Archdeacon of Cornwall William Parker, MD

1561 - 1631  (70 years)

• Name	William Parker  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Title	Archdeacon of Cornwall
  Suffix	MD
  Birth	23 Mar 1561	Clitheroe, Lancashire, England   [2, 3, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FSID	LRGM-JHC  [8]
  Occupation	1601  [2]
  	Installed in the Rectory of Blisland, Cornwall, England
  Death	25 May 1631	Warleggan, Cornwall, England   [2, 3]
  Burial	Leyland, Lancashire, England   [3, 7]
  	Saint Andrews Churchyard
  Person ID	I20980	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert Redmayne Parker,   b. 1530, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England d. 1600, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Chadderton,   b. 1536, Bicknoller, Somerset, England d. 1646, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England (Age 110 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Jan 1558	England   [2, 9]
  Family ID	F10544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan Panchard,   b. 1565, Saltash, Cornwall, England d. May 1652, Warleggan, Cornwall, England (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1585	Cornwall, England   [2]
  Children	1. William Parker, Jr,   b. 1592, England d. 1617, England (Age 25 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sir James Parker,   b. 1590, Clitheroe, Lancashire, England d. 20 Feb 1672, Cornwall, England (Age 82 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: natural]   3. Edward Parker,   b. 13 Dec 1591, Leyland, Lancashire, England d. 3 Sep 1627, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Richard Parker,   b. 1600, Leyland, Lancashire, England d. 1688, Cornwall, England (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Joanna Parker,   b. 1594, England d. 1633, England (Age 39 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Sarah Parker,   b. 1597, England d. England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Mar 1561 - Clitheroe, Lancashire, England Marriage - Abt 1585 - Cornwall, England Burial - - Leyland, Lancashire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Arms Icons & Insignia

  Arms-PARKER Parker Coat of Arms

  
  

• Sources

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