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William Nowell 1604–1658 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1604

Birth Location: Laycock, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: Mar 1658

Death Location: Wiltshire, England

Father: William Nowell

Mother: Jane Tattersall\Totnesthill

Spouse(s): Margerie Ford

Children(s): Alice *******, Margery (p), Jayne Nowell, Henry Nowell, Michael Nowell, Margaret Nowell, Joyse Nowell, Giles Nowell, Henry Nowell, Ann Nowell, Margery Nowell

The story of William Nowell began in 1604 in Laycock, Wiltshire, England. William Nowell married Margerie W Ford, and had children including Alice Nowell, Ann Nowell, Giles Nowell, Henry Nowell, Jayne Nowell, Joyse Nowell, Margaret Nowell, Margery Nowell, Margery Nowell P, Michael Nowell. William Nowell passed away in 1658 in Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Nowell began in 1604 in Laycock, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Nowell married Margerie W Ford, and had children including Alice Nowell, Ann Nowell, Giles Nowell, Henry Nowell, Jayne Nowell, Joyse Nowell, Margaret Nowell, Margery Nowell, Margery Nowell P, Michael Nowell.
  • William Nowell passed away in 1658 in Wiltshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nowell
1573–1604
Birth Location: Read,Padiham,Lancashire,England
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Jane Tattersall\Totnesthill
1578–1638
Birth Location: Totnes, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Margerie Ford
1610–1646
Birth Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
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Children(s)

Alice *******
1637–1670
Birth Location: Great Cheverell, Wiltshire, England
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Margery (p)
1629–1700
Birth Location: Great Cheverell, Wiltshire, England
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Jayne Nowell
1632–1656
Birth Location: –
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Henry Nowell
1633–
Birth Location: Box, Wiltshire, , England
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Michael Nowell
1636–1712
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Nowell
1641–
Birth Location: –
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Joyse Nowell
1632–
Birth Location: –
JN
Giles Nowell
1645–1690
Birth Location: –
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Henry Nowell
1633–1674
Birth Location: Box, Wiltshire, England
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Ann Nowell
1631–1656
Birth Location: Great Cheverell, Wiltshire, , England
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Margery Nowell
1629–1700
Birth Location: Great Cheverell, Wiltshire, England
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William Nowell's Ancestors

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William Nowell
1604–1658
Birth Place: Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William "Willmus" Nowell
1573–1604
Read,Padiham,Lancashire,England
Jane (\Joane) Tattersall\Totnesthill
1578–1638
Totnes, Devon, England
Grandparents
Roger (Nowell IV, High Sherriff of Lancashire) IV
1560–1624
Whalley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
KatherineCatherine Moreton\Marton
1555–1621
Murton House, Whalley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Reed)
1535–1591
Lady Nowell
1530–1593
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Atkinson
1475–1522
Clara Godwin
1477–1512

William Nowell's Descendants

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William Nowell (18 Oct 1604–Mar 1658) m. Margerie (W) Ford (1610–1646)
  1. 1. Alice (NOWELL) ******* 1637–1670
  2. 2. Margery (Nowell) (p) 1629–1700
  3. 3. Jayne Nowell 1632–1656
  4. 4. Henry Nowell 1633–
  5. 5. Michael Nowell 1636–1712
  6. 6. Margaret Nowell 1641–
  7. 7. Joyse Nowell 1632–
  8. 8. Giles Nowell 1645–1690
  9. 9. Henry Nowell 1633–1674
  10. 10. Ann Nowell 1631–1656
  11. 11. Margery Nowell 1629–1700

William Nowell's Timeline

2 Records

1604
18 Oct 1604
Birth of William Nowell in Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Laycock, Wiltshire, England
1658
Mar 1658
Age 54
Death of William Nowell in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1604
    Event Place: Laycock, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1658
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
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