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William Willis 1545–1621 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: September 1621

Death Location: Warminster, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: William Willis

Mother: Anna Fowkes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clarke

Children(s): Henry Willis

William Willis was born in 1545 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Thomas Willis And Anna Joan Fowkes. William Willis married Elizabeth Eliza Clarke, and had children including Henry Willis. William Willis passed away in 1621 in Warminster, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Willis was born in 1545 in Warminster, Wiltshire, England, the child of William Thomas Willis And Anna Joan Fowkes.
  • William Willis married Elizabeth Eliza Clarke, and had children including Henry Willis.
  • William Willis passed away in 1621 in Warminster, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Willis's Ancestors

Self
William Willis
1545–1621
Birth Place: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Parents
William Thomas Willis
1508–1595
Lancastrer Lancashire, England
Anna (Joan) Fowkes
1512–1580
Fenny Compton, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
William (Edward) Willis
1478–
Halford, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Dover
1488–
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Willis's Descendants

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William Willis (1545–September 1621) m. Elizabeth ("Eliza") Clarke (1542–22 May 1575)
  1. 1. Henry Willis 1573–1633 m. Alice Blesley 1572–1618 m. Elizabeth Rowland 1575–1641
    1. 1. William Willis 1605–1663 m. Mary Browne 1602–1684
      1. 1. Thomas Willis 1660–1670 m. Mary Bentley 1633–1684
        1. 1. John (Willis) III 1658–1712 m. Sarah Smith 1657–1735
        2. 2. Eleanor Willis 1655–1737
        3. 3. Jane Willis 1635–1680
        4. 4. Thomas Willis 1660–1693
        5. 5. John Willis 1658–1715
        6. 6. Mary Willis 1660–1660
        7. 7. Richard Willis 1656–1700
      2. 2. William Willis 1625–1663
      3. 3. Jane Willis 1630–1680
    2. 2. John Willis 1612–1692

William Willis's Timeline

2 Records

1545
1545
Birth of William Willis in Warminster, Wiltshire, England
Warminster, Wiltshire, England
1621
September 1621
Age 76
Death of William Willis in St Denys Parish Record, Devizes, Warminster, Wiltshire, England
St Denys Parish Record, Devizes, Warminster, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Warminster, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 1621
    Event Place: St Denys Parish Record, Devizes, Warminster, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warminster, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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