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William ROLFE 1520 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 9 Jun 1558

Death Location: Douniton, Wiltshire, , England

Father: Henry Rolfe

Mother: Margaret Dennys

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William ROLFE was born in 1520 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Henry ll Rolfe and Margaret Dennys. William ROLFE passed away in 1558 in Douniton, Wiltshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William ROLFE was born in 1520 in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England, the child of Henry ll Rolfe and Margaret Dennys.
  • William ROLFE passed away in 1558 in Douniton, Wiltshire, , England.

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William ROLFE's Ancestors

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William ROLFE
1520 – 1558
Birth Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
Henry ll Rolfe
1490 – 1547
Downton, Wiltshire, England
Margaret Dennys
1504 – 1540
Downton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Walter) Dennis
1470 – 1534
Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England
Agnes Danvers
1474 – 1586
Dyrham, Gloucestershire, England
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William ROLFE's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William ROLFE in Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England
1558
9 Jun 1558
Age 38
Death of William ROLFE in Douniton, Wiltshire, , England
Douniton, Wiltshire, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1558
    Event Place: Douniton, Wiltshire, , England

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