Stephenson Family Tree » Sir William Brereton Esq. (1497-1536)
Personal data Sir William Brereton Esq.
- He was born in the year 1497 in Brereton cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England.
- He died on May 17, 1536 in Tower of London, Middlesex, England, he was 39 years old.
- He is buried in Chapel of Saint Peter-ad-Vincula, London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom.
- A child of Sir Randolph Brereton and Eleanor Dutton
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of Sir William Brereton Esq.
(1) He is married to Anne Eleanor Booth.
They got married about 1521 at Brereton, Cheshire, England.
Child(ren):
- Margaret Brereton ± 1524-????
- William Brereton 1525-1559
- Robert Brereton ± 1529-1542
- Jane Brereton 1530-1582
- Edward Brereton 1530-1599
- Arthur Brereton 1531-± 1570
- John Brereton ± 1534-????
- Ellen Brereton ± 1535-> 1563
(2) He has/had a relationship with Elizabeth Somerset.
(3) He is married to Anne Eleanor Booth.
They got married about 1521 at Brereton, Cheshire, England.
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Historical events
Day of death May 17, 1536
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1536: Source: Wikipedia
- January 6 » The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, is founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga in Mexico City.
- May 2 » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
- May 6 » The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
- May 15 » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stands trial in London on charges of treason, adultery and incest; she is condemned to death by a specially-selected jury.
- May 30 » King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
- August 13 » Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout in what will be known as the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance. (Traditional Japanese date: 27th day of the 7th month of the 5th year of the Tenbun (天文) era).
Same birth/death day
- 1521 » Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (b. 1478)
- 1536 » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1504)
- 1536 » Henry Norris, English courtier (b. 1482)
- 1536 » William Brereton, English courtier (b. 1487)
- 1546 » Philipp von Hutten, German explorer (b. 1511)
- 1551 » Shin Saimdang, South Korean poet and calligraphist (b. 1504)
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