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William Saunders 1509 – 1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1541

Death Location: Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward Saunders

Mother: Joan Mackerness

Spouse(s): Dorothy Saunders

Children(s): Dorothy Saunders

In 1509, William Saunders entered the world in Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Saunders and Joan Mackerness. William Saunders married Dorothy Young Saunders, and had children including Dorothy Saunders. William Saunders passed away in 1541 in Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1509, William Saunders entered the world in Kent, England, United Kingdom, born to Edward Saunders and Joan Mackerness.
  • William Saunders married Dorothy Young Saunders, and had children including Dorothy Saunders.
  • William Saunders passed away in 1541 in Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Saunders's Ancestors

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William Saunders
1509 – 1541
Birth Place: Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Saunders
1469 – 1514
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Joan Mackerness
1470 – 1551
Harrington, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Saunders
1445 – 1525
Shangton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Agricola
1450 – 1530
Shangton, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Byfield
1445 –
England
Robert Byfield
1449 –
London, London, England
Great-Grandparents
John Saunders
1430 – 1506
Joan Lambert
1433 – 1517
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Saunders
1405 – 1444
Aricola
1400 –
John 6th
1425 – 1480
Elizabeth Whiteacres
1438 –

William Saunders's Descendants

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William Saunders (1509 – 1541) m. Dorothy (Young) Saunders (1510 – 1 MAR 1571)
  1. 1. Dorothy Saunders (ABT 1536 – ) m. Francis Ingoldsby (ABT 1530 – 1579)

William Saunders's Timeline

2 Records

1509
1509
Birth of William Saunders in Kent, England, United Kingdom
Kent, England, United Kingdom
1541
1541
Age 32
Death of William Saunders in Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Welford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom

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