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William Overton 1525–1609 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England

Death Date: 9 APR 1609

Death Location: Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England

Father: Guthlac Overton

Mother: Olive Browne

Spouse(s): Lady Barlow

Children(s): Lady Overton

William Overton was born in 1525 in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, the child of Guthlac Overton And Olive Eizabeth Browne. William Overton married Lady Margarite Barlow, and had children including Lady Isabel Elizabeth Overton. William Overton passed away in 1609 in Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Overton was born in 1525 in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, the child of Guthlac Overton And Olive Eizabeth Browne.
  • William Overton married Lady Margarite Barlow, and had children including Lady Isabel Elizabeth Overton.
  • William Overton passed away in 1609 in Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Guthlac Overton
1485–1537
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
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Olive Browne
1500–1546
Birth Location: Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
OB

Spouses(s)

Lady Barlow
1533–1601
Birth Location: St David, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Children(s)

Lady Overton
1538–1643
Birth Location: Easington, Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
LO

William Overton's Ancestors

Self
William Overton
1525–1609
Birth Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Parents
Guthlac Overton
1485–1537
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Olive (Eizabeth) Browne
1500–1546
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Robert Browne
1474–1506
Walcott, North Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Isabel Sharpe
1463–1518
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Overton's Descendants

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William Overton (1525–9 APR 1609) m. Lady (Margarite) Barlow (1533–1601)
  1. 1. Lady (Isabel Elizabeth) Overton 1538–1643 m. Henry (James) Hobson 1530–1616
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Overton) Hobson 1564–1602 m. Joseph (John) Clark 1560–1615
      1. 1. Margaret Clark 1589–1664 m. Richard Ibrook 1583–1651
        1. 1. Margaret (Clarke) Ibrook 1620–1700 m. John Tower 1609–1701
      2. 2. Mary Clark 1590–1681 m. Edward Gilman 1587–1655
      3. 3. Jane Clark 1589–1661
      4. 4. John Clark 1590–1674

William Overton's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of William Overton in Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
1609
9 APR 1609
Age 84
Death of William Overton in Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 APR 1609
    Event Place: Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eccleshall, Stafford Borough, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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