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William Harcourt 1520 – 1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Wincham, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Cheshire, England

Father: John Harcourt

Mother: Anne Brereton

Spouse(s): Margaret Leftwicke

Children(s): Elisabeth Harcourt

William Harcourt was born in 1520 in Wincham, Cheshire, England, the child of John Harcourt and Anne Brereton. William Harcourt married Margaret Catherine Leftwicke, and had children including Elisabeth Harcourt. William Harcourt passed away in 1576 in Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Harcourt was born in 1520 in Wincham, Cheshire, England, the child of John Harcourt and Anne Brereton.
  • William Harcourt married Margaret Catherine Leftwicke, and had children including Elisabeth Harcourt.
  • William Harcourt passed away in 1576 in Cheshire, England.

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William Harcourt's Ancestors

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William Harcourt
1520 – 1576
Birth Place: Wincham, Cheshire, England
Parents
John Harcourt
1500 – 1552
Stanton Harcourt, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Brereton
1503 – 1581
Ronton, Staffordshire, England
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William Harcourt's Descendants

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William Harcourt (1520 – 1576) m. Margaret (Catherine) Leftwicke (1520 – 1588)
  1. 1. Elisabeth Harcourt (1540 – abt 1608) m. Richard Guiville (1550 – 3 April 1599)
    1. 1. Lady (Anne) Guiville (1565 – 16 Jan 1616) m. Richard (Andrew) Ward (13 April 1565 – Jan 15 1615)
      1. 1. Johannah (Ann Elizabeth Ward) Barlow (1604 – 25 Feb 1685)
        1. 1. Ruth (Ward) Barlow (12 Oct 1638 – 22 October 1689) m. Francis Bradley (1625 – 22 OCT 1689)

William Harcourt's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Harcourt in Wincham, Cheshire, England
Wincham, Cheshire, England
1576
1576
Age 56
Death of William Harcourt in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wincham, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

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