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William Kidd 1558 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1558

Birth Location: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 1639

Death Location: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: John Kyd

Mother: Elizabeth Kyd

Spouse(s): Marian Mirian

Children(s): William Kidd

William Kidd Sr was born in 1558 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Kyd and Elizabeth Ann Kyd. William Kidd Sr married Marian Mirian, and had children including William Kidd. William Kidd Sr passed away in 1639 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Kidd Sr was born in 1558 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, the child of John Kyd and Elizabeth Ann Kyd.
  • William Kidd Sr married Marian Mirian, and had children including William Kidd.
  • William Kidd Sr passed away in 1639 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Kidd's Ancestors

Self
William Kidd
1558 – 1639
Birth Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
John Kyd
1535 – 1560
Sohom, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Kyd
1535 – 1555
Sohom, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Kydde
1468 – 1485
Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
Issobel (Fortune) Luptonn
1519 – 1549
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Isabel Howard
1449 – 1485
JOHN LUPTON
1480 –
AGNES LAWSON
1485 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kidd's Descendants

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William Kidd (16 Mar 1558 – 1639) m. Marian Mirian (1567 – 1642)
  1. 1. William Kidd (06 Jul 1589 – 31 Mar 1647) m. Elizabeth (2222) Nethercote (08 Oct 1598 – 19 Nov 1630)
    1. 1. Thomas Kidd (08 Jan 1626 – 28 May 1680) m. Jane Willis (1635 – 1680)
      1. 1. Thomas Kidd (Abt. 1670 – 1727) m. Alice Trigg m. Alice Trigg (1673 – 14 Dec 1720) m. Elizabeth Lawrence
        1. 1. Thomas Kidd
        2. 2. John Kidd
        3. 3. Daniel Kidd
        4. 4. Williams Kidd
      2. 2. William Kidd (22 Mar 1675 – 29 Apr 1727) m. Margaret Chowning (1675 – Feb 1727)
        1. 1. William KIDD (1700 – 04 Apr 1740)
        2. 2. Robert Kidd (20 Jul 1703 – Abt. 1783)
        3. 3. Moses Kidd (30 Mar 1707 – Abt. 1782) m. Dorothy Couch (1709 – 1779)
        4. 4. JOHN KIDD (27 Feb 1708 – 11 Mar 1775)
        5. 5. Duel Kidd (11 Mar 1711 – 1793) m. Mary Sorrow (1711 – 1784) m. Mary Sorrow (1711 – 1784)
        6. 6. Aaron Kidd (08 Dec 1713 – 1776) m. Susannah Biltmore (21 August 1717 – 1780) m. Mary Sorrow
        7. 7. Benjamin Kidd (1718 – 02 Mar 1761) m. Judith Chowning

William Kidd's Timeline

2 Records

1558
16 Mar 1558
Birth of William Kidd Sr in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
1639
1639
Age 81
Death of William Kidd Sr in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1558
    Event Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Soham, East Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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