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William Wilkes 1549–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 29 January 1623

Death Location: Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Wilkes

Mother: Sarah Wilkes

Spouse(s): Jane Naylor

Children(s): William Wilks

In 1549, William Wilkes entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Alfred Wilkes And Sarah Elizabeth Wilkes. William Wilkes married Jane Naylor, and had children including William Wilks. William Wilkes passed away in 1623 in Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1549, William Wilkes entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Alfred Wilkes And Sarah Elizabeth Wilkes.
  • William Wilkes married Jane Naylor, and had children including William Wilks.
  • William Wilkes passed away in 1623 in Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wilkes's Ancestors

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William Wilkes
1549–1623
Birth Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Alfred Wilkes
1529–1557
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Sarah (Elizabeth) Wilkes
1535–1556
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Francis) Wylkes
1504–1554
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England
Lady (Anne) Kytley
1501–1560
Burnells Brome Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Bold
1505–1545
Bold, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Lord Wylkes
1468–1524
Katherine Walshall
1475–1508
Sir Bold
1462–1528
Elizabeth Butler
1469–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wilkes's Descendants

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William Wilkes (1549–29 January 1623) m. Jane Naylor (1553–1609)
  1. 1. William Wilks 1580–1652 m. Elizabeth Ellow 1570–1656
    1. 1. Isabella\Isabel Wilkes 1615–1685
      1. 1. John Marsh 1637–1690 m. Elizabeth (Joukes) Jewkes 1637–1703
        1. 1. Mary (Marfer Or) Marshe 1662–1725 m. Vincent Laurance 1657–1694

William Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of William Wilkes in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1623
29 January 1623
Age 74
Death of William Wilkes in Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 January 1623
    Event Place: Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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