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William Oliver 1390 – 1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1390

Birth Location: Bridport, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1456

Death Location: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England

Father: Kennet Oliver

Mother: Mrs Oliver

Spouse(s): Margaret Carew

Children(s): Thomas Oliver

William Oliver was born in 1390 in Bridport, Dorset, England, the child of Kennet Oliver and Mrs Oliver. William Oliver married Margaret Elizabeth Carew, and had children including Thomas Oliver. William Oliver passed away in 1456 in Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Oliver was born in 1390 in Bridport, Dorset, England, the child of Kennet Oliver and Mrs Oliver.
  • William Oliver married Margaret Elizabeth Carew, and had children including Thomas Oliver.
  • William Oliver passed away in 1456 in Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Oliver's Ancestors

Self
William Oliver
1390 – 1456
Birth Place: Bridport, Dorset, England
Parents
Kennet Oliver
1365 – 1425
Scotland
Mrs Oliver
Grandparents
Oliver
1330 –
Great-Grandparents
Oliver
1295 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Oliver
1225 –

William Oliver's Descendants

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William Oliver (1390 – 1456) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Carew (1395 – 1456)
  1. 1. Thomas Oliver (1417 – 1477) m. Alice Battiscombe (1419 – 1479)
    1. 1. William Oliver (Abt 1435 – Bet 5 May 1475 and 5 Jul 1476) m. Joan Montfort (Abt 1435 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth Oliver (1465 – 14 Feb 1527) m. John West (Abt 1459 – Aug 1517) m. Thomas Exmewe (1454 – 6 Feb 1528)
        1. 1. James West (Abt 1480 – )
        2. 2. Katheryne West (Abt 1482 – ) m. William Colshill (Abt 1485 – Abt 1540)
        3. 3. Bridget West (1484 – 22 Oct 1533) m. Robert Palmer (1475 – 12 May 1544)
        4. 4. William West (1496 – Bet 20 Jul 1518 and 15 Aug 1518)
        5. 5. John West (1496 – )
      2. 2. Alice Oliver (Abt 1470 – ) m. Walter Hill (Abt 1470 – )
    2. 2. John Oliver (Abt 1439 – Aft 1465)
    3. 3. John Olive (1440 – Abt 1465) m. Joan Mumford (Abt 1443 – 1469)
    4. 4. Thomas Oliver (1445 – 1495) m. Joan Mumford (1443 – Abt 1496)

William Oliver's Timeline

2 Records

1390
1390
Birth of William Oliver in Bridport, Dorset, England
Bridport, Dorset, England
1456
1456
Age 66
Death of William Oliver in Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England
Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1390
    Event Place: Bridport, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Kingsbridge, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Devon, England

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