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William Usher Bell 1523 – 1583 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1583

Death Location: Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Thomas Bell

Mother: AGNES BROWNE

Spouse(s): AGNES THORNE

Children(s): Thomas Blackethouse, Hannah Ball

William Usher Bell was born in Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England in 1523, to Thomas Bell and AGNES (ANN) BROWNE. Later in life, William Usher Bell married AGNES THORNE; among their children were Thomas William Hassilden Bell of Blackethouse and Hannah Maria Ball. William Usher Bell died in Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England, 1583.

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Parents

Thomas Bell
Birth Location: –
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AGNES BROWNE
1500 – 1523
Birth Location: LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND
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Spouses(s)

AGNES THORNE
1530 – 1567
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Blackethouse
1552 – 1636
Birth Location: Blacket-house, Dumfries, Scotland
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Hannah Ball
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1523
    Event Place: Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1589
    Event Place: Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Shropshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1812, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 10 Jul 1642
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 25 Aug 1701
    Event Place: Barking, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 07 Jul 1765
    Event Place: Patrick, Isle of Man

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1538
    Event Place: Outwell, County, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 06 May 1571
    Event Place: Layham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 6 May 1571
    Event Place: Layham,Suffolk,England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Abt. 1578

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1 Dec 1583
    Event Place: Hexham, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 1351

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 7 Jul 1583
    Event Place: Benwell, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial Registers, 1567-1936, The National Archives (United Kingdom); Kew, Surrey, England; Registers of Births, Marriages and Deaths surrendered to the Non-parochial Registers Commissions of 1837 and 1857; Class Number: Rg 4; Piece Number: 1351
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