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William (Wyllyam) Massey 1550 – 1612 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1550

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: abt 1612

Death Location: Aspull / Wigan, Lancashire, England

Father: Richard Massey

Mother: Anne Tyldesley

Spouse(s): Ellen Daniels

Children(s): Thomas Massey

William (Wyllyam) Massey was born in 1550 in Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Massey and Anne Tyldesley. William (Wyllyam) Massey married Ellen Daniels, and had children including Thomas Massey. William (Wyllyam) Massey passed away in 1612 in Aspull / Wigan, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William (Wyllyam) Massey was born in 1550 in Lancashire, England, the child of Richard Massey and Anne Tyldesley.
  • William (Wyllyam) Massey married Ellen Daniels, and had children including Thomas Massey.
  • William (Wyllyam) Massey passed away in 1612 in Aspull / Wigan, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Massey
1522 – 1579
Birth Location: Cheshire, England
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Anne Tyldesley
1520 – 1570
Birth Location: Ince Blundell, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Daniels
1554 – 1630
Birth Location: Yorkshire or Lancashire, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Thomas Massey
1569 – 1609
Birth Location: Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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William Massey's Ancestors

Self
William Massey
1550 – 1612
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Richard Massey
1522 – 1579
Cheshire, England
Anne Tyldesley
1520 – 1570
Ince Blundell, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Thurstan Tyldesley
1503 – 1553
Lancashire, England
Jane Langton
1500 – 1553
Newton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Massey's Descendants

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William ((Wyllyam)) Massey (abt 1550 – abt 1612) m. Ellen Daniels (1554 – 9 April 1630)
  1. 1. Thomas Massey (18 September 1569 – 4 July 1609) m. Mary (Marie) Harrison (1574 – 4 Jul 1609)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Massey (16 Feb 1594 – 1643)
      1. 1. George (John Godley) Goodloe (26 Apr 1637 – 7 Dec 1710) m. Mary (Ann) Weeks (1644 – 1711)
        1. 1. William (Henry) Goodloe (1675 – 25 November 1748) m. Elisabeth Weeks (1678 – 3 December 1751)

William Massey's Timeline

2 Records

1550
abt 1550
Birth of William (Wyllyam) Massey in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1612
abt 1612
Age 62
Death of William (Wyllyam) Massey in Aspull / Wigan, Lancashire, England
Aspull / Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1550
    Event Place: Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1612
    Event Place: Aspull / Wigan, Lancashire, England
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