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William Turner 1620 – 1670 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1620

Birth Location: Windyates in Bolland, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 5 Apr 1670

Death Location: Slaidburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), England

Father: Thomas Shakespeare

Mother: Mary Turner

Spouse(s): Margaret Crofts

Children(s): Jane Turner

William Turner was born in 1620 in Windyates in Bolland, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Turner, nephew of William Shakespeare and Mary Alice Floyd Turner. William Turner married Margaret Crofts, and had children including Jane Turner. William Turner passed away in 1670 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), England.

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Biography

  • William Turner was born in 1620 in Windyates in Bolland, Yorkshire, England, the child of Thomas Turner, nephew of William Shakespeare and Mary Alice Floyd Turner.
  • William Turner married Margaret Crofts, and had children including Jane Turner.
  • William Turner passed away in 1670 in Slaidburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Turner's Ancestors

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William Turner
1620 – 1670
Birth Place: Windyates in Bolland, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Turner, nephew of William Shakespeare
1601 – 1698
Southam Wooten Wawen,,Warwickshire,England
Mary (Alice Floyd) Turner
1605 – 1668
Southam, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Turner, nephew of William) Shakespeare
1575 – 1617
Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, Olde England
Elizabeth (Isabel Shakespeare (first cousin to Wm.) Shakespeare)
1561 – 1601
Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England
William Floyd
1560 – 1607
Haughton, Staffordshire, England
Isabella Frost
1579 – 1605
Haughton Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
Fredrick Turner
1540 – 1625
Dorothy Turner
1545 – 1619
Robert Shakespeare
1535 – 1602
Lady Webb
1536 – 1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Turner
1532 – 1643
Janet Turner
1516 – 1588
Richard Shakespeare)
1512 – 1583
Abigail Shakespeare)
1515 – 1595
William Stewart
1525 – 1594
Mary Fulnetby
1522 – 1582

William Turner's Descendants

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William Turner (1620 – 5 Apr 1670) m. Margaret Crofts (1630 – 11 Jun 1663)
  1. 1. Jane Turner (16 Jun 1653 – 18 Jul 1747) m. NICHOLAS WALN (1650 – 04 Dec 1721)
    1. 1. Sarah Waln (09 Jun 1692 – 6 JUL 1731) m. Jonathan Palmer (20 September 1690 – 24 Jan 1765)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Palmer (24 Jan 1725 – 1825) m. Jeremiah Woolston (11 Jan 1723 – 1785)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Woolston (9 April 1764 – 6 July 1850) m. Thomas (Howell) Keeler (16 February 1764 – 8 May 1851)

William Turner's Timeline

6 Records

1620
1620
Birth of William Turner in Windyates in Bolland, Yorkshire, England
Windyates in Bolland, Yorkshire, England
1643
29 May 1643
Age 23
William Turner was married in England
England
1646
5 April 1646
Age 26
William Turner was married in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
Whitchurch, Shropshire, England
1646
5 april 1646
Age 26
William Turner was married in rowington, warwick, england
rowington, warwick, england
1649
30 Jun 1649
Age 29
William Turner was married in All Saints,Wakefield,York,England
All Saints,Wakefield,York,England
1670
5 Apr 1670
Age 50
Death of William Turner in Slaidburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), England
Slaidburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Event Place: Windyates in Bolland, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 May 1643
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 April 1646
    Event Place: Whitchurch, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 april 1646
    Event Place: rowington, warwick, england

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1649
    Event Place: All Saints,Wakefield,York,England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1670
    Event Place: Slaidburn, Yorkshire (now Lancashire), England

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