Stephenson Family Tree » William Clarke (1490-1553)

Personal data William Clarke 

  • He was born in the year 1490 in Theydon Garnon, Essex, England.
  • He died on September 20, 1553 in Theydon Garnon, Essex, England, he was 63 years old.
  • A child of John Forde Clarke and Lucia Moyle
  • A child of John Forde Clarke and Lucia Moyle
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of William Clarke

(1) He is married to Johanne Poole.

They got married on September 21, 1539 at Good Easter, Essex, England, he was 49 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Henry Clarke  ± 1530-1575 
  2. William Clarke  1510-????
  3. Agnes Clarke  1520-1578
  4. William Clarke  ± 1520-????
  5. John Clarke  < 1525-1550
  6. Richard Clarke  < 1539-> 1575


(2) He had a relationship with Frances Brook.


(3) He is married to Johanne Poole.

They got married on September 21, 1539 at Good Easter, Essex, England, he was 49 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Clarke

Sir John Clark II, Baron of the Exchequer
1420-1480
Alice Elizabeth Tatesham
1425-1489
Walter Moyle
Margaret Moyle
????-± 1491
Lucia Moyle
1450-1494

William Clarke
1490-1553

(1) 1539

Johanne Poole
1507-1551

Henry Clarke
± 1530-1575
William Clarke
1510-????
Agnes Clarke
1520-1578
William Clarke
± 1520-????
John Clarke
< 1525-1550
Richard Clarke
< 1539-> 1575
(2) 

Frances Brook
1495-1553

(3) 1539

Johanne Poole
1507-1551


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Historical events

Day of marriage September 21, 1539

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1539: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 14 » Spain annexes Cuba.
    • April 27 » Re-founding of the city of Bogotá, New Granada (now Colombia), by Nikolaus Federmann and Sebastián de Belalcázar.
    • May 30 » In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold.
    • June 3 » Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain.
    • June 10 » Council of Trent: Pope Paul III sends out letters to his bishops, delaying the Council due to war and the difficulty bishops had traveling to Venice.
    • October 6 » Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.

Day of death September 20, 1553

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1553: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 10 » Lady Jane Grey takes the throne of England.
    • July 19 » Lady Jane Grey is replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days on the throne.
    • August 13 » Michael Servetus is arrested by John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland as a heretic.
    • October 1 » Coronation of Queen Mary I of England.
    • October 27 » Condemned as a heretic, Michael Servetus is burned at the stake just outside Geneva.
    • December 25 » Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeat the Spanish conquistadors and executes the governor of Chile, Pedro de Valdivia.


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