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William Locke 1486–1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Greater London, England

Death Date: 24 August 1550

Death Location: London, City of London, Greater London, England

Father: Lord Locke

Mother: Lady Wilcockes**

Spouse(s): Katherine Cook, Alice Spencer, Eleanor Marsh

Children(s): Michael Locke

William Locke was born in 1486 in Greater London, England, the child of Lord Thomas Locke And Lady Joan Wilcock Wilcockes. William Locke married Alice Spencer, Eleanor Marsh, Katherine Cook, and had children including Michael Locke. William Locke passed away in 1550 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Biography

  • William Locke was born in 1486 in Greater London, England, the child of Lord Thomas Locke And Lady Joan Wilcock Wilcockes.
  • William Locke married Alice Spencer, Eleanor Marsh, Katherine Cook, and had children including Michael Locke.
  • William Locke passed away in 1550 in London, City of London, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Locke's Ancestors

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William Locke
1486–1550
Birth Place: Greater London, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Locke
1434–1507
Lenn, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Joan (Wilcock)) Wilcockes**
1440–1512
Rotherham, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John, (Sheriff of London, Locke) Lord
1400–1492
Wiltshire, England
Eleanor Neville
1398–1472
Raby, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
William Locke
1351–1423
Joan Mortimer
1372–1405
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Locke's Descendants

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William Locke (1486–24 August 1550) m. Katherine Cook (abt 1490–14 Oct 1537) m. Alice Spencer (–abt 1522) m. Eleanor Marsh (1490?–1546)
  1. 1. Michael Locke 1510–1580 m. Jane Wilkinson 1520–1580
    1. 1. Samuel LOCKE 1554–1604 m. Rebecca Locke 1560– m. Joanna (Lady) Lock 1560–1609 m. Joanna Barker 1560–1609
      1. 1. Elizabeth LOCKE 1580–1650 m. John Howard 1578–1642
        1. 1. Matthew HOWARD 1609–1659
        2. 2. Francis (James) HOWARD 1586–1623
        3. 3. Arundel (Thomas) HOWARD 1598–1686
        4. 4. Robert HOWARD 1608–
        5. 5. Daniel HOWARD 1611–
        6. 6. Anne ARUNDEL 1611–
        7. 7. John HOWARD 1613–1692
        8. 8. Grace HOWARD 1614–
        9. 9. Thomas HOWARD 1614–1681
        10. 10. Mary HOWARD 1619–
        11. 11. Henry HOWARD 1620–1684
        12. 12. Elizabeth Howard 1584–1620 m. Thomas Burllingame 1580–1660

William Locke's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of William Locke in Greater London, England
Greater London, England
1550
24 August 1550
Age 64
Death of William Locke in Greater London, England
Greater London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 August 1550
    Event Place: Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, City of London, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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