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William Massey 1527–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1527

Birth Location: Cheshire, England

Death Date: 24 Apr 1579

Death Location: Puddington, Cheshire, England

Father: John Massey

Mother: Katherine 11thGGM

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Children(s):

The story of William Massey began in 1527 in Cheshire, England. William Massey passed away in 1579 in Puddington, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Massey began in 1527 in Cheshire, England.
  • William Massey passed away in 1579 in Puddington, Cheshire, England.

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Children(s)

William Massey's Ancestors

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William Massey
1527–1579
Birth Place: Cheshire, England
Parents
John de Pontington Massey
1496–
Puddington, Cheshire, England
Katherine (Venables) 11thGGM
1513–1557
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (DePontington) Massey
1478–1528
Puddington, Cheshire, England
Joan Beswick
1480–1528
Manchester, Lancashire, England
William Venables
1489–1541
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Ellen Cotton
1490–1517
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Massey
1443–1491
Agnes Bold
1440–1480
Robert Beswick
1460–
Thomas Venables
1469–1513
Cecily Stanley
1465–1514
Richard Cotton
1461–1497
Joan Brereton
1454–1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Massey
1389–1456
Anne BOLD
1390–1443
Nicholas Bold
1416–1462
Mrs Bold
1420–
William Venables
1439–1493
Petronell Caverswall
1441–
John Stanley
1439–1485
Elizabeth Wever
1450–1513
Sir Cotton
1436–1456
Mary Poole...
1438–1469
William Brereton
1414–1456
Philliooa Hulse
1399–1463

William Massey's Timeline

3 Records

1515
1515
Birth of William Massey in Puddington, Cheshire, England
Puddington, Cheshire, England
1527
1527
Birth of William Massey in Cheshire, England
Cheshire, England
1579
24 Apr 1579
Age 52
Death of William Massey in Puddington, Cheshire, England
Puddington, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Puddington, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1527
    Event Place: Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Cheshire, England, Extracted Parish Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Puddington Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Puddington Lancashire Cheshire, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1579
    Event Place: Puddington, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [3] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

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