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William Rutter 1480–1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1480

Birth Location: Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 10 DEC 1546

Death Location: Kingsley, Cheshire, England

Father: Thomas Rutter

Mother: Grace Manley

Spouse(s): Margaret Grimsditch

Children(s): Nicholas Rutter, William Rutter, Thomas Rutter, Richard Rutter

William Rutter was born in 1480 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Rutter And Grace Manley. William Rutter married Margaret Grimsditch, and had children including Nicholas Rutter, Richard Rutter, Thomas William Rutter, William Rutter. William Rutter passed away in 1546 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Rutter was born in 1480 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England, the child of Thomas Rutter And Grace Manley.
  • William Rutter married Margaret Grimsditch, and had children including Nicholas Rutter, Richard Rutter, Thomas William Rutter, William Rutter.
  • William Rutter passed away in 1546 in Kingsley, Cheshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Rutter's Ancestors

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William Rutter
1480–1546
Birth Place: Kingsley, Cheshire, England
Parents
Thomas Rutter
1460–
Kingsley, Cheshire, England
Grace Manley
1460–
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (le) Roter
1420–
Kingsley, Cheshire, England
Joan
1420–
England, United Kingdom
Thomas Manley
1424–1482
England
Great-Grandparents
William Roter
1385–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Thornton
1350–1424

William Rutter's Descendants

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William Rutter (1480–10 DEC 1546) m. Margaret Grimsditch (1480–)
  1. 1. Nicholas Rutter 1500–1596
    1. 1. Michael Rutter 1521–1566 m. Dorothy Freeman 1520–
    2. 2. Lady (Isabel Elizabeth) Rutter 1522–1601 m. Thomas Overbury 1518–1581
    3. 3. Thomas Rutter 1523–
    4. 4. William Rutter 1524– m. Joan Bowker 1534–1604
      1. 1. William Rutter 1563–1613
      2. 2. Thomas Rutter –1619 m. Margaret Bolton 1568–
      3. 3. Nicholas Rutter 1560–1625
      4. 4. Anne Rutter 1565–
      5. 5. Juliana Rutter 1564–
      6. 6. Nicholas Rutter 1550–1590 m. Ann Sandford 1555–
        1. 1. Nicholas Rutter 1589– m. Mary Gibbes 1594–1625
        2. 2. Thomas Rutter 1587–1658 m. thomas rutter 1587–
        3. 3. Edward Rutter 1588– m. edward rutter 1588–
        4. 4. Robert Rutter 1579–1617 m. Not known 1579–
  2. 2. William Rutter 1504–1595
  3. 3. Thomas (William) Rutter 1517–1579 m. Margaret Spurstowe 1516–1560
  4. 4. Richard Rutter 1520– m. Juliana Porter 1528–

William Rutter's Timeline

2 Records

1480
1480
Birth of William Rutter in Kingsley, Cheshire, England
Kingsley, Cheshire, England
1546
10 DEC 1546
Age 66
Death of William Rutter in Kingsley, Cheshire, England
Kingsley, Cheshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Kingsley, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 DEC 1546
    Event Place: Kingsley, Cheshire, England

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