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William Courtenay, Sir[1, 2]

Male 1553 - 1630  (77 years)

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  • Name William Courtenay  [1, 2]
    Suffix Sir
    Birth 1553  Powderham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male
    Occupation 1581 
    High Sheriff of Devon 
    Burial 1630  St Clement's Churchyard, Powderham, Teignbridge District, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 24 June 1630  London, City of London, Greater London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I322035325448  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father William Courtenay,   b. 1529, Powderham, Devon, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 September 1557 (Age 28 years)
    Mother Elizabeth Paulet,   b. Winchester (Hampshire) England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1576, Basing, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F4088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Manners, Lady,   b. Haddon Hall, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1590
    Children 
     1. Francis Courtenay,   b. 1576   d. 5 June 1638 (Age 62 years)
    Family ID F6000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S1116331631] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).

    2. [S_997064824] Ancestry.com, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.).


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