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William LIGHT 1540 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: 1668081, Kent, England

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: 1668081, Kent, England

Father: William Light

Mother: Lady Lecht

Spouse(s): Cecelia Light

Children(s): Cecilia Light

In 1540, William LIGHT entered the world in 1668081, Kent, England, born to William Light and Lady Light (Duplicate) Lecht. William LIGHT married Cecelia Light, and had children including Cecilia Light. William LIGHT passed away in 1575 in 1668081, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William LIGHT entered the world in 1668081, Kent, England, born to William Light and Lady Light (Duplicate) Lecht.
  • William LIGHT married Cecelia Light, and had children including Cecilia Light.
  • William LIGHT passed away in 1575 in 1668081, Kent, England.

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William LIGHT's Ancestors

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William LIGHT
1540 – 1575
Birth Place: 1668081, Kent, England
Parents
William Light
1525 – 1625
Kent, London, England
Lady (Light (Duplicate)) Lecht
1525 –
Sandwich, Kent, England
Grandparents
ELIZABETH WARDE
1504 – 1617
, Warwickshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Warde
1484 – 1503
Anne Bishop
1486 – 1504
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bishop
1460 – 1507
Alice Harley
1463 – 1502

William LIGHT's Descendants

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William LIGHT (1540 – 1575) m. Cecelia Light (1545 – 1650)
  1. 1. Cecilia Light m. William Bassett (ABT 1575 – 5 Jun 1667)
    1. 1. Elvathan Basset (Abt. 1605 – 29 May 1670) m. Mary Hill (Abt. 1610 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Hill) Basset (1639 – 20 Oct 1714) m. Jonathan Hill (12 July 1640 – 1690)
        1. 1. Jonathan Hill (1657 – 5 Sep 1731) m. Elizabeth Holmes (14 July 1662 – 26 March 1744)

William LIGHT's Timeline

3 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William LIGHT in 1668081, Kent, England
1668081, Kent, England
1575
1575
Age 35
Death of William LIGHT in 1668081, Kent, England
1668081, Kent, England
1578
23 Mar 1578
Age 38
Burial of William LIGHT in Kent
Kent

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: 1668081, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: 1668081, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1578
    Event Place: Kent

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