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William Wright 1565 – 1632 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1565

Birth Location: Wantage Berkshire, England

Death Date: 1632

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Richard Wright

Mother: Marjory Wright

Spouse(s): Janet Corsair

Children(s): James Wright

William Wright was born in 1565 in Wantage Berkshire, England, the child of Richard Wright and Marjory Wright. William Wright married Janet Corsair, and had children including James Wright. William Wright passed away in 1632 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Wright was born in 1565 in Wantage Berkshire, England, the child of Richard Wright and Marjory Wright.
  • William Wright married Janet Corsair, and had children including James Wright.
  • William Wright passed away in 1632 in Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Wright's Ancestors

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William Wright
1565 – 1632
Birth Place: Wantage Berkshire, England
Parents
Richard Wright
1537 – 1574
London Diocese, London, England
Marjory Wright
1545 – 1623
England
Grandparents
Elder (John) Wright
1500 – 1600
Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Wright Becket) White
1500 – 1574
Calveley, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Wright's Descendants

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William Wright (Oct 1565 – 1632) m. Janet Corsair (1570 – )
  1. 1. James Wright (1594 – 1620) m. Elizabeth Stewart (8 Oct 1595 – 1621)

William Wright's Timeline

2 Records

1565
Oct 1565
Birth of William Wright in Wantage Berkshire, England
Wantage Berkshire, England
1632
1632
Age 67
Death of William Wright in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1565
    Event Place: Wantage Berkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Scotland

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