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SIR WILLIAM BAKER 1535 – 1590 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: Colchurst, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 30 Oct 1590

Death Location: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England

Father: William Colchurst

Mother: Joane\Jane Horne

Spouse(s): LADY OTTLEY

Children(s): Richard Barker, William Barker, Thomas Barker, John Barker, Andrew Barker, Francis Barker, Dorothy Barker, Randolph Barker

The birth of SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT took place in 1535 in Colchurst, Shropshire, England, to William Barker, of Colchurst and Joane\Jane Horne. SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT married LADY MARY OTTLEY, and together they had Richard Barker, William Barker, Thomas Barker, John of Hopton Barker, Andrew Barker, Francis Barker, Dorothy Barker and Randolph Barker. SIR WILLIAM BAKER KNIGHT's death occurred in 1590 in Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England.

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Parents

William Colchurst
1500 – 1563
Birth Location: Colchurst, near Market Drayton, Shropshire, England
WC
Joane\Jane Horne
1515 – 1557
Birth Location: Childs Ercall, Shropshire, England
JH

Spouses(s)

LADY OTTLEY
1530 – 1584
Birth Location: Tytelley, Cheshire, England
LO

Children(s)

Richard Barker
1553 – 1609
Birth Location: Claverley, Shropshire, England
RB
William Barker
1553 – 1594
Birth Location: Lydd, Kent, England
WB
Thomas Barker
1553 – 1617
Birth Location: 1673842, Shropshire, England
TB
John Barker
1554 – 1607
Birth Location: Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England
JB
Andrew Barker
1555 –
Birth Location: Hopton Castle (village), Shropshire, England
AB
Francis Barker
1560 – 1609
Birth Location: London, England
FB
Dorothy Barker
1562 –
Birth Location: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
DB
Randolph Barker
Birth Location: –
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1535
    Event Place: Colchurst, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 Oct 1590
    Event Place: Hopton Castle, Shropshire, England
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