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William Mawson 1540–1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Sep 1540

Birth Location: Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1562

Death Location: Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England

Father: William Mason

Mother: Agnes Tyrwhitt

Spouse(s): Ellen Rathbone

Children(s): William II, John Mawson

In 1540, William Mawson entered the world in Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England, born to William Mawson Mason And Agnes Elizabeth Tyrwhitt. William Mawson married Ellen S Rathbone, and had children including John Mawson, William Henry Mawson Ii. William Mawson passed away in 1562 in Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William Mawson entered the world in Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England, born to William Mawson Mason And Agnes Elizabeth Tyrwhitt.
  • William Mawson married Ellen S Rathbone, and had children including John Mawson, William Henry Mawson Ii.
  • William Mawson passed away in 1562 in Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Mawson's Ancestors

Self
William Mawson
1540–1562
Birth Place: Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Mawson Mason
1465–1558
South Carlton (Lincolnshire) England
Agnes (Elizabeth) Tyrwhitt
1504–1546
Irnham, Notts, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Henry de Monceaux Munson of Carlton) III
1451–1542
England
Lady (Margareta) Higgins
1458–
Stretton, Shropshire, England
Robert Tyrwhitt
1482–1558
Kettleby (Lincolnshire) England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Mawson's Descendants

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William Mawson (02 Sep 1540–1562) m. Ellen (S) Rathbone (1540–30 Nov 1587)
  1. 1. William (Henry Mawson) II 1560–1669 m. Agnes Lawrence 1566–1625 m. Isabel\Isabella (de) Stead-Mason 1565–1625 m. Isabel Steed 1564–1635
    1. 1. George Mawson 1582–1653 m. Avis (Avicia) Knowles 1586–1656
      1. 1. John Mawson 1610– m. Anne Peck 1603–1656
        1. 1. John Mawson 1634–1700 m. Anne HARDCASTLE 1657–1749 m. Mary Hartley 1641–1700 m. Isabel Stow 1641–
        2. 2. Marke Mawson 1633–
        3. 3. Richard Mason 1651–1735
        4. 4. George Mawson 1635–1700
        5. 5. Marmaduke Mawson 1641–1700
        6. 6. Olive Mawson 1639–
        7. 7. Isabel Mawson 1653–
        8. 8. Mary Mawson 1657–1662
      2. 2. Katherine Mawson 1610–1688
      3. 3. Joseph Mawson 1622–
    2. 2. May Mawson 1889–
    3. 3. Marmaduke Mawson 1597–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Mawson 1590–
    5. 5. Christopher Mawson 1590–
  2. 2. John Mawson 1564–1583

William Mawson's Timeline

3 Records

1540
02 Sep 1540
Birth of William Mawson in Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England
Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England
1562
1562
Age 22
Death of William Mawson in Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England
Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England
1850
15 Sep 1850
Age 310
William Mawson was baptized in Muncaster,Cumberland,England
Muncaster,Cumberland,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Sep 1540
    Event Place: Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Muncaster,Cumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Barwick in Elmet, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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