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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): Lady Boleyn

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

The story of William Stafford began in 1495 in (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England, with parents Humphrey Stafford and Margaretha Fogge. As an adult, William Stafford wed Lady Mary Boleyn. Their household included Elisabeth Stafford, Edward Stafford, William Stafford and John Stafford. William Stafford's life came to an end in 1556 in Genève, Geneve, Switzerland.

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Parents

Humphrey Stafford
1461 –
Birth Location: Blatherwick, Northamptonshire
HS
Margaretha Fogge
1463 –
Birth Location: Repton, Derbyshire
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Spouses(s)

Lady Boleyn
1499 – 1543
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Children(s)

Elisabeth Stafford
1550 – 1601
Birth Location: Bobbing Court, Kent
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Edward Stafford
Birth Location: –
ES
William Stafford
1846 – 1847
Birth Location: –
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John Stafford
– 1801
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1495
    Event Place: (1501? 1511?) Chebsey or Blatherwick or Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 May 1556
    Event Place: Genève, Geneve, Switzerland
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
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