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William Trafford 1486–1554 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1486

Birth Location: Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1554

Death Location: Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England

Father: Edmund II

Mother: Margaret Savage

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In 1486, William Trafford entered the world in Lancashire, England, born to Edmund De Trafford Ii And Margaret Savage. William Trafford passed away in 1554 in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • In 1486, William Trafford entered the world in Lancashire, England, born to Edmund De Trafford Ii And Margaret Savage.
  • William Trafford passed away in 1554 in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England.

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William Trafford's Ancestors

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William Trafford
1486–1554
Birth Place: Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund de Trafford II
1442–1513
Trafford Manor, Lancashire, England
Margaret Savage
1450–1525
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
John (de) Trafford
1420–1489
Lancashire, England
Elizabeth (de) Ashton
1429–1490
Ashton Hall, Ashton-under-Lyne, Borough of Tameside, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
John (Savage) IV
1422–1495
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Catherine Stanley
1431–1498
Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Edmund I
1390–1457
Alice Venables
1398–1463
Anketil III
1340–1393
Alice Bytham
1340–1412
John III
1401–1463
John III
1401–1463
Thomas Stanley
1406–1459
Joan Goushill
1401–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bollen
1376–1459
Johanna Massey
1375–1420
Anketil II
1314–1393
Thomasina Zouche
1318–1344
John Driby
1310–1357
Amie Gaveston
1312–1357
John II
1370–1450
Maud Swynnerton
1370–1415
John II
1370–1450
Maud Swynnerton
1370–1415
John Stanley
1386–1437
Elizabeth Harington
1388–1445
Robert Goushill
1350–1403
Elizabeth Arundel
1366–1425

William Trafford's Timeline

2 Records

1486
1486
Birth of William Trafford in Lancashire, England
Lancashire, England
1554
1554
Age 68
Death of William Trafford in Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1486
    Event Place: Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Trafford, person ID G7X8-BWR.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1554
    Event Place: Flodden Field, Branxton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for William Trafford, person ID G7X8-BWR.

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