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Sir William James 1542 – 1617 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1542

Birth Location: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 12 May 1617

Death Location: Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Jenaway

Mother: Lady Sandbache

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According to available records, Sir William James was born in 1542 in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir John James II of Jenaway and Lady Ellen Bolt, of Sandbache. In the later years of life, Sir William James died in 1617 in Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Jenaway
1509 – 1580
Birth Location: Littleore, Stafford, Staffordshire, England
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Lady Sandbache
1513 – 1576
Birth Location: Sandbache, Cheshire, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1542
    Event Place: Sandbach, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 May 1617
    Event Place: Durham, Unitary Authority, County Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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