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William Wolcott 1450–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Walcott, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1501

Death Location: Shifnall, Shropshire, England

Father: Roger Wolcott

Mother: Margaret Lloyd

Spouse(s): Alice Goldsmith, Elizabeth Whethill, Joan Sperry

Children(s): William Wolcott

William Wolcott was born in 1450 in Walcott, Norfolk, England, the child of Roger Wolcott And Margaret Lloyd. William Wolcott married Alice Goldsmith, Elizabeth Whethill, Joan Sperry, and had children including William Wolcott. William Wolcott passed away in 1501 in Shifnall, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Wolcott was born in 1450 in Walcott, Norfolk, England, the child of Roger Wolcott And Margaret Lloyd.
  • William Wolcott married Alice Goldsmith, Elizabeth Whethill, Joan Sperry, and had children including William Wolcott.
  • William Wolcott passed away in 1501 in Shifnall, Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wolcott's Ancestors

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William Wolcott
1450–1501
Birth Place: Walcott, Norfolk, England
Parents
Roger Wolcott
1425–1469
Walcott, Shropshire, England
Margaret Lloyd
1427–1481
Mathavarn, Merioneth, Powys, Wales
Grandparents
John Wolcott
1400–1455
, Shropshire, , England
Matilda Cornwall
1388–1468
, Shropshire, , England
David Lloyd
1402–1493
Merionethshire, Wales
Mary ((Lady of Mathavarn)) Damasen
1402–1510
Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Wolcott
1368–1425
Julian Herle
1372–1425
Richard Burford
1360–1443
Cecilia Merbury
1364–
Griffith Vaughan
1385–1447
Margaret Vychan
1375–1428
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfried Burford
1340–1365
Cecilia Seymour
1345–1369

William Wolcott's Descendants

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William Wolcott (1450–19 Sep 1501) m. Alice Goldsmith (1450–1541) m. Elizabeth Whethill (1468–2 Dec 1514) m. Joan Sperry (1442–1475)
  1. 1. William Wolcott 1463–1500 m. Elizabeth Whetchill 1465–1514
    1. 1. Thomas Walcott 1487–1554 m. Margret (Alice) Welling –1554 m. Alice Welling 1503–1554
      1. 1. John Wolcott 1516–1571 m. Agnes Butler 1523–1606
        1. 1. John Wolcott 1545–1623 m. Agnes Crosse 1552–1623

William Wolcott's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Wolcott in Walcott, Norfolk, England
Walcott, Norfolk, England
1501
19 Sep 1501
Age 51
Death of William Wolcott in Shifnall, Shropshire, England
Shifnall, Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Walcott, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1501
    Event Place: Shifnall, Shropshire, England

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