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William Bennett 1556 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 17 DEC 1597

Death Location: Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Richard Bennett

Mother: Elizabeth Tisdale

Spouse(s): Joan Hodgson

Children(s):

In 1556, William Bennett entered the world in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Richard Bennett and Elizabeth Lady of Deanly, Berkshire Tisdale. Years later, William Bennett married Joan Hodgson. William Bennett died in 1597 in Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Parents

Richard Bennett
1528 – 1575
Birth Location: Wallingford, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
RB
Elizabeth Tisdale
1530 – 1597
Birth Location: Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
ET

Spouses(s)

Joan Hodgson
1560 – 1625
Birth Location: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
JH

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1556
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Year: 1556
    Event Place: Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 DEC 1597
    Event Place: Sedgley Park, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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