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William Jenks 1527–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Hugh Jenks

Mother: Anne Wentworth

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William Jenks was born in 1527 in Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, the child of Hugh Jenks And Anne Wentworth. William Jenks passed away in 1571 in Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Jenks was born in 1527 in Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England, the child of Hugh Jenks And Anne Wentworth.
  • William Jenks passed away in 1571 in Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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William Jenks's Ancestors

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William Jenks
1527–1571
Birth Place: Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Parents
Hugh Jenks
1512–1551
England
Anne Wentworth
1520–1575
Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas (Henry) Wentworth
1478–1548
Wentworth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Fortescue
1502–1545
Stonor, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Despencer
1470–1528
Anna Tyrell
1479–1534
Adrian Fortescue
1476–1539
Anne Stonor
1484–1518
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Despencer
1448–1500
Anne Say
1453–1484
James Tyrell
1445–1502

William Jenks's Timeline

2 Records

1527
1527
Birth of William Jenks in Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
1571
1571
Age 44
Death of William Jenks in Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Clun, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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