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William Brodribb Short 1541 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1541

Birth Location: Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: abt 1601

Death Location: Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Short

Mother: Elizabeth Carson

Spouse(s): Tamsyn Stysson

Children(s): Henry Short

The story of William Brodribb Short began in 1541 in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom. William Brodribb Short married Tamsyn or Tamsin Stysson, and had children including Henry Short. William Brodribb Short passed away in 1601 in Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Brodribb Short began in 1541 in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Brodribb Short married Tamsyn or Tamsin Stysson, and had children including Henry Short.
  • William Brodribb Short passed away in 1601 in Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom.

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William Short's Ancestors

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William Short
1541 – 1601
Birth Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Short
1500 – 1541
Gillingham, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Carson
1505 – 1541
Gillingham, Dorset, , England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Short's Descendants

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William (Brodribb) Short (1541 – abt 1601) m. Tamsyn (or Tamsin) Stysson (1560 – 1602)
  1. 1. Henry Short (1580 – 5 May 1673) m. Sarah Glover (1620 – 24 Oct 1697)
    1. 1. William Short (1647 – 21 Jan 1713) m. Sarah Turke (24 Mar 1647 – 14th May 1685)
      1. 1. Robert (Turke) Short (1670 – 1739) m. Mary (Sarah) Woodward (02/04/1677 – Aft. 1739)
        1. 1. William Short (Abt. 1714 – Aft. 1740) m. Mary Jarrett (1719 – 1740)

William Short's Timeline

2 Records

1541
1541
Birth of William Brodribb Short in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
1601
abt 1601
Age 60
Death of William Brodribb Short in Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1541
    Event Place: Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1601
    Event Place: Totnes, Devon, England, United Kingdom

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