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William Preston 1560 – 1624 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1560

Birth Location: Cold Higham, Northants, England

Death Date: Mar 1624

Death Location: Lichfield, Staffs, England

Father: Nicolas Preston

Mother: Elizabeth None

Spouse(s): Mary Parre

Children(s): Margaret Preston

1560 marked the beginning of William Preston's life in Cold Higham, Northants, England, to parents Nicolas Preston and Elizabeth. Eventually, William Preston married Mary or Maria Pary Parre, and they welcomed Margaret Preston. William Preston passed in 1624 at Lichfield, Staffs, England.

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Parents

Nicolas Preston
1540 – 1604
Birth Location: Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire, England
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Elizabeth None
1540 –
Birth Location: Lower Heyford, Oxon
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Spouses(s)

Mary Parre
1561 – 1664
Birth Location: Gayton, Northants, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Preston
1573 – 1602
Birth Location: Cambridgeshire, England
MP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1560
    Event Place: Cold Higham, Northants, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Mar 1624
    Event Place: Lichfield, Staffs, England
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