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William John Watters 1540–1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 September 1540

Birth Location: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1590

Death Location: Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Beccles

Mother: Elizabeth Scott

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In 1540, William John Watters entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John James Watters Elder Of Beccles And Elizabeth Scott. William John Watters passed away in 1590 in Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1540, William John Watters entered the world in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John James Watters Elder Of Beccles And Elizabeth Scott.
  • William John Watters passed away in 1590 in Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Watters's Ancestors

Self
William Watters
1540–1590
Birth Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John James Watters, Elder Of Beccles
1500–1547
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Scott
1504–1556
St George, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Watters, Oxford University) Alumni
1427–1521
Ermine Whitacre
1470–1538
Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Watters's Timeline

2 Records

1540
13 September 1540
Birth of William John Watters in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
1590
1590
Age 50
Death of William John Watters in Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 September 1540
    Event Place: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1590
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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