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William Sheldon 1505 – 1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Beoley,,Worcestershire,England

Death Date: 1570-12-23

Death Location: Berley Worces,Rowley Staff,,England

Father: Ralph Sheldon

Mother: Phillippe Rudinge

Spouse(s): Mary Willington

Children(s): Katherine Sheldon

William Sheldon was born in 1505 in Beoley,,Worcestershire,England, the child of Ralph Sheldon and Phillippe Rudinge. William Sheldon married Mary Willington, and had children including Katherine Sheldon. William Sheldon passed away in 1570 in Berley Worces,Rowley Staff,,England.

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Biography

  • William Sheldon was born in 1505 in Beoley,,Worcestershire,England, the child of Ralph Sheldon and Phillippe Rudinge.
  • William Sheldon married Mary Willington, and had children including Katherine Sheldon.
  • William Sheldon passed away in 1570 in Berley Worces,Rowley Staff,,England.

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Children(s)

William Sheldon's Ancestors

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William Sheldon
1505 – 1570
Birth Place: Beoley,,Worcestershire,England
Parents
Ralph Sheldon
1476 – 1554
Coughton,,Warwickshire,England
Phillippe Rudinge
1470 – 1561
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Sheldon's Descendants

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William Sheldon (1505 – 1570-12-23) m. Mary Willington (1510 – 1553-01-25)
  1. 1. Katherine Sheldon ( – 1586) m. Edmund Plowden (1517 – 1584)
    1. 1. Mary Plowden (1550 – ) m. Richard White (1554 – 1614-08-09)
      1. 1. Richard White (1580 – 1645-10-31) m. Catherine Weston (1607-06-08 – 1645-10-22)
        1. 1. Frances White (1622 – 1678) m. Richard Wells (1609-01-01 – 1667-08-31)

William Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of William Sheldon in Beoley,,Worcestershire,England
Beoley,,Worcestershire,England
1570
1570-12-23
Age 65
Death of William Sheldon in Berley Worces,Rowley Staff,,England
Berley Worces,Rowley Staff,,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Beoley,,Worcestershire,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1570-12-23
    Event Place: Berley Worces,Rowley Staff,,England

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