Walter Phelps, I

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Walter Phelps
BIRTH 1565
Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury Borough, Gloucestershire, England
DEATH 14 Jun 1616 (aged 50–51)
Somerset, England
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
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Walter Phelps was born in 1565 in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. He was the son of James Phelps (1520-1588) and Joan (Coke) Phelps (1538-1604).

Walter married Elizabeth Hobman (1576-1617) on July 9, 1606 in Stocklinch Attersay,Somerset,England (near Yeoville). SEE Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1558-1560. Walter was 45, and Elizabeth was 30.

Somerset, England, Extracted Parish Records about Walter Phelps Elizabeth Hobman Text: Walter Phelps & Elizabeth Hobman 09 Jul 1606 Book: Marriages at Curry Rivel, 1642 to 1812. (Marriage) Collection: Somerset: - Registers of Marriage, 1538-1815.

Walter and Elizabeth Hobman Phelps had the following 6 known children: William, Mary, Walter, Richard, Edward and Dorothy Phelps.

Walter died on 14 Jun 1616 in Bristol, Somerset, England. He was 55 years old

There is a Walter who married Agnies Cumminge in Curry Rivel, Somerset, closer to Stocklinch Ottersey (near Yeoville) where his children are listed in church records as being born. This marriage was in 1619, after the death of his Elizabeth in 1617 at Tauton, Somerset (also near Yeoville) as shown in church records there.

It's interesting to read about Tewkesbury on Wikipedia. One learns that Gloucestershire & Somerset Counties in England border each other and also borders the country of Wales. Tewkesbury (pron.: /ˈtju¢°ksbri/ TEWKS-bree) is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also minor tributaries the Swilgate and Carrant Brook. District: Tewkesbury Shire count: Gloucestershire Region: South West Country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tewkesbury.

Family Members
Parents
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James Phelps
1520–1588

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Joan Coke Phelps
1538–1604

Siblings
William Phelps
1560–1611

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Thomas Phelps
1563 – unknown

Edward Phelps
1578–1636