents
Henry Candler Gillett
1501–1560
Beoley, Yorkshire, England
Anne (FLOOD) Chandler
1502–1550
Burnchurch, Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gillett's Descendants

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William (John) Gillett (1524–29 Apr 1576) m. Virginia (Ann) Thouroughgood (1527–)
  1. 1. Thomas Chandler 1550–1601
    1. 1. Jonathan Candler 1575–1626 m. Alice Osborne 1577–1617
      1. 1. Ethel Candler 1600–1643 m. John Kincaid 1600–1680
        1. 1. John Kincaid 1640–1704 m. Elspeth Broun 1642–1716
        2. 2. William Kincaid 1632–1715
        3. 3. Walter Kincaid 1635–1678

William Gillett's Timeline

4 Records

1524
1524
Birth of William John Gillett in Ixworth, Suffolk, England
Ixworth, Suffolk, England
1576
29 Apr 1576
Age 52
Death of William John Gillett in Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England
Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England
1864
18 Sep 1864
Age 340
William John Gillett was baptized in England
England
1869
5 Dec 1869
Age 345
William John Gillett was baptized in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England
Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1524
    Event Place: Ixworth, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1864
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1923

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1869
    Event Place: Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1576
    Event Place: Hutton Buscel, Yorkshire, England

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