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William Willson 1585–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1585

Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1641

Death Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Father: Katherine Ross

Mother: Isabell Woodhall

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The story of William Willson began in 1585 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. William Willson passed away in 1641 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of William Willson began in 1585 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  • William Willson passed away in 1641 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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William Willson's Ancestors

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William Willson
1585–1641
Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Parents
Katherine Ross
1557–1615
St. Andrew, Hubbard, London, England
Isabell Woodhall
1546–1617
Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Grandparents
Alexander Ross
1516–1592
Balnagoun, Ross en Cromarty, Scotland
Janet Sinclair
1519–1590
Caithness, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Johnes Woodhall
1519–1572
Saffron Walden, Uttlesford District, Essex, England
Elizabeth Grindall
1523–1583
St.Bees, Cumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
John. Roslin.
1490–1529
Elizabeth Sutherland
1488–1535
John Woodhall
1483–1542
Jennett CRAKEPLACE
1500–1590
William Grindall
1494–1548
Elizabeth Parson
1504–1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William, Sutherland
1459–1530
Janet Innes
1462–1529
John JR
1453–1579
William /
1483–1504
Mary Suthert
1482–1542

William Willson's Timeline

2 Records

1585
1585
Birth of William Willson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
1641
1641
Age 56
Death of William Willson in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1641
    Event Place: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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