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William Merriam 1525–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 27 Jan 1565

Death Location: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Father: Richard Merriam

Mother: Catherine Fischbeck

Spouse(s): Alice Apse

Children(s): William Goudhurst•

The story of William Merriam began in 1525 in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England. William Merriam married Alice Hormanden Apse, and had children including William Merriam Jr Of Goudhurst. William Merriam passed away in 1565 in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Merriam began in 1525 in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.
  • William Merriam married Alice Hormanden Apse, and had children including William Merriam Jr Of Goudhurst.
  • William Merriam passed away in 1565 in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Merriam
1485–1547
Birth Location: West Burnefield Hundred, England
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Catherine Fischbeck
1489–1599
Birth Location: Goudhurst, Kent, , England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Apse
1535–1580
Birth Location: Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Malling Borough, Kent, England
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Children(s)

William Goudhurst•
1564–1635
Birth Location: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
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William Merriam's Ancestors

Self
William Merriam
1525–1565
Birth Place: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Meryham, Mereham, Merriam
1485–1547
West Burnefield Hundred, England
Catherine (\ Cynthia) Fischbeck
1489–1599
Goudhurst, Kent, , England
Grandparents
Stephan (Meryham, Mereham,) Merriam
1500–
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Juliane Burns
1500–
Goudhurst, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Merriam's Descendants

1.
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William Merriam (1525–27 Jan 1565) m. Alice (Hormanden) Apse (1535–06 Aug 1580)
  1. 1. William (Merriam Jr. of) Goudhurst• 1564–1635 m. Lady (Sarah Jane Pole\Poles-Burges\Burgess-Pole-Merriam\MeriamMerryham-van Kent , of Kent, wife of William Merriam of Kent Merchant's Wife) 'angsax 1559–1635
    1. 1. George (Merriam) Immigrant 1602–1675 m. Susannah Raven 1599–1675
      1. 1. Mary Merriman 1625–1721 m. John Hubbard 1630–1702
        1. 1. Jonathan HUBBARD 1658–1728 m. Hannah RICE 1659–1747

William Merriam's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Merriam in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
1565
27 Jan 1565
Age 40
Death of William Merriam in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
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