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William Alfred Wilkes 1520–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Poplar, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Francis Wilkes

Mother: Lady Kytley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bewsey

Children(s): Frances Dryden

In 1520, William Alfred Wilkes entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Wilkes And Lady Anne Kytley. William Alfred Wilkes married Elizabeth Ellen Of Bewsey, and had children including Frances Dryden. William Alfred Wilkes passed away in 1557 in Poplar, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1520, William Alfred Wilkes entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Francis Wilkes And Lady Anne Kytley.
  • William Alfred Wilkes married Elizabeth Ellen Of Bewsey, and had children including Frances Dryden.
  • William Alfred Wilkes passed away in 1557 in Poplar, London, London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Wilkes
1504–1555
Birth Location: Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
FW
Lady Kytley
1510–1560
Birth Location: Burnells Brome, Warwickshire, England
LK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bewsey
1535–1605
Birth Location: Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
EB

Children(s)

Frances Dryden
1557–1630
Birth Location: Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
FD

William Wilkes's Ancestors

Self
William Wilkes
1520–1557
Birth Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Francis Wilkes
1504–1555
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Anne) Kytley
1510–1560
Burnells Brome, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (George) Wylkes
1468–1524
Willenhall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Katherine Walshall
1475–1508
Frolesworth, Harborough, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Eustace Kytley
1475–1545
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Eustace Kytley
1480–
Burnells Brome, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wilkes's Descendants

1.
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William (Alfred) Wilkes (1520–1557) m. Elizabeth (Ellen of) Bewsey (1535–1605)
  1. 1. Frances Dryden 1557–1630 m. Erasmus Dryden 1553–1632 m. Nicholas Dryden 1571–1608
    1. 1. William Dryden 1591–1660
    2. 2. John Dryden 1607–1667
    3. 3. Susan Dryden 1587–1661
    4. 4. Frances (Elizabeth) Dryden 1597–1658 m. Sir (Richard) Phillips 1594–1648
      1. 1. Sir (Erasmus 3rd Baronet) Philipps 1623–1697
      2. 2. William Phillips 1640–1725
    5. 5. John Dryden 1580–1654 m. Priscilla Quaries 1585–1631
      1. 1. Elizabeth Dryden 1635–
      2. 2. John Dryden 1641–1708
      3. 3. Benjamin Dryden 1634–
      4. 4. Erasmus Dryden 1632–1718
      5. 5. Bevill Dryden 1648–1681
      6. 6. Richard Dryden 1647–1668
      7. 7. Frances Dryden 1644–1710
      8. 8. Anne Dryden 1644–1710
      9. 9. Honor Dryden 1654–1710
    6. 6. Mary Dryden 1590–1661

William Wilkes's Timeline

9 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Alfred Wilkes in Hodnill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Hodnill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Birth of William Alfred Wilkes in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1529
1529
Age 9
Birth of William Alfred Wilkes in Hodnell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Hodnell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1529
1529
Age 9
Birth of William Alfred Wilkes in Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1529
1529
Age 9
Birth of William Alfred Wilkes in Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 37
Death of William Alfred Wilkes in England, England, United Kingdom
England, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 37
Death of William Alfred Wilkes in Hodnell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Hodnell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 37
Death of William Alfred Wilkes in Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
1557
1557
Age 37
Death of William Alfred Wilkes in Poplar, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Poplar, London, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Hodnell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Hodnill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: England, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Hodnell, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Poplar, London, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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