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William Henry Sewell 1495–1560 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Halsted, Essex, England

Death Date: abt 1560

Death Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir (Knight)

Mother: Elisabeth Campbell

Spouse(s): Jane Swallow

Children(s): Margaret Sewell

In 1495, William Henry Sewell entered the world in Halsted, Essex, England, born to Sir John Sewell Knight And Elisabeth Campbell. William Henry Sewell married Jane Swallow, and had children including Julia Sewell, Margaret Sewell. William Henry Sewell passed away in 1560 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1495, William Henry Sewell entered the world in Halsted, Essex, England, born to Sir John Sewell Knight And Elisabeth Campbell.
  • William Henry Sewell married Jane Swallow, and had children including Julia Sewell, Margaret Sewell.
  • William Henry Sewell passed away in 1560 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sewell's Ancestors

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William Sewell
1495–1560
Birth Place: Halsted, Essex, England
Parents
Sir John Sewell (Knight)
1475–1547
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Elisabeth Campbell
1462–1520
Coventry, Warwickshire, Essex, England
Grandparents
John (Jackson) Sewell
1450–1524
Alcester, Warwickshire, England
Hannah Carroll
1450–1475
Warwick, England
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Carroll
Hannah Scott
1432–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sewell's Descendants

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William (Henry) Sewell (1495–abt 1560) m. Jane Swallow (1495–1547)
  1. 1. Margaret Sewell 1520–1564 m. John Gryme 1520–1568
    1. 1. Gilbert Grymes 1552–1644 m. Elizabeth Norgate 1556–1598
      1. 1. John (GRYMES) Crymes 1587–1643
        1. 1. Lt.Gen. (Rev. Charles) Grymes 1612–1672 m. Katherine Jennings 1605–1678

William Sewell's Timeline

3 Records

1495
1495
Birth of William Henry Sewell in Halsted, Essex, England
Halsted, Essex, England
1560
abt 1560
Age 65
Death of William Henry Sewell in Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Coventry, Warwickshire, England
1867
3 Nov 1867
Age 372
William Henry Sewell was baptized in Featherstone, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
Featherstone, All Saints, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Halsted, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1867
    Event Place: Featherstone, All Saints, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1910, West Yorkshire Archive Service; Wakefield, Yorkshire, England; Yorkshire Parish Records; New Reference Number: WDP9112/1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1560
    Event Place: Coventry, Warwickshire, England

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