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William Stephen Hopkins 1518 – 1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1518

Birth Location: Shalford, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1591

Death Location: Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Hopkins

Mother: Ann Mescall

Spouse(s): Katherine Wheldon

Children(s): Robert Hopkins

William Stephen Hopkins was born in 1518 in Shalford, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir William Hopkins and Ann Ridgley Mescall. William Stephen Hopkins married Katherine Wheldon, and had children including Robert Hopkins. William Stephen Hopkins passed away in 1591 in Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Stephen Hopkins was born in 1518 in Shalford, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir William Hopkins and Ann Ridgley Mescall.
  • William Stephen Hopkins married Katherine Wheldon, and had children including Robert Hopkins.
  • William Stephen Hopkins passed away in 1591 in Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England.

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William Hopkins's Ancestors

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William Hopkins
1518 – 1591
Birth Place: Shalford, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir William Hopkins
1490 – 1556
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann (Ridgley) Mescall
1480 – 1550
Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Hopkins's Descendants

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William (Stephen) Hopkins (17 Jun 1518 – 1591) m. Katherine Wheldon (1525 – 1589)
  1. 1. Robert Hopkins (1540 – 1629) m. Katherine (Lady Norfolk) Wheldon (1525 – 1589)
    1. 1. Richard Hopkins (About 15 Feb 1567 – 1634) m. Mary (Marie) Kibblewhite (1568 – 03 Oct 1635)
      1. 1. Joane Hopkins (1602 – 21 Oct 1648) m. Christopher Washington (1600 – 3 Nov 1639)
        1. 1. Richard (Washington) (7) (1625 – 29 Mar 1669) m. Ann York (1627 – 04 Jan 1677)

William Hopkins's Timeline

3 Records

1518
17 Jun 1518
Birth of William Stephen Hopkins in Shalford, Norfolk, England
Shalford, Norfolk, England
1545
Abt. 1545
Age 27
William Stephen Hopkins was married in Norfolk (?)
Norfolk (?)
1591
1591
Age 73
Death of William Stephen Hopkins in Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England
Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1518
    Event Place: Shalford, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1545
    Event Place: Norfolk (?)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1591
    Event Place: Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England

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