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William "Gulielmus" Jennings 1651–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1651

Birth Location: Silsden or Thorlby, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: January 1687

Death Location: Possibly, Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Father: Edmundi Jennings

Mother: Agnetae (Agnes)

Spouse(s): Anna Browne

Children(s): William Jennings, Jane Jennings

William "Gulielmus" Jennings was born in 1651 in Silsden or Thorlby, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Edmundi Or Edmundus Jennings And Agnetae Agnes. In 1670, William "Gulielmus" Jennings resided in Ratley et Upton, Warwickshire. William "Gulielmus" Jennings married Anna Browne, and had children including Jane Jennings, William Jennings. William "Gulielmus" Jennings passed away in 1687 in Possibly, Silsden, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William "Gulielmus" Jennings was born in 1651 in Silsden or Thorlby, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Edmundi Or Edmundus Jennings And Agnetae Agnes.
  • In 1670, William "Gulielmus" Jennings resided in Ratley et Upton, Warwickshire.
  • William "Gulielmus" Jennings married Anna Browne, and had children including Jane Jennings, William Jennings.
  • William "Gulielmus" Jennings passed away in 1687 in Possibly, Silsden, Yorkshire, England.

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William Jennings's Ancestors

Self
William Jennings
1651–1687
Birth Place: Silsden or Thorlby, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edmundi or Edmundus Jennings
1627–1653
Silsden, Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Agnetae (Agnes)
1632–1687
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Jennings's Descendants

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William ("Gulielmus") Jennings (1651–January 1687) m. Anna Browne (1651–March 1688)
  1. 1. William Jennings 1686–1746
    1. 1. George Jennings 1709–1799 m. Ann Bower 1730–1787
      1. 1. Eleanor Jennings 1758–1832 m. Thomas Nicholson 1757–1831
        1. 1. William Nicholson 1785–1876 m. Sarah Snaith 1797–1861
        2. 2. John Nicholson 1792–1866
        3. 3. Matthew Nicholson 1800–1876
        4. 4. Robert Nicholson 1786–
        5. 5. John Nicholson 1788–
        6. 6. Jane Nicholson 1798–
        7. 7. George (Hunter) Nicholson 1788–1829
        8. 8. Thomas Nicholson 1790–1829
        9. 9. Richard Nicholson 1795–1869
  2. 2. Jane Jennings 1683–

William Jennings's Timeline

4 Records

1651
1651
Birth of William "Gulielmus" Jennings in Silsden or Thorlby, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Silsden or Thorlby, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire, England
1651
5 May 1651
William "Gulielmus" Jennings was baptized in Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
1670
1670
Age 19
William "Gulielmus" Jennings resided here in Ratley et Upton, Warwickshire
Ratley et Upton, Warwickshire
1687
January 1687
Age 36
Death of William "Gulielmus" Jennings in Possibly, Silsden, Yorkshire, England
Possibly, Silsden, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1651
    Event Place: Silsden or Thorlby, Nr Skipton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 May 1651
    Event Place: Kildwick, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Births and Christenings
    [2] Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, Yorkshire Parish Register Section; Leeds, England, United Kingdom; Yorkshire: Kildwick-in-Craven Parish Register, 1623-1678

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Ratley et Upton, Warwickshire
    Record Source: Warwickshire, England, Occupational and Quarter Session Records, 1662-1866, Warwickshire County Record Office

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 394

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1687
    Event Place: Possibly, Silsden, Yorkshire, England

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