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William Henshaw 1540–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 Jan 1586

Death Location: Worth, Sussex, England

Father: John Henshaw

Mother: Johanna Lockwood

Spouse(s): Margerie Gyll

Children(s): Thomas Henshaw

The story of William Henshaw began in 1540 in Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. William Henshaw married Margerie Gyll, and had children including Thomas Henshaw. William Henshaw passed away in 1586 in Worth, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henshaw began in 1540 in Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Henshaw married Margerie Gyll, and had children including Thomas Henshaw.
  • William Henshaw passed away in 1586 in Worth, Sussex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Henshaw's Ancestors

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William Henshaw
1540–1586
Birth Place: Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Henshaw
1500–1540
Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Johanna (de) Lockwood
1500–1540
Lockwood, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Rogerus (\ Roger De) Hinshaw
1482–1558
Eye, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Margery Sherman
1482–1558
Yaxley, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Henshaw's Descendants

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William Henshaw (1540–5 Jan 1586) m. Margerie Gyll (1544–14 Feb 1598)
  1. 1. Thomas Henshaw 1563–1632 m. Joan Garlick 1561–1628
    1. 1. Thomas Hinshaw 1589–1624 m. Catherine Gower 1570–1625
      1. 1. Margaret (Margary) Henshaw 1624–1680 m. John Gilliam 1614–1673
        1. 1. Hinchea (Henshaw) Gilliam 1663–1734 m. Fortune (Fontain) Flood 1678–1754

William Henshaw's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Henshaw in Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1586
abt 1586
Age 46
Death of William Henshaw in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1586
5 Jan 1586
Age 46
Burial of William Henshaw in Worth, Sussex, England
Worth, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Worth, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1586
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 516111
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1586
    Event Place: Worth, Sussex, England
    Record Source: West Sussex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, West Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 516111

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