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William Nicholson 1483 – 1550 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 1550

Death Location: Walton, Cumberland, England

Father: John Nicholson

Mother: Elizabeth Hayward

Spouse(s): Isobel Herbert

Children(s): Isabel Nicholson

In 1483, William Nicholson entered the world in Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England, born to John Nicholson and Elizabeth Hayward. William Nicholson married Isobel Herbert, and had children including Isabel Nicholson. William Nicholson passed away in 1550 in Walton, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1483, William Nicholson entered the world in Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England, born to John Nicholson and Elizabeth Hayward.
  • William Nicholson married Isobel Herbert, and had children including Isabel Nicholson.
  • William Nicholson passed away in 1550 in Walton, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nicholson
1460 – 1520
Birth Location: Kingston upon Hull St Mary, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Hayward
1465 – 1495
Birth Location: Brocton, Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Isobel Herbert
1482 – 1504
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
IH

Children(s)

Isabel Nicholson
1504 – 1560
Birth Location: Cumberland, England
IN

William Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
William Nicholson
1483 – 1550
Birth Place: Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England
Parents
John Nicholson
1460 – 1520
Kingston upon Hull St Mary, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Hayward
1465 – 1495
Brocton, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
William Nicholson
1430 –
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne Guest
1430 – 1523
Kingston On Hull, Yorkshire, England
William Hayward
1445 – 1515
Brockton, Shropshire, England
Agnes Bailey
1445 – 1489
Brockton, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Nicholson
1400 –
Margaret Trollope
Chung Guest
William Hayward
1426 – 1471
Elizabeth Brocton
1430 – 1489
Walter Bailey
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Heyword
1402 – 1480
Jane Wilcox
1405 – 1485
William Brocton
1411 – 1429
Jane Newcomb
1412 – 1445

William Nicholson's Descendants

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William Nicholson (1483 – 1550) m. Isobel Herbert (Abt 1482 – 1504)
  1. 1. Isabel Nicholson (1504 – Abt 1560) m. David Dryden (1500 – 1540) m. David (Henry) Dryden (1600 – )
    1. 1. John Dryden (1525 – 30 Sep 1584) m. Elizabeth Cope (2 Aug 1529 – 30 Sep 1584)
      1. 1. Anthony Dryden (1551 – Bet 11 Jan 1574 and 31 Dec 1583) m. Anne Wilkes (Abt 1561 – Bef 1630)
      2. 2. Erasmus Dryden (20 Dec 1553 – 22 May 1632) m. Frances Wilkes (1557 – 16 Feb 1630)
      3. 3. Mary Dryden (1555 – 7 Dec 1617) m. Francis Foxley (1551 – 7 Dec 1617)
      4. 4. Edward Dryden (1556 – )
      5. 5. George Dryden (1557 – 1591) m. Katherine Throckmorton (1534 – 1610)
      6. 6. John Dryden (1559 – 1591)
      7. 7. Elizabeth DRYDEN (1561 – )
      8. 8. Bridget Dryden (1563 – 2 Apr 1645) m. Francis Marbury (1555 – 11 Feb 1611) m. Thomas Newman (1560 – Aft 1645)
        1. 1. Mary Marbury (Abt 1588 – 18 Apr 1643) m. Bartholomew Layton (Abt 1580 – 7 Sep 1614) m. Joseph Skynner (Abt 1587 – 18 Apr 1643)
        2. 2. John Marbury ( – 16 Feb 1589)
        3. 3. Anne Marbury (20 Jul 1591 – 20 Aug 1643) m. William Hutchinson (14 Aug 1586 – 20 Feb 1642)
        4. 4. Bridget Marbury (May 1593 – Oct 1598)
        5. 5. Francis Marbury (Oct 1594 – ) m. Judith Marbury (Abt 1598 – ) m. Elizabeth Burton (Abt 1609 – )
        6. 6. Emma Marbury (Dec 1595 – ) m. John Saunders (1592 – )
        7. 7. Erasmus Marbury (Feb 1597 – 1627)
        8. 8. Anthony Marbury (Sep 1598 – Apr 1601)
        9. 9. Bridget Marbury (1599 – ) m. Master Child (Abt 1589 – Bet 1616 and 1688)
        10. 10. Jeremiah Marbury ( – 1623)
        11. 11. Daniel Marbury (Sep 1602 – Sep 1611)
        12. 12. Elizabeth Marbury (Jan 1605 – Mar 1614)
        13. 13. Thomas Marbury (1606 – 1656)
        14. 14. Anthony Marbury (1608 – 1645) m. Anthony Marbury (Abt 1600 – )
        15. 15. Katherine Marbury (19 Aug 1610 – 2 May 1687) m. Richard Scott (Bef 9 Sep 1605 – 1 Jul 1679)
      9. 9. Thomas Dryden (1563 – Aft 1620)
      10. 10. Stephen Dryden (Abt 1567 – Feb 1637) m. Ellen Neale (Abt 1575 – Deceased)
      11. 11. Emma Dryden (1569 – 1602) m. William Bury (Abt 1567 – 1617)
      12. 12. Nicholas Dryden (Abt 1571 – 12 Jan 1608) m. Mary Emeley (Abt 1573 – 16 Feb 1630)
    2. 2. Thomas Dryden (1526 – ) m. Catherine Throgmorton (Abt 1527 – )
    3. 3. Anne Dryden (1530 – )
    4. 4. Joan Dryden (Abt 1531 – )
    5. 5. Isabel Dryden (Abt 1532 – ) m. Thomas Warwick (1512 – )
    6. 6. Frances Dryden (1534 – )
    7. 7. Elizabeth Dryden (Abt 1536 – )
    8. 8. William Dryden ( – 1610)

William Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of William Nicholson in Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England
Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England
1550
1550
Age 67
Death of William Nicholson in Walton, Cumberland, England
Walton, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Stafle Hill, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Walton, Cumberland, England
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