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William Kyd \ Kidd 1558 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 March 1558

Birth Location: Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1639

Death Location: Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Kidd

Mother: Lady Soham

Spouse(s): Marian Liles

Children(s): Capt Kidd

In 1558, William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight entered the world in Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Kyd \ Kidd and Lady Elizabeth " Ann" Soham. William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight married Marian Liles, and had children including Capt . Rev. William Kidd. William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight passed away in 1639 in Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1558, William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight entered the world in Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England, born to John Kyd \ Kidd and Lady Elizabeth " Ann" Soham.
  • William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight married Marian Liles, and had children including Capt . Rev. William Kidd.
  • William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight passed away in 1639 in Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kidd's Ancestors

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William Kidd
1558 – 1639
Birth Place: Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Kyd \ Kidd
1535 – 1560
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth " Ann") Soham
1535 – 1558
Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Kidd
1468 – 1555
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
William Blinckhorne
1510 –
Stuntney, Cambridgeshire, England
Agnes Binckhorne
1505 –
Sodham East Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Blinckhorne
1480 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kidd's Descendants

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William (Kyd \) Kidd (16 March 1558 – 1639) m. Marian Liles (circa 1567 – circa 1642)
  1. 1. Capt (. Rev. William) Kidd (6 Jul 1589 – 31 March 1647) m. Elizabeth Nethercote (8 Oct 1598 – 19 Nov 1630)
    1. 1. Margaret Kidd (1645 – 1696) m. Sir (James Henry Cunninghame Wilson) (Wolsoun)(Wulson) (11 Sep 1618 – May 1672)
      1. 1. Joseph Wilson (1662 – 19 Jul 1703) m. Anne Turner (Oct 1667 – 8 Apr 1719)
        1. 1. John Wilson (1652 – 1721) m. Mary ((Hawley)) Haley (abt 1684 – 1722)

William Kidd's Timeline

2 Records

1558
16 March 1558
Birth of William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight in Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
1639
1639
Age 81
Death of William Kyd \ Kidd Sir Knight in Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 March 1558
    Event Place: Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Witherne, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

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