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William Grey 1540–1593 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: May 1593

Death Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Lord Wilton

Mother: Mary MGGM

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The story of William Grey began in 1540 in Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England. William Grey passed away in 1593 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Grey began in 1540 in Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England.
  • William Grey passed away in 1593 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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William Grey's Ancestors

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William Grey
1540–1593
Birth Place: Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Lord William George Baron Grey Dr Wilton Baron Grey De Wilton
1509–1562
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Somerset of Worcester*13TH) MGGM
1497–1605
Herefordshire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
# (Lord Edmund GREY van Wilton, 9th Baron of Wilton) ^1469
1469–1511
Wilton, Herefordshire, England
Lady (Baroness Florence (Grey) de) Hastings
1463–1511
Castle Harrowdon, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wilton
1448–1499
Anna Grey
1450–1514
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Grey in Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
1593
May 1593
Age 53
Death of William Grey in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1593
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

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