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William Spear 1550–1614 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1614

Death Location: Caldwell, Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Spears

Mother: Lady Cheney

Spouse(s): Catherine Agnes

Children(s): Richard Spear

William Spear was born in 1550 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Spears And Lady Alice Spears Cheney. William Spear married Catherine Agnes, and had children including Richard Spear. William Spear passed away in 1614 in Caldwell, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Spear was born in 1550 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, the child of Robert Spears And Lady Alice Spears Cheney.
  • William Spear married Catherine Agnes, and had children including Richard Spear.
  • William Spear passed away in 1614 in Caldwell, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Spear's Ancestors

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William Spear
1550–1614
Birth Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Spears
1528–1590
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Alice Spears) Cheney
1530–1595
Little Amwell, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
George Spears
1500–1538
Yorkshire, England
Martha Gailey
1495–
William (Cheney Lord of Thorngumbald) Jr.
1513–1608
Thorngumbold, Holderness, Yorkshire, England
ann (holmes) westgate
–1541
Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Spears
1470–1500
Johanna Barge
1480–1585
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Spier
1445–
Mary Robertson
1445–1470

William Spear's Descendants

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William Spear (1550–1614) m. Catherine Agnes (1560–10 DEC 1613)
  1. 1. Richard Spear 1580–1671 m. Margery (Mary) Rickard 1588–1654
    1. 1. George SPEAR 1618–1719 m. Mary (S) HEATH 1627–1674
      1. 1. Hannah Spear 1671–1747 m. Simon Bryant 1664–1748
        1. 1. Deborah Bryant 1695–1745 m. Nathaniel Brown 1688–1746

William Spear's Timeline

3 Records

1550
1550
Birth of William Spear in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
1551
26 OCT 1551
Age 1
William Spear was christened in Hingham By Nay land, Suffolk, England
Hingham By Nay land, Suffolk, England
1614
1614
Age 64
Death of William Spear in Caldwell, Yorkshire, England
Caldwell, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 26 OCT 1551
    Event Place: Hingham By Nay land, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1614
    Event Place: Caldwell, Yorkshire, England

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