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William Hugh Powell 1515 – 1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales

Father: William Howell

Mother: Matilda Jeffrey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gwynn

Children(s): Lord Modoc

William Hugh Powell was born in Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales in 1515, to William III of Breconshire POWELL Howell and Matilda Jane Jeffrey. Later in life, William Hugh Powell married Elizabeth Gwynn; among their children were Lord Sir William Charles. “Hugh” Powell of Castle Modoc. William Hugh Powell died in Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales, 1575.

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Parents

William Howell
1502 – 1575
Birth Location: Castle Madoc, Breconshire, Wales
WH
Matilda Jeffrey
1500 – 1558
Birth Location: Glyntawe, Breconshire, Powys, Wales, United Kingdom
MJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gwynn
1520 – 1580
Birth Location: Trecastle, Breconshire, Wales
EG

Children(s)

Lord Modoc
1545 – 1610
Birth Location: Castle Modoc, Breconshire, Wales
LM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1515
    Event Place: Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1575
    Event Place: Castle Madoc, Brecon, County Breconshire, Wales
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