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William Wilhelmus Thayer 1474–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1474

Birth Location: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Death Date: 1561

Death Location: Thornbury, Gloucester, England

Father: John Thayer

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Mary Roberts

Children(s): Johanes Thayer

William Wilhelmus Thayer was born in 1474 in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, the child of John Thayer And Mary Ann Brown. William Wilhelmus Thayer married Mary Roberts, and had children including Johanes Thayer. William Wilhelmus Thayer passed away in 1561 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England.

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Biography

  • William Wilhelmus Thayer was born in 1474 in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, the child of John Thayer And Mary Ann Brown.
  • William Wilhelmus Thayer married Mary Roberts, and had children including Johanes Thayer.
  • William Wilhelmus Thayer passed away in 1561 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England.

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William Thayer's Ancestors

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William Thayer
1474–1561
Birth Place: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Parents
John Thayer
1450–1487
Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Mary (Ann) Brown
1451–1546
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Thayer's Descendants

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William (Wilhelmus) Thayer (1474–1561) m. Mary Roberts (1481–1546)
  1. 1. Johanes Thayer 1503–1561 m. Constance Holbrook 1507–1576
    1. 1. John Thayer 1531–1584 m. Mary (Dixon) Roberts 1534–1611
      1. 1. Richard Thayer 1562–1625 m. Ursula (Alice) Dimery 1568–1628
        1. 1. Ann (Agnes) Thayer 1607–1683 m. John Briggs 1595–1686
        2. 2. Thomas Thayer 1596–1665 m. Margery Wheeler 1600–1673
    2. 2. Constance Thayer 1532–1586 m. Thomas Holbrook 1529–1571
      1. 1. William Holbrook 1568–1625 m. Edith Cole 1562–1612
        1. 1. Thomas Holbrook 1599–1677 m. Jane Powyes 1592–1677

William Thayer's Timeline

4 Records

1471
1471
Birth of William Wilhelmus Thayer in Thornbury, Gloucester, England
Thornbury, Gloucester, England
1474
1474
Birth of William Wilhelmus Thayer in Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England
1561
11 Feb 1561
Age 87
Death of William Wilhelmus Thayer in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1561
1561
Age 87
Death of William Wilhelmus Thayer in Thornbury, Gloucester, England
Thornbury, Gloucester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucester, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1474
    Event Place: Castle Cary, Glastonbury, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1561
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucester, England

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