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William Shepard 1597–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1597

Birth Location: Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Shepherd

Mother: Mary Bland

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In 1597, William Shepard entered the world in Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Marshall Shepherd And Mary Elizabeth Bland. William Shepard passed away in 1615 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1597, William Shepard entered the world in Northamptonshire, England, born to Sir William Marshall Shepherd And Mary Elizabeth Bland.
  • William Shepard passed away in 1615 in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.

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William Shepard's Ancestors

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William Shepard
1597–1615
Birth Place: Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Sir William Marshall Shepherd
1570–1617
Mackreel, Somerset, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Bland
1572–1616
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Shephard
1541–1601
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Alice Harris
1545–1588
Elmstead, Essex, England
Adam Bland
1528–1596
Orton, Westmorland, England
Joan Atkins
1528–1596
London, London, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Shepard's Timeline

2 Records

1597
1597
Birth of William Shepard in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England
1615
1615
Age 18
Death of William Shepard in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England
Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Towcester, Northamptonshire, England

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