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William Mortimer Tanner 1530–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Ockham, Surrey, England

Death Date: 23 May 1573

Death Location: Ockham, Surrey, England

Father: Sir Tanner

Mother: Lady Hawley

Spouse(s): Gillian Fairchild

Children(s): Marie (Bridger), Julian Tanner

William Mortimer Tanner was born in 1530 in Ockham, Surrey, England, the child of Sir Walter Hawley Tanner And Lady Elizabeth Walter Bagail Hawley. William Mortimer Tanner married Gillian Jill 12Thgg Fairchild, and had children including Julian Tanner, Marie Mary Elliott Tanner Snipes Bridger. William Mortimer Tanner passed away in 1573 in Ockham, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • William Mortimer Tanner was born in 1530 in Ockham, Surrey, England, the child of Sir Walter Hawley Tanner And Lady Elizabeth Walter Bagail Hawley.
  • William Mortimer Tanner married Gillian Jill 12Thgg Fairchild, and had children including Julian Tanner, Marie Mary Elliott Tanner Snipes Bridger.
  • William Mortimer Tanner passed away in 1573 in Ockham, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Tanner
1505–1583
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
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Lady Hawley
1505–1583
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
LH

Spouses(s)

Gillian Fairchild
1535–1578
Birth Location: Ockham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
GF

Children(s)

Marie (Bridger)
1562–1612
Birth Location: Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England
M(
Julian Tanner
1562–
Birth Location: –
JT

William Tanner's Ancestors

Self
William Tanner
1530–1573
Birth Place: Ockham, Surrey, England
Parents
Sir Walter Hawley Tanner
1505–1583
England, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Walter Bagail) Hawley
1505–1583
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lewis Trylee
–1580
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Tanner's Descendants

1.
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William (Mortimer) Tanner (1530–23 May 1573) m. Gillian ("Jill" 12thGG) Fairchild (1535–1578)
  1. 1. Marie (Mary Elliott Tanner (Snipes)) (Bridger) 1562–1612 m. Lawrence (Bridger Bridges Reverend Rector and Clerk of Slimbridge by the President of Magdalen with the approval of the Bishop of) Gloucester. 1550–1630
    1. 1. Samuel (Lawrence Bridger Bridges 1584***++# Reverend,) Archbishop 1584–1650 m. MARY (MARGARET (Bridger Bridges) Webb) 1601*+++# 1601–1683
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Ehespring Wright (Godwin) Bridger) 1616**++# 1616–1676 m. THOMAS (Godwin 1614+++*# I \ Immigrant, Jamestown Founder, Speaker of the House of) Burgesses 1614–1676
        1. 1. Thomas Godwin 1650–1714
  2. 2. Julian Tanner 1562– m. Lawrence Bridger 1550–1630
    1. 1. Samuel Bridger 1584–1650
    2. 2. Anne Bridger 1583–
    3. 3. Benjamin Bridger 1588–1680
    4. 4. Dorothy Bridger 1583–
    5. 5. Joseph Bridger 1590–1634
    6. 6. Marie Bridger 1582–
    7. 7. Richard Bridger 1597–1680
    8. 8. Faith Bridger 1603–1630
    9. 9. Arthur Bridger 1595–1661
    10. 10. Elizabeth Bridger 1602–1675

William Tanner's Timeline

7 Records

1530
1530
Birth of William Mortimer Tanner in Ockham, Surrey, England
Ockham, Surrey, England
1545
1545
Age 15
William Mortimer Tanner was married in Bishopsstortford, Hereford, England
Bishopsstortford, Hereford, England
1548
14 Oct 1548
Age 18
William Mortimer Tanner was married in Heddington, Wiltshire, England
Heddington, Wiltshire, England
1563
Abt. 1563
Age 33
William Mortimer Tanner was married in Ockham, Surrey, England
Ockham, Surrey, England
1571
Bef. 1571
Age 41
William Mortimer Tanner was married in England
England
1573
23 May 1573
Age 43
Death of William Mortimer Tanner in Ockham, Surrey, England
Ockham, Surrey, England
1896
29 Jan 1896
Age 366
William Mortimer Tanner was baptized in Warwickshire, England
Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Ockham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1896
    Event Place: Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Library of Birmingham; Birmingham, England, UK; Birmingham Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: Dro 30; Archive Roll: 582

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Bishopsstortford, Hereford, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1548
    Event Place: Heddington, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1563
    Event Place: Ockham, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Bef. 1571
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1573
    Event Place: Ockham, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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