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William Wilkes 1549–1623 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

Death Date: 29 jan 1623

Death Location: Staffordshire, England

Father: William Hodnell

Mother: Sarah Wilkes

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In 1549, William Wilkes entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, born to William Wilkes Of Hodnell And Sarah Elizabeth Wilkes. William Wilkes passed away in 1623 in Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1549, William Wilkes entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, born to William Wilkes Of Hodnell And Sarah Elizabeth Wilkes.
  • William Wilkes passed away in 1623 in Staffordshire, England.

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William Wilkes's Ancestors

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William Wilkes
1549–1623
Birth Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Parents
William Wilkes of Hodnell
1529–1557
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Elizabeth) Wilkes
1535–1605
Hodnell, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Lord (Francis Wylkes) Sir
1504–1554
Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Anne) Kytley
1501–1560
Burnells Brome, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas (of Bewsey Ireland (Tudor Dynasty) Holy Roman) Empire
1503–1545
Wharton, Lancashire, England
Margaret (Elizabeth Bold) Henderson
1507–1545
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
George Wilkes
1468–1524
Catherine Walshall
1475–1508
Eustace Kytley
1475–1545
Mrs Kytley
1480–
Sir Bold
1462–1528
Lady Butler
1465–1537
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wilkes's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of William Wilkes in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England
1623
29 jan 1623
Age 74
Death of William Wilkes in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 jan 1623
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

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