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William Collitt Kerley Kelley 1563 – 1626 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1563

Birth Location: Lydlinch, Dorset, England

Death Date: 13 Mar 1626

Death Location: Lydlinch, Dorset, England

Father: Martin Kerley

Mother: Lady Howe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Polden

Children(s): Michel Kelly

The story of William Collitt Kerley Kelley began in 1563 in Lydlinch, Dorset, England. William Collitt Kerley Kelley married Elizabeth Polden, and had children including Michel Henry Kelly. William Collitt Kerley Kelley passed away in 1626 in Lydlinch, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Collitt Kerley Kelley began in 1563 in Lydlinch, Dorset, England.
  • William Collitt Kerley Kelley married Elizabeth Polden, and had children including Michel Henry Kelly.
  • William Collitt Kerley Kelley passed away in 1626 in Lydlinch, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Kerley
1540 – 1611
Birth Location: Ashmore, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Howe
1542 – 1611
Birth Location: Lydlinch, Dorset, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Polden
1564 – 1610
Birth Location: Lydlinch, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

Michel Kelly
1592 – 1644
Birth Location: Radcliff Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
MK

William Kelley's Ancestors

Self
William Kelley
1563 – 1626
Birth Place: Lydlinch, Dorset, England
Parents
Martin Henry Kerley
1540 – 1611
Ashmore, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth) Howe
1542 – 1611
Lydlinch, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Robert Kerley
1510 – 1585
Sturminster Newton, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Mary Kerley
1510 – 1568
Lydlinch, Dorset, England
Sir (William Willard) Howe
1524 – 1588
Boxted, Essex, , England
Alice (Or Alyce) Aulfield
1500 – 1560
Boxted or Laugham, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Howe\Hoo
1490 – 1558
Katheryne Tylly
1510 – 1586
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kelley's Descendants

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William (Collitt Kerley) Kelley (1 Jun 1563 – 13 Mar 1626) m. Elizabeth Polden (2 Mar 1564 – 15 Apr 1610)
  1. 1. Michel (Henry) Kelly (1592 – 20 December 1644) m. Alice Johnson (18 Feb or 9 Oct 1586 – 28 Sep 1639)
    1. 1. John (Marion Kelly) Kelley (1615 – 28 DEC 1644)
      1. 1. John (II) Kelly (02 Jul 1642 – 21 Mar 1718)
        1. 1. Sarah Kelly (1 Sep 1670 – 21 Oct 1741) m. Henry (Harry) Hale (20 Oct 1666 – 21 Oct 1724)

William Kelley's Timeline

2 Records

1563
1 Jun 1563
Birth of William Collitt Kerley Kelley in Lydlinch, Dorset, England
Lydlinch, Dorset, England
1626
13 Mar 1626
Age 63
Death of William Collitt Kerley Kelley in Lydlinch, Dorset, England
Lydlinch, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1563
    Event Place: Lydlinch, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1626
    Event Place: Lydlinch, Dorset, England
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