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William Merriam 1534–1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

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 Merriam

Spouse(s): Aice Hablett, Alice Apse, Athildred Epse

Children(s): Sir Jr.

In 1534, William Merriam entered the world in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England, born to Richard Merriam And Catherine Merriam. In 1560, William Merriam resided in England. William Merriam married Aice Hablett, Alice Hormanden Apse, Alse Apse, Athildred Epse, and had children including Sir William Merriam Jr. William Merriam passed away in 1565 in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1534, William Merriam entered the world in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England, born to Richard Merriam And Catherine Merriam.
  • In 1560, William Merriam resided in England.
  • William Merriam married Aice Hablett, Alice Hormanden Apse, Alse Apse, Athildred Epse, and had children including Sir William Merriam Jr.
  • William Merriam passed away in 1565 in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

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William Merriam's Ancestors

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William Merriam
1534–1565
Birth Place: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Richard Merriam
1486–1548
Kent, England
Catherine Merriam
1489–1599
Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Merriam's Descendants

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William Merriam (1534–27 Jan 1565) m. Aice Hablett (1513–1564) m. Alice (Hormanden) Apse (1535–06 Aug 1580) m. Athildred Epse (1513–1580)
  1. 1. Sir (William Merriam) Jr. 1564–1635 m. Sarah (Jane Burgess of) Kent 1559–1632
    1. 1. Joseph (Merriam of) Hadlow 1600–1641 m. Sarah (Wheeler Goldstone of) Hollingbourne 1602–1671
      1. 1. John (C.) Merriam 1641–1724 m. Mary Cooper 1645–1729
        1. 1. Anna Merriam 1669–1757 m. Daniel Brooks 1663–1733
        2. 2. Sarah Merriam 1675–1738
        3. 3. Joseph Meriam 1677–1750
        4. 4. John Meriam 1666–1748
      2. 2. Joseph Meriam 1630–1677
      3. 3. Elizabeth Hinchman 1632–1704
      4. 4. William Meriam 1624–1689
    2. 2. Frances Merriam 1603–1681

William Merriam's Timeline

4 Records

1534
1534
Birth of William Merriam in Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
1536
1536
Age 2
William Merriam was married in Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1560
13 Jul 1560
Age 26
William Merriam resided here in England
England
1565
27 Jan 1565
Age 31
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: 1534
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1560
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Wills, IHGS; The Tyler Collection; Notebook: Boade - Button; Notebook Number: 408

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Goudhurst
    Record Source: Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, The Tyler Collection, The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; Kent, England, Tyler Index to Parish Registers, 1538-1874

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1565
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goudhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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