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William Stafford 1495–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 5 May 1556

Death Location: Genève, Geneve, Switzerland

Father: Humphrey Stafford

Mother: Margaretha Fogge

Spouse(s): Mary Cary

Children(s): John Stafford, William Stafford, Elisabeth Stafford

William Stafford was born in 1495 in (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Humphrey Stafford And Margaretha Fogge. William Stafford married Mary Cary, and had children including Edward Stafford, Elisabeth Stafford, John Stafford, William Stafford. William Stafford passed away in 1556 in Genève, Geneve, Switzerland.

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  • William Stafford was born in 1495 in (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, the child of Humphrey Stafford And Margaretha Fogge.
  • William Stafford married Mary Cary, and had children including Edward Stafford, Elisabeth Stafford, John Stafford, William Stafford.
  • William Stafford passed away in 1556 in Genève, Geneve, Switzerland.

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William Stafford's Ancestors

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William Stafford
1495–1556
Birth Place: (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
Humphrey Stafford
1461–
Blatherwick, Northamptonshire
Margaretha Fogge
1463–
Repton, Derbyshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Stafford's Descendants

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William Stafford (1495–5 May 1556) m. Mary Cary (1499–22 Jul 1705)
  1. 1. John Stafford –1801
  2. 2. William Stafford 1846–1847
  3. 3. Elisabeth Stafford 1550–1601

William Stafford's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of William Stafford in (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
(1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
1556
5 May 1556
Age 61
Death of William Stafford in Genève, Geneve, Switzerland
Genève, Geneve, Switzerland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1556
    Event Place: Genève, Geneve, Switzerland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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