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William Rockwell 1543–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1543

Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Death Date: 27 Dec 1571

Death Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

Father: Sir Rockwell

Mother: Mariam Wyke

Spouse(s): Mary Wyke

Children(s): John Rockwell

In 1543, William Rockwell entered the world in Fitzhead, Somerset, England, born to Sir William The Earl Rockwell And Mariam Wyke. William Rockwell married Mary Marion Wyke, and had children including John Rockwell. William Rockwell passed away in 1571 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1543, William Rockwell entered the world in Fitzhead, Somerset, England, born to Sir William The Earl Rockwell And Mariam Wyke.
  • William Rockwell married Mary Marion Wyke, and had children including John Rockwell.
  • William Rockwell passed away in 1571 in Fitzhead, Somerset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Rockwell
1520–1577
Birth Location: Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, , England
SR
Mariam Wyke
1530–1598
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
MW

Spouses(s)

Mary Wyke
1543–1590
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
MW

Children(s)

John Rockwell
1563–1636
Birth Location: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
JR

William Rockwell's Ancestors

Self
William Rockwell
1543–1571
Birth Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir William `The Earl` Rockwell
1520–1577
Rockwell Hall, Yorkshire, , England
Mariam Wyke
1530–1598
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Grandparents
Symon Rockwell
1500–1560
Somerset, England
Elizabeth Squyre
1500–1567
Swimbridge, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
John Rockwell
1481–1546
Wilmot Cade
1480–1545
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rockwell
1460–1520

William Rockwell's Descendants

1.
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William Rockwell (1543–27 Dec 1571) m. Mary (Marion) Wyke (1543–4 Oct 1590)
  1. 1. John Rockwell 1563–1636 m. Honor Newton 1564–1637
    1. 1. John (Deacon) Rockwell 1558–1662 m. Wilmot Rockwell 1587–1662
      1. 1. Mary Rockwell 1623–1684 m. ROBERT WATSON 1630–1686
        1. 1. JOHN WATSON 1654–1699 m. Jane Shaw 1658–1728

William Rockwell's Timeline

9 Records

1543
1543
Birth of William Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1543
1543
William Rockwell was married in Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
1546
1546
Age 3
William Rockwell was married in Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
Fitzhead, Somerset, , England
1557
1557
Age 14
William Rockwell was married in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1562
1562
Age 19
William Rockwell was married in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1565
1565
Age 22
William Rockwell was married in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1571
27 Dec 1571
Age 28
Death of William Rockwell in Fitzhead, Somerset, England
Fitzhead, Somerset, England
1585
19 JUL 1585
Age 42
William Rockwell was married in Somerset, England
Somerset, England
1687
1 Apr 1687
Age 144
William Rockwell was baptized in Henley on Thames, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England
Henley on Thames, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1687
    Event Place: Henley on Thames, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: BOD128_c_3

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1543
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1546
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, , England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1562
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1565
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 JUL 1585
    Event Place: Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Fitzhead,,Somerset,England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1571
    Event Place: Fitzhead, Somerset, England
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