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William Heald 1520–1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 September 1582

Death Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Heald

Mother: Lady Atherton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bridill

Children(s): Alice Heald, Thos Hyld

The story of William Heald began in 1520 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom. William Heald married Elizabeth Bridill, and had children including Alice Heald, Thos Hyld. William Heald passed away in 1582 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Heald began in 1520 in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Heald married Elizabeth Bridill, and had children including Alice Heald, Thos Hyld.
  • William Heald passed away in 1582 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Heald
1500–1565
Birth Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England
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Lady Atherton
1501–1560
Birth Location: Chorlton, Lancashire Hill, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bridill
1522–1596
Birth Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Alice Heald
1542–1631
Birth Location: Chorley, Lancashire, England
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Thos Hyld
–1589
Birth Location: –
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William Heald's Ancestors

Self
William Heald
1520–1582
Birth Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Heald
1500–1565
Chorley, Lancashire, England
Lady (Jane) Atherton
1501–1560
Chorlton, Lancashire Hill, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
John (William) Atherton
1470–1530
Chorlton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Heald's Descendants

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William Heald (1520–24 September 1582) m. Elizabeth Bridill (1522–16 January 1596)
  1. 1. Alice Heald 1542–1631 m. Thomas Farrington 1539–1601
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) Farrington 1564–1665 m. John Newhall 1562–1675
      1. 1. Thomas (Newhall) I 1594–1674 m. Mary Pendleton 1600–1665
        1. 1. Thomas Newhall 1630–1687 m. Elizabeth Potter 1634–1686
        2. 2. Mary (Endoe) Newhall 1610–1655
        3. 3. Mary Brown 1637–1694 m. Thomas Brown 1626–1693
        4. 4. Susannah Newell 1624–1682
        5. 5. Francis Newhall 1619–1619
        6. 6. John Newhall 1631–1711
        7. 7. Joseph Newhall 1628–1718
        8. 8. Moses Newhall 1647–
        9. 9. Nathaniel Newhall 1645–
        10. 10. Rebecca Newhall 1622–1628
        11. 11. Richard Newhall 1641–
        12. 12. Sarah Newhall 1643–
    2. 2. Thomas Farington 1565–
    3. 3. Caldwell Farrington 1565–1602
    4. 4. John Farrington 1567–
    5. 5. Mary (Jane) Farrington 1564–1635
    6. 6. Redding (F) Farrington 1563–
    7. 7. Thomas Farrington 1561–
  2. 2. Thos Hyld –1589

William Heald's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Heald in Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1582
24 September 1582
Age 62
Death of William Heald in Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Chester, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1582
    Event Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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