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From: "Nuala Cockburn" <>
Subject: Re: [WOR] William Chessall
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 09:27:51 +0100
References: <a05111b03bba735601f22@[207.164.209.68]> <200310061505.h96F5xDX006736@lists5.rootsweb.com> <a05111b04bba76198883d@[207.164.209.68]>


There is a record for William Chessall in Alumni Oxonienses:

Chessall, William, of co. Worcester, pleb. JESUS COLL., matric.-entry under
date 20 Sept., 1575. aged 22; B.A. 19 Feb., 1574-5.

The dates are close enough to be him as they were not always accurate

Hope this helps

Nuala

----- Original Message -----
From: "John and Margaret Moore" <>
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Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:04 PM
Subject: [WOR] William Chessall


> A direct ancestor of my wife's, William Chessall, died at 95 in 1641
> at Bix, Oxon, where he had been vicar for 65 years. An ambiguous
> Latin note on his burial record seems to mean that he was in some way
> connected with Worcester Cathedral, but the cathedral archivist can
> find no trace of him. So perhaps he was just from Worcester, or even
> Worcestershire. (1641 is too early for the connection to be with
> Worcester College, Oxford.) Does anyone know anything about this man
> or his family?
>
> Regards,
> John Moore
>
>
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