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William Martyn 1540–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1540

Birth Location: Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 24 March 1598

Death Location: Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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Mother: Lady Athelhampton

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In 1540, William Martyn entered the world in Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard William Martyn Mayor Of Exeter And Lady Julien Margaret Hurst Lady Of Exeter Baroness Martyn Of Athelhampton. William Martyn passed away in 1598 in Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Martyn entered the world in Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Richard William Martyn Mayor Of Exeter And Lady Julien Margaret Hurst Lady Of Exeter Baroness Martyn Of Athelhampton.
  • William Martyn passed away in 1598 in Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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William Martyn's Ancestors

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William Martyn
1540–1598
Birth Place: Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Lady (Julien Margaret Hurst, Lady Of Exeter, Baroness Martyn Of) Athelhampton
1513–1570
Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Margaret Dalton
1491–1540
Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmond Dalton
1469–
Katherine Hastings
1485–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Hastings
1461–1516
Amicia Lewis
1466–

William Martyn's Timeline

2 Records

1540
1540
Birth of William Martyn in Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1598
24 March 1598
Age 58
Death of William Martyn in Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1598
    Event Place: Exeter, shire, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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