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William Massey 1498 – 1537 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1498

Birth Location: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1537

Death Location: England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Massey

Mother: Jean Beswick

Spouse(s): Joane Thorall

Children(s):

William Massey was born in 1498 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas de Pontington Massey and Jean Beswick. William Massey married Joane Thorall. William Massey passed away in 1537 in England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Massey was born in 1498 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas de Pontington Massey and Jean Beswick.
  • William Massey married Joane Thorall.
  • William Massey passed away in 1537 in England, United Kingdom.

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Children(s)

William Massey's Ancestors

Self
William Massey
1498 – 1537
Birth Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas de Pontington Massey
1478 – 1528
Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Jean Beswick
1443 – 1528
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Nicholas Massey
1443 – 1491
Coddington, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Nicholas Massey
1444 –
England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Massey
1389 – 1456
Anne Bold
1390 – 1443
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Massey
1350 – 1403
Alice Worsley
1352 – 1427
John Bold
1369 –
Catherine Prestwich
1373 –

William Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1498
ABT 1498
Birth of William Massey in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1537
1537
Age 39
Death of William Massey in England, United Kingdom
England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1498
    Event Place: Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: England, United Kingdom

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