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William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 28 Dec 1558

Death Location: London, England

Father: Thomas Gross

Mother: Johan Cook

Spouse(s): Margaret Perestrello, Margaret Perestrello

Children(s): William (Gross), William GROSS, William Gross, William Gross, William Gross, William Gross, William Gross, William Gross, Thomas Grosse, John Gross, John Grosse, William Graffe, William (Gross), William Gross, William Gross, William Gross, Thomas Grosse, John Gross, John Grosse, John Grosse

William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross was born in 1504 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wilkins Gross And Johan Cook. William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross married Margaret Teixeira De Vasconcellos Mendes Perestrello, and had children including John Grosse, John The Elder Gross, Thomas Grosse, William Of Great Yarmouth Gross, William Grace Gross, William Gross, William Wyllyam Grosse Gross Grace Graffe. William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross passed away in 1558 in London, England.

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Biography

  • William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross was born in 1504 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Wilkins Gross And Johan Cook.
  • William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross married Margaret Teixeira De Vasconcellos Mendes Perestrello, and had children including John Grosse, John The Elder Gross, Thomas Grosse, William Of Great Yarmouth Gross, William Grace Gross, William Gross, William Wyllyam Grosse Gross Grace Graffe.
  • William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross passed away in 1558 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gross's Ancestors

Self
William Gross
1504–1558
Birth Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Wilkins Gross
1480–1553
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Johan Cook
1485–1574
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gross's Descendants

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William ("of Great Yarmouth") Gross (1504–28 Dec 1558) m. Margaret (Teixeira de Vasconcellos Mendes) Perestrello (1505–1558) m. Margaret (Teixeira de Vasconcellos Mendes) Perestrello (1505–1558)
  1. 1. William (Grace) (Gross) 1525–1587 m. Cecily (Finke) Vinck 1530–1585
    1. 1. Maria Gross 1540–1588 m. Peter Spoerri 1530–1580
      1. 1. Magdalena (Gross (Spoerri)) Sporri 1558–1588 m. Jakob (Wyss von) Weisslingen 1549–1630
        1. 1. Barbara Wyss 1581–1636 m. Hans Winkler 1580–1620
        2. 2. Jakob Wyss 1582–1622
        3. 3. Marx Wyss 1584–
        4. 4. Regula Wyss 1585–
        5. 5. Verena (Veronica) Wyss 1585–1636 m. Caspar Buchmann 1580–1638
        6. 6. Anna Wysy 1586–
        7. 7. Heinrich Wyss 1588–
        8. 8. Anna Grob 1586–1634 m. Hans (Jacob) Weiß 1585–1637
        9. 9. Regula Wyss 1594–
        10. 10. Markus Wyss 1584–
        11. 11. Heinrich Wyss 1588–
        12. 12. Barbara Wyss 1581–1636
    2. 2. Thomas Gross 1550–1600
    3. 3. Margaret Grace 1551–1627
    4. 4. Martha Grosse 1552–
    5. 5. Jeronimus Gryce 1554–1595
  2. 2. William ('of Great Yarmouth') GROSS 1525–1576
  3. 3. William Gross 1525–1587
  4. 4. William Gross 1525–1587
  5. 5. William Gross 1525–1587
  6. 6. William Gross 1525–1576
  7. 7. William Gross 1525–1576
  8. 8. William Gross 1525–1587
  9. 9. Thomas Grosse 1530–1570
  10. 10. John (The Elder) Gross 1535–1596
  11. 11. John Grosse 1545–1596
  12. 12. William (Wyllyam Grosse Gross Grace) Graffe 1525–1587
  13. 13. William (Grace) (Gross) 1525–1587
  14. 14. William Gross 1525–1576
  15. 15. William Gross 1525–1587
  16. 16. William Gross 1525–1576
  17. 17. Thomas Grosse 1530–1570
  18. 18. John (The Elder) Gross 1535–1596
  19. 19. John Grosse 1545–1596
  20. 20. John Grosse 1545–1596

William Gross's Timeline

3 Records

1504
1504
Birth of William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
1558
1558
Age 54
Death of William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross in London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, England, United Kingdom
1558
28 Dec 1558
Age 54
Burial of William "of Great Yarmouth" Gross in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Somerton, Suff., Norfolk, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Thelnetham, Suff., Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1558
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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