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William TANNER 1537 – 1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1537

Birth Location: Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 1610

Death Location: Kington, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Tanner

Mother: Lady Cooke

Spouse(s): Alice Russell

Children(s): Richard *

In 1537, William TANNER entered the world in Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir William E. "Matthew" Tanner and Lady Elizabeth "Lucy" Shepherd Tanner Cooke. William TANNER married Alice Russell, and had children including Richard Tanner *. William TANNER passed away in 1610 in Kington, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1537, William TANNER entered the world in Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England, born to Sir William E. "Matthew" Tanner and Lady Elizabeth "Lucy" Shepherd Tanner Cooke.
  • William TANNER married Alice Russell, and had children including Richard Tanner *.
  • William TANNER passed away in 1610 in Kington, Wiltshire, England.

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William TANNER's Ancestors

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William TANNER
1537 – 1610
Birth Place: Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir William E. "Matthew" Tanner
1510 – 1565
Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth "Lucy" Shepherd Tanner) Cooke
1514 – 1584
Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sebastian Tanner
1489 – 1550
Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Anna (Barbara Doerflinger) Zwyer
1480 – 1550
Schwyz, Schwyz, Switzerland
Edward (William) Shepard
1470 – 1561
Littlecote, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice (Jane) Foster,
1485 – 1550
Etherstone Castle, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William TANNER's Descendants

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William TANNER (1537 – 1610) m. Alice Russell (1541 – 1627)
  1. 1. Richard (Tanner) * (Jun 1566 – 1635) m. Edith Blancket (10 JUL 1574 – 1 OCT 1644)
    1. 1. Edith (Tanner - On) Hold (14 Mar 1612 – abt 1676) m. William (Heath - On) Hold (15 Dec 1605 – 29 May 1652)
      1. 1. Susannah Heath (1632 – 1693) m. Col (Edward) Swann (1630 – 26 May 1708)
        1. 1. Susannah Swann (1660 – 24 Jul 1740) m. Col (Philip) Briscoe (1648 – 25 Apr 1724)

William TANNER's Timeline

2 Records

1537
1537
Birth of William TANNER in Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England
Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England
1610
1610
Age 73
Death of William TANNER in Kington, Wiltshire, England
Kington, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1537
    Event Place: Kington St Michael, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1610
    Event Place: Kington, Wiltshire, England

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