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William Shergold Penny 1528–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 March 1603

Death Location: Stoke Verdon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Christian (Penye)💖

Mother: Margaret Penny

Spouse(s): Ellinore Chamberlaine

Children(s): Avis Penny

The story of William Shergold Penny began in 1528 in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. William Shergold Penny married Ellinore Chamberlaine, and had children including Avis Avice Penny. William Shergold Penny passed away in 1603 in Stoke Verdon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Shergold Penny began in 1528 in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Shergold Penny married Ellinore Chamberlaine, and had children including Avis Avice Penny.
  • William Shergold Penny passed away in 1603 in Stoke Verdon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Penny's Ancestors

Self
William Penny
1528–1603
Birth Place: Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Christian Penny (Penye)💖
1500–1558
Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England
Margaret Penny
1525–1559
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Endl Penny
1480–
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Unk) Penny
1480–
Wiltshire, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Penny's Descendants

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William (Shergold) Penny (1528–27 March 1603) m. Ellinore Chamberlaine (1532–25 January 1616)
  1. 1. Avis (Avice) Penny 1558–1641 m. Charles (Cyles) Jacob 1562–1599
    1. 1. Sibbel Jacob 1583–1641 m. William Brockway 1607–1641
      1. 1. Wolston Brockway 1632–1717 m. Hannah Briggs 1642–1687
        1. 1. Wolston (Brockway) Jr 1668–1707 m. Margaret Jones 1667–1738

William Penny's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of William Shergold Penny in Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
1603
27 March 1603
Age 75
Death of William Shergold Penny in Stoke Verdon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Stoke Verdon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 March 1603
    Event Place: Stoke Verdon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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