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William Mason 1500 – 1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1500

Birth Location: of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 4 Jun 1540

Death Location: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

Father: Richard Mason

Mother: Margareta Higgins

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leighton

Children(s): Elizabeth Mason

In 1500, William Mason entered the world in of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, born to Richard Mason and Margareta Higgins. William Mason married Elizabeth Leighton, and had children including Elizabeth Mason. William Mason passed away in 1540 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Mason entered the world in of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, born to Richard Mason and Margareta Higgins.
  • William Mason married Elizabeth Leighton, and had children including Elizabeth Mason.
  • William Mason passed away in 1540 in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England.

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William Mason's Ancestors

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William Mason
1500 – 1540
Birth Place: of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
Parents
Richard Mason
1454 – 1504
Minton, Shropshire, England
Margareta Higgins
1458 – 1500
Stretton, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mason's Descendants

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William Mason (Abt 1500 – 4 Jun 1540) m. Elizabeth Leighton (Abt 1500 – 1540)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Mason (Abt 1520 – ) m. Thomas Edmond (1517 – )
    1. 1. (Jonne) (Joan) Edmond (1542 – 3 Jan 1575) m. Thomas Mawson (1540 – 1 Dec 1587)
      1. 1. William Missen (18 Oct 1564 – 11 Sep 1625) m. Elizabeth Fyncham (25 Feb 1567 – 20 Aug 1632)
        1. 1. Marye Missen (5 Nov 1599 – 4 January 1682) m. Thomas (George) Marsh (1595 – abt 1672)

William Mason's Timeline

2 Records

1500
Abt 1500
Birth of William Mason in of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England
1540
4 Jun 1540
Age 40
Death of William Mason in Diddlebury, Shropshire, England
Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1500
    Event Place: of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1540
    Event Place: Diddlebury, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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