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William Horton 1523–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Iford, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 27 Jun 1584

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: Thomas Horton

Mother: Margaret Barkesdale

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Children(s):

In 1523, William Horton entered the world in Iford, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Horton And Margaret Barkesdale. William Horton passed away in 1584 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1523, William Horton entered the world in Iford, Wiltshire, England, born to Thomas Horton And Margaret Barkesdale.
  • William Horton passed away in 1584 in Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Horton's Ancestors

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William Horton
1523–1584
Birth Place: Iford, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Thomas Horton
1501–1549
Iford Westwood, Wiltshire, England
Margaret Barkesdale
1505–1565
Kevell, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Horton
1453–1560
Lullington, Somersetshire, England
Rachell Stiles
1480–1560
Lullington, Somerset, England
Thomas Barkesdale
1479–1507
Keevil, Wiltshire, England
Frideswyd Snell
1485–1540
West Kington, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Horton
1428–
Alice Rogers
–1941
John Barkesdale
1450–
Sir Snell
1460–1547
Johanna Marsh
1462–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Snell
1430–1499
Florence Kennell
1435–1485

William Horton's Timeline

3 Records

1523
1523
Birth of William Horton in Iford, Wiltshire, England
Iford, Wiltshire, England
1584
27 Jun 1584
Age 61
Death of William Horton
None
1732
8 Oct 1732
Age 209
William Horton was baptized in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Nov
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 616/3

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1732
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Iford, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1584

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