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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 (12GGF)

Mother: Lady Wilkes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wilkes

Children(s): Frances Dryden, Robert Wilkes

William Henry II Wilkes was born in 1529 in Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, the child of Sir Francis Wilkes 12Ggf And Lady Anne Kytley Wilkes. William Henry II Wilkes married Elizabeth Ellen Of Bewsey Wilkes, and had children including Frances Wilkes Dryden, 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 Francis Wilkes 12Ggf And Lady Anne Kytley Wilkes.
  • William Henry II Wilkes married Elizabeth Ellen Of Bewsey Wilkes, and had children including Frances Wilkes Dryden, 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 Francis Wilkes (12GGF)
1504–1555
Willenhall, Walsall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne Kytley) Wilkes
1510–1560
Burnells Brome, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Eustace Kytley
1475–1545
Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
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. Elizabeth (Ellen of Bewsey) Wilkes (1535–15 April 1556)
  1. 1. Frances (Wilkes) Dryden 1557–1630 m. Sir (Erasmus Lord) Dryden 1553–1632
    1. 1. Mary Dryden 1585–1661 m. Edward (Lord Hartopp van) Freathbie 1570–1652
      1. 1. Anna Hartopp 1600–
    2. 2. John Dryden 1607–1667 m. Honor (Bevill) Dryden 1609–1664
    3. 3. William Dryden 1592–1660 m. Janet Hog 1609–
      1. 1. William Dryden 1635–1686
    4. 4. William (Erasmus) Dryden 1588–1654 m. Mary Pickering 1609–1676
      1. 1. William Dryden 1638–1686
  2. 2. Robert Wilkes 1555–1620 m. Elizabeth (Fussill) Wilkes 1560–1607
    1. 1. Agnes Wilkes 1581–1625

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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