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William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short 1545 – 1645 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

Death Date: Bef 1645

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Jacob Tribe

Mother: Ellen Tribe

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cryste

Children(s): Helen Schortous

In 1545, William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Jacob Schortus 13th PGGF Anglo-Saxon Tribe and Ellen Schort 13th PGGM Anglo-Saxon Tribe. William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short married Elizabeth Bessie Chrystie Cryste, and had children including Helen (Eline) Schortous. William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short passed away in 1645 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1545, William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short entered the world in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, born to Jacob Schortus 13th PGGF Anglo-Saxon Tribe and Ellen Schort 13th PGGM Anglo-Saxon Tribe.
  • William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short married Elizabeth Bessie Chrystie Cryste, and had children including Helen (Eline) Schortous.
  • William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short passed away in 1645 in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Tribe
1506 – 1567
Birth Location: Saxon Valley, England
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Ellen Tribe
1515 – 1589
Birth Location: Saxon Valley, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cryste
1554 – 1639
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Helen Schortous
1583 – 1683
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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William Short's Ancestors

Self
William Short
1545 – 1645
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Parents
Jacob Schortus 13th PGGF Anglo-Saxon Tribe
1506 – 1567
Saxon Valley, England
Ellen (Schort 13th PGGM Anglo-Saxon) Tribe
1515 – 1589
Saxon Valley, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Short's Descendants

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William (Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus) Short (1545 – Bef 1645) m. Elizabeth (Bessie Chrystie) Cryste (01 Jan 1554 – Before 1639)
  1. 1. Helen ((Eline)) Schortous (1583 – Bef. 1683) m. James Littlejohn (13 Oct 1583 – Bef. 1683)
    1. 1. Andro Litlejohn (1613 – ) m. Margaret Lason (10 March 1633 – )
      1. 1. Hellenor ((Helena)) Litlejohn (29 Sep 1650 – ) m. Alexander Edward (1652 – 1708)
        1. 1. Helen EDWARD (01 Jul 1687 – )

William Short's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
1645
Bef 1645
Age 100
Death of William Wilzem Shorthouse Schortus Short in Scotland, United Kingdom
Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef 1645
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
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