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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

1500 marked the beginning of William Mason's life in of Minton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, England, to parents Richard Mason and Margareta Higgins. Eventually, William Mason married Elizabeth Leighton, and they welcomed Elizabeth Mason. William Mason passed in 1540 at Diddlebury, Shropshire, England.

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Parents

Richard Mason
1454 – 1504
Birth Location: Minton, Shropshire, England
RM
Margareta Higgins
1458 – 1500
Birth Location: Stretton, Shropshire, England
MH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Leighton
1500 – 1540
Birth Location: Church Stretton, Watlesborough, Shropshire, England
EL

Children(s)

Elizabeth Mason
1520 –
Birth Location: Edgcott, Buckinghamshire, , England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 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 Year: 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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