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William Tilson 1570–1640 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1570 (or 1550)

Birth Location: , , , England

Death Date: 1640

Death Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: Ralph (Tilston)

Mother: Elizabeth Leighton

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Tilson began in 1570 in , , , England. William Tilson passed away in 1640 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of William Tilson began in 1570 in , , , England.
  • William Tilson passed away in 1640 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

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William Tilson's Ancestors

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William Tilson
1570–1640
Birth Place: , , , England
Parents
Ralph L Tillotson (Tilston)
1506–1553
Newport, Shropshire, England
Elizabeth Leighton
1505–
Newport, Shropshire, England
Grandparents
Ralph Tileston
1925–
New York
Maud Bostock
1926–2014
Boston, MA
Sir (William) Leighton
1475–1508
Wattlesborough, Shropshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Nichols
1476–1506
Wattlesborough , Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Tileston
1902–
Florence Tileston
1900–1969
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Tileston
1871–1953
Honora Fay
1876–1945
Robert Little
1866–1946
Mary McCurry
1868–1945

William Tilson's Timeline

2 Records

1570
1570 (or 1550)
Birth of William Tilson in , , , England
, , , England
1640
1640
Age 70
Death of William Tilson in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1570 (or 1550)
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts

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