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William Harrison 1566 – 1616 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1566

Birth Location: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

Death Date: abt 1616

Death Location: Newton cum Scales,Lancashire, England

Father: John Harrison

Mother: Jane Faire

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Balshaw

Children(s): THOMAS HARRISON

According to available records, William Harrison was born in 1566 in Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, the child of John Harrison and Jane Faire. Following those early years, William Harrison married Elizabeth Balshaw, and their family grew to include THOMAS HARRISON. In the later years of life, William Harrison died in 1616 in Newton cum Scales,Lancashire, England.

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Parents

John Harrison
1534 – 1584
Birth Location: –
JH
Jane Faire
1529 – 1623
Birth Location: Highfield House, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Balshaw
1566 – 1611
Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

THOMAS HARRISON
1584 – 1634
Birth Location: Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
TH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1566
    Event Place: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: abt 1616
    Event Place: Newton cum Scales,Lancashire, England
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