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William Short 1500–1541 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 July 1541

Death Location: Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England

Father: John Short

Mother: Sarah Archer

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Batman

Children(s): Anthony Short, William Short

In 1500, William Short entered the world in Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, born to John Franklin Short And Sarah Delilah Archer. William Short married Elizabeth Batman, and had children including Anthony Short, William Short. William Short passed away in 1541 in Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1500, William Short entered the world in Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, born to John Franklin Short And Sarah Delilah Archer.
  • William Short married Elizabeth Batman, and had children including Anthony Short, William Short.
  • William Short passed away in 1541 in Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Short's Ancestors

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William Short
1500–1541
Birth Place: Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Franklin Short
1484–1835
67, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Delilah) Archer
1486–1537
67, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Short's Descendants

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William Short (1500–4 July 1541) m. Elizabeth Batman (1505–1541)
  1. 1. Anthony Short 1534–1602 m. Anne Jackman 1539–1592
    1. 1. Thomas (Brewster Short) II 1573–1644 m. Anne (R Baldwyn Landum) Short 1578–1634 m. Anne (R Baldwyn) Landum 1567–1634 m. Anne (Rebecca) Landum 1578–1634
      1. 1. Rebecca (Ann) Short 1589–1671 m. Walter (Edward) Palmer 1585–1661
        1. 1. Gershom Palmer 1644–1718 m. Ann Denison 1649–1706
        2. 2. Sarah Palmer 1640–1703
  2. 2. William Short 1541–1602

William Short's Timeline

3 Records

1500
1500
Birth of William Short in Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1540
1540
Age 40
William Short was married in Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1541
4 July 1541
Age 41
Death of William Short in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1540
    Event Place: Dorset, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 July 1541
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesham, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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