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William Wolcott 1450 – 1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Walcot, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 19 Sep 1501

Death Location: Shropshire, England

Father: Roger Wolcott

Mother: Margaret (Wolcott)

Spouse(s): Joan (Wolcott)

Children(s): William Wolcott

In 1450, William Wolcott entered the world in Walcot, Shropshire, England, born to Roger Wolcott and Margaret Lloyd (Wolcott). William Wolcott married Joan Sperry (Wolcott), and had children including William Wolcott. William Wolcott passed away in 1501 in Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1450, William Wolcott entered the world in Walcot, Shropshire, England, born to Roger Wolcott and Margaret Lloyd (Wolcott).
  • William Wolcott married Joan Sperry (Wolcott), and had children including William Wolcott.
  • William Wolcott passed away in 1501 in Shropshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Wolcott
1425 – 1469
Birth Location: Walcot, Shropshire, England
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Margaret (Wolcott)
1427 – 1481
Birth Location: Merionethshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Joan (Wolcott)
1442 – 1470
Birth Location: Shropshire, England
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Children(s)

William Wolcott
1475 – 1500
Birth Location: Tolland, Somerset, England
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William Wolcott's Ancestors

Self
William Wolcott
1450 – 1501
Birth Place: Walcot, Shropshire, England
Parents
Roger Wolcott
1425 – 1469
Walcot, Shropshire, England
Margaret (Lloyd) (Wolcott)
1427 – 1481
Merionethshire, Wales
Grandparents
John Wolcott
1400 – 1455
Shropshire, England
Lady (Matilda Maud Cornwall) (Walcott)
1388 – 1468
Burford, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wolcott
1368 –
Richard Cornwall
1360 – 1443
Cecilia (Cornwall)
1364 – 1417
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Wolcott
Sir Cornwall
1335 – 1365
Cecila (Cornwall)
1337 – 1369
Sir Merbury
1338 –

William Wolcott's Descendants

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William Wolcott (1450 – 19 Sep 1501) m. Joan (Sperry) (Wolcott) (1442 – 1470)
  1. 1. William Wolcott (1475 – 1500) m. Elizabeth (Whetchill) (Wolcott) (1478 – 02 Dec 1514)
    1. 1. Thomas Wolcott (1500 – 05 Jun 1554) m. Margaret (Alice Welling) (Wolcott) (1503 – 05 Feb 1556)
      1. 1. John Wolcott (10 Sep 1516 – 07 Dec 1571) m. Agnes (Wolcott) (1523 – 06 Nov 1606)
        1. 1. John Wolcott (17 Apr 1545 – 10 December 1623) m. Agnes ((Crosse)) Wolcott (Abt. 1552 – 02 Nov 1623)

William Wolcott's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of William Wolcott in Walcot, Shropshire, England
Walcot, Shropshire, England
1501
19 Sep 1501
Age 51
Death of William Wolcott in Shropshire, England
Shropshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Walcot, Shropshire, England

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