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William Jenks 1480–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 16 Dec 1558

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Roland Jenkes

Mother: Maria Moore

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Adams, Margaret en-me-

Children(s): Lady Rich, Elizabeth Rich, Mary Jenkes, Katherine Jenkes, Robert Jenkes, Frances Thomas, Sir Jenks\Jenkes\Jenckes

William Jenks was born in 1480 in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Roland Jenkes And Maria Moore. William Jenks married Elizabeth Adams, Margaret Raynsford En Me, and had children including Elizabeth Rich, Frances Jenkes Thomas, Katherine Jenkes, Lady Elizabeth Jenks Rich, Lady Ellen Elisabeth Jenks Jenkes Jenckes, Mary Jenkes, Robert Thomas Jenkes, Sir Knight William Jenks Jenkes Jenckes. William Jenks passed away in 1558 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • William Jenks was born in 1480 in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Roland Jenkes And Maria Moore.
  • William Jenks married Elizabeth Adams, Margaret Raynsford En Me, and had children including Elizabeth Rich, Frances Jenkes Thomas, Katherine Jenkes, Lady Elizabeth Jenks Rich, Lady Ellen Elisabeth Jenks Jenkes Jenckes, Mary Jenkes, Robert Thomas Jenkes, Sir Knight William Jenks Jenkes Jenckes.
  • William Jenks passed away in 1558 in London, Middlesex, England.

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William Jenks's Ancestors

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William Jenks
1480–1558
Birth Place: Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Roland Jenkes
1458–1558
Wolverton, Shropshire, England
Maria Moore
1481–1558
Clunbury, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jenks's Descendants

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William Jenks (1480–16 Dec 1558) m. Elizabeth Adams (1480–16 Dec 1558) m. Margaret (Raynsford) en-me- (1490–1514)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Jenks) Rich 1510–1558 m. Lord (Richard 1st Baron of Leighs Lord Chancellor of England Rich, 1st Baron Rich of) Leez 1496–1567
    1. 1. Baroness (Winifred (Baroness of Kirtling)) Rich 1534–1591 m. Roger (2nd Lord North Second) Baron 1530–1597 m. Henry Dudley 1524–1545
      1. 1. Lord (Henry North,) MP 1556–1620 m. Mary Knyvet 1558–1600
        1. 1. Henry (North Of Laxfield, Trinity) College 1581–1654 m. SARAH (Jennor) Jenner 1582–1635
      2. 2. John North 1551–1597
      3. 3. Sir (John Thomas) North 1551–1597
      4. 4. John North 1570–1619
      5. 5. Mary North 1558–1559
      6. 6. Christian North 1559–
      7. 7. Edward North 1561–1597
      8. 8. Dudley North 1548–1594
    2. 2. Elizabeth Peyton 1525–1591
    3. 3. Lady (Dorothy) Rich 1534–1598
    4. 4. Lady (Mary Marie) Rich 1526–1598
    5. 5. Alice White 1540–1596
    6. 6. Frances Darcy 1539–1581
    7. 7. Richard Rich 1541–1628
    8. 8. William Rich 1529–
    9. 9. John Rich –1715
    10. 10. Lady (Audrey Ethelreda) Rich 1535–1567
    11. 11. Lady (Dorothy) Rich 1534–1578
    12. 12. Robert (III, Sir Knight, Baron,) Rich 1537–1581
    13. 13. Sir (Hugh) Rich 1539–1554
    14. 14. Anne Rich 1534–1598
    15. 15. Lady (Agnes) Rich 1537–1598
  2. 2. Elizabeth Rich 1504–1558
  3. 3. Mary Jenkes 1504–1573
  4. 4. Katherine Jenkes 1505–
  5. 5. Robert (Thomas) Jenkes 1504–1566
  6. 6. Frances (Jenkes) Thomas 1502–1522
  7. 7. Sir (Knight William) Jenks\Jenkes\Jenckes 1536–1636

William Jenks's Timeline

3 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Jenks in Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
1530
1530
Age 50
William Jenks was married in London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
London, London, London, England, United Kingdom
1558
16 Dec 1558
Age 78
Death of William Jenks in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: London, London, London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Middlesex: - Register of Marriages, 1566-1837

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1558
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

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