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William Henry Preston 1525 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1525

Birth Location: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 23 Apr 1585

Death Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: Sir Baro

Mother: Lady Monteith

Spouse(s): Anna Preston

Children(s): William Preston, Richard Preston, Adam I, Ellen Preston, Alice Preston, John Preston

It was in 1525 that William Henry Preston Major. was born in Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, a child of Sir Simon IV Preston, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Baro and Lady Elizabeth Monteith. William Henry Preston Major. went on to marry Anna Preston and had children such as William Preston, Richard Preston, Adam Preston (Braithwaite) I, Ellen Preston, Alice Preston and John Preston. William Henry Preston Major. was deceased by 1585 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Parents

Sir Baro
1514 – 1575
Birth Location: Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
SB
Lady Monteith
1509 – 1556
Birth Location: Kerse, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
LM

Spouses(s)

Anna Preston
1530 – 1588
Birth Location: North Yorkshire, England
AP

Children(s)

William Preston
1556 –
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
WP
Richard Preston
1557 –
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
RP
Adam I
1558 – 1593
Birth Location: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
AI
Ellen Preston
1558 –
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
EP
Alice Preston
1559 –
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
AP
John Preston
1560 – 1629
Birth Location: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
JP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 April 1525
    Event Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: EstBetween:1544/00/00-1572/00/00

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 13 May 1549
    Event Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Abt 1550
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1554
    Event Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1557
    Event Place: Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1573
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1573
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 6 Jun 1600-1614
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 28 Sep 1890
    Event Place: St Stephen, Clapham Park, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Stapleford Abbots, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 Apr 1585
    Event Place: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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