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William Welles 1547 – 1610 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1547

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: abt 1610

Death Location: Bedfordshire, England

Father: Thomas Welles

Mother: Agnes (Cook)

Spouse(s): Margaret Rycarde

Children(s): John Wallis

William Welles was born in 1547 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Welles and Agnes (Agmete) Cooke (Cook). William Welles married Margaret Rycarde, and had children including John Wallis. William Welles passed away in 1610 in Bedfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Welles was born in 1547 in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Thomas Welles and Agnes (Agmete) Cooke (Cook).
  • William Welles married Margaret Rycarde, and had children including John Wallis.
  • William Welles passed away in 1610 in Bedfordshire, England.

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William Welles's Ancestors

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William Welles
1547 – 1610
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Welles
1515 – 1558
Bedfordshire, England
Agnes ((Agmete) Cooke) (Cook)
1520 – 1587
South Weald, Essex, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Welles's Descendants

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William Welles (1547 – abt 1610) m. Margaret Rycarde (ABT 1550 – abt 1630)
  1. 1. John Wallis (1574 – )
    1. 1. Margary Wallyes (1603 – ) m. William Webb (1604 – abt 1685)
      1. 1. John Webb (1638 – abt 1681)
        1. 1. Mary Webb (1666 – abt 1721) m. Tho (Menerd Or) Maynord (1673 – )

William Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1547
1547
Birth of William Welles in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
1610
abt 1610
Age 63
Death of William Welles in Bedfordshire, England
Bedfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1610
    Event Place: Bedfordshire, England

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