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William Tilley Nightingale 1515–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: January 1579

Death Location: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Tilley

Mother: Margaret Tylle

Spouse(s): Agnes Cowper

Children(s): Robert Tilley, Mary Younge, Thomas Tilley

William Tilley Nightingale was born in 1515 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Tilley And Margaret Tylle. William Tilley Nightingale married Agnes Cowper, and had children including Mary Younge, Robert Lawrence Tilley, Thomas Tilley. William Tilley Nightingale passed away in 1579 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Tilley Nightingale was born in 1515 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Tilley And Margaret Tylle.
  • William Tilley Nightingale married Agnes Cowper, and had children including Mary Younge, Robert Lawrence Tilley, Thomas Tilley.
  • William Tilley Nightingale passed away in 1579 in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England.

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William Nightingale's Ancestors

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William Nightingale
1515–1579
Birth Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Tilley
1490–1555
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Margaret Tylle
1490–1556
Nottingham, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Nightingale's Descendants

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William (Tilley) Nightingale (1515–January 1579) m. Agnes Cowper (1519–27 March 1614)
  1. 1. Robert (Lawrence) Tilley 1545–1612 m. Elizabeth (Bridget) Elbourne 1544–1614
    1. 1. William (Nicolas) Tilley 1585–1624 m. Eliza Peppitt 1590–1635
      1. 1. John (Tilley) fsj 1609–1658 m. Elizabeth (Roe) Cook 1598–1660
      2. 2. Edward Tilley 1619–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Tilley 1616–1622
  2. 2. Mary Younge –1585
  3. 3. Thomas Tilley 1540–1559

William Nightingale's Timeline

2 Records

1515
1515
Birth of William Tilley Nightingale in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
1579
January 1579
Age 64
Death of William Tilley Nightingale in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1579
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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