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William Jenks 1480–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Rowland Jenkes

Mother: Mary Moore

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Adams

Children(s): Hugh Jenks

William Jenks was born in 1480 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Rowland Jenkes And Mary Moore. William Jenks married Elizabeth Adams, and had children including Hugh Jenks. William Jenks passed away in 1571 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • William Jenks was born in 1480 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Rowland Jenkes And Mary Moore.
  • William Jenks married Elizabeth Adams, and had children including Hugh Jenks.
  • William Jenks passed away in 1571 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Jenks's Ancestors

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William Jenks
1480–1571
Birth Place: London, Middlesex, England
Parents
Rowland Jenkes
1446–1499
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Mary Moore
1460–1500
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
John Jenks
1414–1446
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Higins
1418–1446
Wolverton, Wilkin, Minnesota, United States
Richard Moore
1408–
Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, England
Perkes
1420–
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Jenkes
1382–1413
Middleton
1393–1450
John Moore
1382–
Margery Cambrae
1386–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jenkes
1352–1387
Alice Bowdler
1356–1384
Francis Moore
1350–
Richard Cambrae
1360–1445

William Jenks's Descendants

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William Jenks (1480–1571) m. Elizabeth Adams (1510–16 Dec 1558)
  1. 1. Hugh Jenks 1510–1551 m. Anne (Agnes) Wentworth 1515–1569
    1. 1. William Jenks 1536–1636 m. Alicia Jenks 1538–1611
      1. 1. John Jenks 1556–1625 m. Sarah Fulwater 1573–1599
        1. 1. Joseph Jenks 1599–1683 m. Elizabeth Darling 1604–1679 m. Mary Terbyn 1611–1643

William Jenks's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Jenks in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1571
1571
Age 91
Death of William Jenks in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

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