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William Hayward 1557 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1557

Birth Location: of, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 13 Feb 1617

Death Location: Mickleover, Derbyshire, England

Father: William Heard

Mother: Bridget Yawkins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hervey, Elizabeth Harvey

Children(s): John Hayward

William Hayward was born in 1557 in of, Suffolk, England, the child of William Heard and Bridget Yawkins. William Hayward married Elizabeth Hervey, Elizabeth Harvey, and had children including John Hayward. William Hayward passed away in 1617 in Mickleover, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Hayward was born in 1557 in of, Suffolk, England, the child of William Heard and Bridget Yawkins.
  • William Hayward married Elizabeth Hervey, Elizabeth Harvey, and had children including John Hayward.
  • William Hayward passed away in 1617 in Mickleover, Derbyshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Heard
1520 – 1579
Birth Location: England
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Bridget Yawkins
1524 – 1580
Birth Location: Somerset County, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hervey
1558 – 1616
Birth Location: Ickworth, Suffolk, England
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Elizabeth Harvey
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

John Hayward
1577 – 1636
Birth Location: Essex, England
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William Hayward's Ancestors

Self
William Hayward
1557 – 1617
Birth Place: of, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Heard
1520 – 1579
England
Bridget Yawkins
1524 – 1580
Somerset County, England
Grandparents
Robert Heard
1500 – 1530
Edgbaston, Warwick, England
Helen Simpson
1505 – 1544
Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
George (William) Hare
1487 –
Norfolk, England
Alice (Wayte) Rugge
1511 – 1611
Beeston, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Rugge
1490 – 1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rugge
1445 – 1536
Margaret Sheen
1453 – 1547

William Hayward's Descendants

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William Hayward (Abt 1557 – 13 Feb 1617) m. Elizabeth Hervey (Abt 1558 – 14 Dec 1616) m. Elizabeth Harvey
  1. 1. John Hayward (7 Feb 1577 – 5 Jul 1636) m. Linda Gilbert (Abt 1580 – )
    1. 1. Mary Hayward (1609 – Abt 1649) m. John Boddie (1605 – 11 Aug 1640) m. John Law (1602 – 1664)
      1. 1. William Boddie (Jan 1633 – 25 Feb 1717) m. Mary (Anne) Burton (18 May 1635 – 1682) m. Elizabeth Taylor (1650 – 1699) m. Mary Hunt (1638 – Apr 1732)
        1. 1. Margaret Boddie (1653 – 1741) m. John Browne (Bef 1650 – 1726) m. John Brown (1650 – Jan 1720) m. John Browne (1642 – )
        2. 2. Mary Boddie (18 May 1653 – 17 Dec 1712) m. John Browne (Bef 1650 – 1726)
      2. 2. Mary Boddie (18 May 1635 – Abt 1709) m. Henry Martin (1650 – )
      3. 3. Elizabeth Boddie
      4. 4. Margaret Boddie ( – 1726) m. Christopher Nelson (1636 – )
    2. 2. William Hayward
    3. 3. Daniel Hayward
    4. 4. Thomas Hayward
    5. 5. Grace Hayward
    6. 6. Joan Hayward
    7. 7. Elizabeth Hayward
    8. 8. Hanna Hayward (1626 – )
    9. 9. Henry Hayward
    10. 10. Sarah Hayward
    11. 11. Charity Hayward
    12. 12. Elizabeth Hayward
    13. 13. Ruth Hayward

William Hayward's Timeline

2 Records

1557
Abt 1557
Birth of William Hayward in of, Suffolk, England
of, Suffolk, England
1617
13 Feb 1617
Age 60
Death of William Hayward in Mickleover, Derbyshire, England
Mickleover, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1557
    Event Place: of, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1617
    Event Place: Mickleover, Derbyshire, England
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