Stephenson Family Tree » William Christmas (1545-1576)
Personal data William Christmas
- He was born in the year 1545 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England.
- He died in the year 1576 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England, he was 31 years old.
- He is buried on January 28, 1576 in Worplesdon, Surrey, England.
- A child of Thomas Christmas and Joan Inwood
- This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.
Household of William Christmas
(1) He is married to Joan Purs.
They got married on October 7, 1565 at Ash, Surrey, England, he was 20 years old.
(2) He had a relationship with ?.
Timeline William Christmas
This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info.
Symbols used: 
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
Ancestors (and descendant) of William Christmas
William Christmas | ||||||||||||||||||
(1) 1565 | ||||||||||||||||||
Joan Purs | ||||||||||||||||||
(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
The data shown has no sources.
Historical events
Day of marriage October 7, 1565
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1565: Source: Wikipedia
- March 1 » The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.
- June 23 » Dragut, commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Great Siege of Malta.
- July 29 » The widowed Mary, Queen of Scots marries Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, Duke of Albany, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland.
- August 28 » Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
- September 8 » The Knights of Malta lift the Ottoman siege of Malta that began on May 18.
- September 11 » Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.
Day of burial January 28, 1576
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1576: Source: Wikipedia
- February 5 » Henry of Navarre abjures Catholicism at Tours and rejoins the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion.
- March 8 » Spanish explorer Diego García de Palacio first sights the ruins of the ancient Mayan city of Copán.
- May 1 » Stephen Báthory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become co-rulers of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- July 11 » While exploring the North Atlantic Ocean in an attempt to find the Northwest Passage, Martin Frobisher sights Greenland, mistaking it for the hypothesized (but non-existent) island of "Frisland".
- July 12 » Mughal Empire annexes Bengal after defeating the Bengal Sultanate at the Battle of Rajmahal.
- August 8 » The cornerstone for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory is laid on the island of Hven.
About the surname Christmas
- View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Christmas.
- Check the information Open Archives has about Christmas.
- Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Christmas.
The Stephenson Family Tree publication was prepared by Brian K. Stephenson .
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I28982.php : accessed May 6, 2025), "William Christmas (1545-1576)".
Brian K. Stephenson , "Stephenson Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stephenson-family-tree/I28982.php : accessed May 6, 2025), "William Christmas (1545-1576)".