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William Wightman 1536–1579 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1536

Birth Location: Harrow On,Hill,Middlesex,England

Death Date: 28 Jan 1579

Death Location: Coventry, Middlesex, England

Father: Lord MP

Mother: Lady Dering

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The story of William Wightman began in 1536 in Harrow On,Hill,Middlesex,England. William Wightman passed away in 1579 in Coventry, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Wightman began in 1536 in Harrow On,Hill,Middlesex,England.
  • William Wightman passed away in 1579 in Coventry, Middlesex, England.

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William Wightman's Ancestors

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William Wightman
1536–1579
Birth Place: Harrow On,Hill,Middlesex,England
Parents
Lord William Wightman of Wykin Manor, MP
1509–1579
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Etheldreda de) Dering
1513–1596
Burbage, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Richard Wightman
1465–1491
Burbage, Leicestershire, England
Scisseley Woodan
1440–
Aston, Leicestershire, England
John Dering
1465–1517
Surrenden Dering Manor, Kent, England
Julian Dering
1439–1527
Calehill Park, Little Chart, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
George Wightman
1450–1502
Margaret Constable
1460–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wightman
1426–

William Wightman's Timeline

3 Records

1526
1526
Birth of William Wightman in Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, England
Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, England
1536
1536
Birth of William Wightman in Harrow On,Hill,Middlesex,England
Harrow On,Hill,Middlesex,England
1579
28 Jan 1579
Age 43
Death of William Wightman in Coventry, Middlesex, England
Coventry, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Harrow On The Hill, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1536
    Event Place: Harrow On,Hill,Middlesex,England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1579
    Event Place: Coventry, Middlesex, England

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