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William Watts 1520 – 1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England

Death Date: 1563

Death Location: Sandhurst Devon, Kent, England

Father: Sir Watts

Mother: Lady Gates

Spouse(s): Johan Knott

Children(s): Johane WHITEHEAD

The birth of William Watts took place in 1520 in Benenden, Kent, England, to Sir John Watts and Lady Johanna Alice Gates. William Watts married Johan Knott, and together they had Johane "Joann" Watts \ THOMAS WHITEHEAD. William Watts's death occurred in 1563 in Sandhurst Devon, Kent, England.

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Parents

Sir Watts
1485 – 1529
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
SW
Lady Gates
1490 – 1568
Birth Location: Horsham, Sussex, England
LG

Spouses(s)

Johan Knott
1530 – 1560
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
JK

Children(s)

Johane WHITEHEAD
1560 – 1616
Birth Location: Benenden, Kent, England
JW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1520
    Event Place: Benenden, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1563
    Event Place: Sandhurst Devon, Kent, England
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