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William Henry II Wilkes 1529–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: 1557

Death Location: Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England

Father: Sir Wylkes

Mother: Lady Kytley

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilkes

Children(s): Robert Wilkes, Lady Hodnell

William Henry II Wilkes was born in 1529 in Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Francis Wylkes And Lady Anne Kytley. William Henry II Wilkes married Sarah Elizabeth Wilkes, and had children including Lady Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell, Robert Wilkes. William Henry II Wilkes passed away in 1557 in Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England.

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Biography

  • William Henry II Wilkes was born in 1529 in Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Lord Francis Wylkes And Lady Anne Kytley.
  • William Henry II Wilkes married Sarah Elizabeth Wilkes, and had children including Lady Frances Wilkes Of Hodnell, Robert Wilkes.
  • William Henry II Wilkes passed away in 1557 in Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England.

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William Wilkes's Ancestors

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William Wilkes
1529–1557
Birth Place: Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Sir Lord Francis Wylkes
1504–1554
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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
Burnells Brome, Warwickshire, England
Mrs (Eustace) Kytley
1480–
Burnells Brome, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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William Wilkes's Descendants

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William (Henry II) Wilkes (1529–1557) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Wilkes (1535–1605)
  1. 1. Robert Wilkes 1555–1620
  2. 2. Lady (Frances Wilkes of) Hodnell 1557–1630 m. Alfred (Erasmus Drydens) Sir 1553–1632
    1. 1. Susanna Dryden 1576–1661 m. Sir (John Clarke-Pickering 1st Baronet, Sir Knight, Freedom of the City of) London 1564–1627
      1. 1. Mary Pickering 1598–1676 m. John ('the Tailor') Knight 1595–1674
        1. 1. Samuel Knight 1626–1696
        2. 2. Rachel Knight 1632–1667
        3. 3. Michael Knight 1634–1657
        4. 4. John (Knight Jr) Jr 1630–1714
        5. 5. Judith ((Hugh March) Knight - English) IMMIGRANT 1628–1675
        6. 6. Joseph Knight 1624–1649 m. Hannah Lamb 1633–1695
      2. 2. Edward Pickering 1589–1622
      3. 3. Sir (Gilbert) Pickering 1613–1668
      4. 4. Sarah (Blake Hall) Worcester 1600–1650
      5. 5. Francis Pickering 1589–
    2. 2. Mary (Dryden) (9GGM) 1590–1661
    3. 3. Dorothy (DRYDEN) (10GAunt) 1605–
    4. 4. William Dryden 1585–1660 m. Janet Hog 1609–
      1. 1. William Dryden 1635–1686
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Dryden of Canons) Ashby 1597–1658
    6. 6. Sir (John *FS* Dryden of Canons Ashby "The Poet" English poet, literary critic, translator, and playwright who was made Poet Laureate in) 1668 1607–1658
    7. 7. Rev. (Erasmus) Dryden 1588–1654
    8. 8. Frances (Elizabeth Ellinor) Dryden 1597–1658 m. Thomas Swift 1595–1658
      1. 1. Godwin Swift 1627–1695
      2. 2. Jonathan Swift 1640–1667
      3. 3. William PHILLIPS 1640–1725 m. Christiana Phillips 1658–
        1. 1. Elizabeth Phillips 1680–1786
        2. 2. 11 (Susannah) Phillips 1692–1769
        3. 3. 11 (William) Phillips 1688–1739
        4. 4. Catherine Phillips 1705–1770
        5. 5. David Phillips 1700–
        6. 6. John Phillips 1690–
        7. 7. Leonard Phillips 1690–
        8. 8. Nicholas Phillips 1670–1715
        9. 9. Susannah Phillips 1684–1742 m. Capt (John Peter) Rucker 1680–1742

William Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of William Henry II Wilkes in Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
1557
1557
Age 28
Death of William Henry II Wilkes in Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1557
    Event Place: Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sedgley, Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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