William Harrison, of Waltham Holy Cross

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William Harrison, of Waltham Holy Cross

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Death: February 19, 1595 (74-75)
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of John Harrison, of Waltham Holy Cross and Agnes Britten
Husband of Isabel
Brother of Elizabeth Peacock; Joane Hanford and Margaret Goldinge

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About William Harrison, of Waltham Holy Cross

In his will of 1582, son-in-law Christopher Goldinge referred to her as "Mother Britten." She apparently married again by that time.

["The Heath Connection: English Origins of Isaac and William Heath of Roxbury, Massachusetts, John Johnson, Edward Morris, and Elizabeth (Morris) Cartwright," and "Heath-Johnson-Morris Update: The Ancestry of Agnes (Cheney) Heath," by Douglas Richardson (NEHGR 146:261-278, 149:173-186)].


Based on John Harrison’s 1549 will proved 1551:

  • Widow Agnes
  • Son & heir William Harrison
  • Daughter Johane Cheyney
  • Daughter Elizabeth Smythson
  • Daughter Margaret Harrison
  • Relative ? John Harrison of London
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William Harrison, of Waltham Holy Cross's Timeline

1520
1520
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1595
February 19, 1595
Age 75
Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, United Kingdom