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Wm. West 1520–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England

Death Date: Dec 30, 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir West

Mother: Elizabeth Morton

Spouse(s): Anne Swift

Children(s): Thomas West, John West, Elizabeth West

The story of Wm. West began in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England. Wm. West married Anne Swift, and had children including Elizabeth West, John West, Thomas West. Wm. West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Wm. West began in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England.
  • Wm. West married Anne Swift, and had children including Elizabeth West, John West, Thomas West.
  • Wm. West passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir West
1490–1538
Birth Location: Offington, Sussex, England
SW
Elizabeth Morton
1512–1554
Birth Location: Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
EM

Spouses(s)

Anne Swift
1534–1583
Birth Location: England
AS

Children(s)

Thomas West
1556–1630
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England
TW
John West
–1656
Birth Location: –
JW
Elizabeth West
1547–1595
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England
EW

Wm. West's Ancestors

Self
Wm. West
1520–1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir George West
1490–1538
Offington, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Morton
1512–1554
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Morton
1482–
Lechlade, Gloucs, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wm. West's Descendants

1.
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Wm. West (1520–Dec 30, 1595) m. Anne Swift (1534–1583)
  1. 1. Thomas West 1556–1630 m. Lady (Cecily Shirley) West 1581–1662 m. Anne Knollys 1555–1633
    1. 1. Nathaniel West 1592–1623 m. Frances (Mary) Hinton 1601–
    2. 2. John West 1590–1659 m. Anne West 1600–1729
      1. 1. John West 1632–1796 m. Ursula (Unity) Croshaw 1630–1693 m. Cockacoeske West 1634–1686
        1. 1. Thomas (Oliphant West) Jr 1670–1740 m. Agnes 1670–1720 m. Martha West –2004
        2. 2. John (West) III 1666–1734
        3. 3. John West 1657–1716
        4. 4. Sarah (Anne) Fox 1660–1708
      2. 2. Thomas West –1689
      3. 3. Anne West –1730
      4. 4. Mary West –1727
    3. 3. Anne West 1579–1739
    4. 4. Lettice West 1579–1594
    5. 5. Lucy West 1572–
    6. 6. Katherine West 1571–1583
    7. 7. Zachariah West 1574–1630
    8. 8. Sir (Robert) West 1575–1602
    9. 9. Walsingham West 1579–1583
    10. 10. Jane West 1579–1606
    11. 11. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1573–1632
    12. 12. Richard (7th Baron) West 1579–1643
    13. 13. Francis West 1586–1633
  2. 2. John West –1656
  3. 3. Elizabeth West 1547–1595

Wm. West's Timeline

9 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Wm. West in Warbleton, Suxxes, England
Warbleton, Suxxes, England
1520
1520
Birth of Wm. West in Warbleton, Suxxes, England
Warbleton, Suxxes, England
1520
1520
Birth of Wm. West in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Warbleton, Sussex, England
1595
30 December 1595
Age 75
Death of Wm. West in Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England
Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England
1595
Dec 30, 1595
Age 75
Death of Wm. West in Wherwell, Northampton, England
Wherwell, Northampton, England
1595
Dec 30, 1595
Age 75
Death of Wm. West in Wherwell, Northampton, England
Wherwell, Northampton, England
1595
1595
Age 75
Death of Wm. West
None
1595
Dec 30, 1595
Age 75
Death of Wm. West in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1601
1601
Age 81
Death of Wm. West
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Warbleton, Suxxes, England
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1388

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Suxxes, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1388

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1601
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 30, 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northampton, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 30, 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northampton, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1595
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1388

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 30, 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
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