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William Sheldon 1558–1643 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1558

Birth Location: Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 October 1643

Death Location: Boeley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Beoly

Mother: Anne Throckmorton

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William Sheldon was born in 1558 in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Ralph Lord Sheldon Van Beoly And Anne Margaret Throckmorton. William Sheldon passed away in 1643 in Boeley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • William Sheldon was born in 1558 in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Ralph Lord Sheldon Van Beoly And Anne Margaret Throckmorton.
  • William Sheldon passed away in 1643 in Boeley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Beoly
1537–1613
Birth Location: Beoley, Yorkshire, England
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Anne Throckmorton
1541–1603
Birth Location: Coughton Court, Alcester, Warwckshire, Wales, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
William Sheldon
1558–1643
Birth Place: Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Ralph Lord Sheldon van Beoly
1537–1613
Beoley, Yorkshire, England
Anne (Margaret) Throckmorton
1541–1603
Coughton Court, Alcester, Warwckshire, Wales, England
Grandparents
William Sheldon
1510–1570
Abberton, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Mary Willington
1510–1553
Barcheston, Wales, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert Throckmorton
1510–1581
Alcester, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Lady (Muriel (Throckmorton)) Berkeley
1516–1554
Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Barcheston
1489–1559
Anna Middlemore
1490–1559
Lord MP
1480–1552
Anna *
1488–1571
Thomas Berkeley
1472–1533
Cecily Berkeley
–1558
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Barcheston
1480–1559
Maurice Berkeley
1436–1506
Isabel Berkeley
1444–1514

William Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1558
1558
Birth of William Sheldon in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
1643
6 October 1643
Age 85
Death of William Sheldon in Boeley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Boeley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1558
    Event Place: Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 1643
    Event Place: Boeley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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