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William South 1580–1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Nov 1580

Birth Location: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1632

Death Location: Downham, Cambridgeshire, England

Father: Thomas South

Mother: Margaret Jonson

Spouse(s): Joan Finch

Children(s): Robert Salisbury, Elizabeth South

In 1580, William South entered the world in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Thomas South And Margaret Fortune Jonson. William South married Joan Finch, and had children including Elizabeth South, Robert South Of Normandy Earl Of Salisbury. William South passed away in 1632 in Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1580, William South entered the world in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Thomas South And Margaret Fortune Jonson.
  • William South married Joan Finch, and had children including Elizabeth South, Robert South Of Normandy Earl Of Salisbury.
  • William South passed away in 1632 in Downham, Cambridgeshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William South's Ancestors

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William South
1580–1632
Birth Place: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Thomas South
1545–1639
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, , England
Margaret (Fortune) Jonson
1556–1639
Haddenham End Field, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
KNIGHT (Sir George Scott, Southe, South, Sothy) Jr
1500–1578
Kelby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Grace) Danby
1505–1582
Kelby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Andrew (Thomas) Johnson
1525–1563
Of Saint Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
Jane ("Anne") Johnson
1525–1563
Saint Vigor, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Johnson
1503–
Anne
1503–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William South's Descendants

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William South (6 Nov 1580–Dec 1632) m. Joan Finch (Apr 1583–1645)
  1. 1. Robert (South Of Normandy Earl of) Salisbury 1600–1689 m. Mariran (Mary Woodruff) Woodroff 1604–1666
    1. 1. Mary (Parren South Bouth) Parren 1634–1694 m. Mars (Martin Mareen Duvall) 12 1630–1694
      1. 1. Capt. (John Jean) Duvall 1660–1711 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Jones 1660–1716 m. Elizabeth Jones 1660–1716
        1. 1. Elizabeth Duvall 1687–1770 m. Benjamin Warfield 1680–1718
      2. 2. Maureen ((the Elder)) Duvall 1662–1735
  2. 2. Elizabeth South 1604–1630

William South's Timeline

3 Records

1580
6 Nov 1580
Birth of William South in Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England
Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England
1597
1597
Age 17
William South was married in Inworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Inworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1632
Dec 1632
Age 52
Death of William South in Downham, Cambridgeshire, England
Downham, Cambridgeshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Nov 1580
    Event Place: Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1597
    Event Place: Inworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1632
    Event Place: Downham, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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