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William Hopkins 1579–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1579

Birth Location: Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 19 July 1647

Death Location: Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Norfolk

Mother: Mary Poley

Spouse(s): Helen Vickaris

Children(s): John Wakeman

William Hopkins was born in 1579 in Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Nicholas Hopkins Of Norfolk And Mary Anne Poley. William Hopkins married Helen Vickaris, and had children including John Wakeman. William Hopkins passed away in 1647 in Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Hopkins was born in 1579 in Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Nicholas Hopkins Of Norfolk And Mary Anne Poley.
  • William Hopkins married Helen Vickaris, and had children including John Wakeman.
  • William Hopkins passed away in 1647 in Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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William Hopkins's Ancestors

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William Hopkins
1579–1647
Birth Place: Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Nicholas Hopkins of Norfolk
1548–1599
Norfolk, England
Mary (Anne) Poley
1552–1633
Bradley, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Katherine (de) Wheldon
1525–1589
Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Baseline Wheldon
1494–
Anne Hopkins
1510–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Hopkins's Descendants

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William Hopkins (1579–19 July 1647) m. Helen Vickaris (1581–16 Mar 1658)
  1. 1. John Wakeman 1601–1661

William Hopkins's Timeline

2 Records

1579
1579
Birth of William Hopkins in Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1647
19 July 1647
Age 68
Death of William Hopkins in Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1579
    Event Place: Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 July 1647
    Event Place: Ribbsford, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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