English Given Names from 16th and Early 17th C Marriage Records
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English Given Names from 16th and Early 17th C Marriage Records: William

by Sara L. Uckelman
known in the SCA as Aryanhwy merch Catmael

© 2006, 2007 Sara L. Uckelman; all rights reserved
last updated 07Feb07

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The dates listed here are according to the old English calendar, where the New Year started in March. Dates listed with an asterisk are ones which in standard reckoning would be advanced by one year. I am using the same three letter codes that Julie uses.

NameNumberDates and codes
William8641540* EGG; 1543 DSN (2), EGG; 1545* EGG; 1550 ESC; 1555 ESC; 1558 HEX; 1559 DSM (3); 1560 BMI (2), DSM, GAT (2), RED; 1561 DSM, GAT (2), RED; 1562 BMI, GAT (5); 1562* BMI; 1563 WLW; 1563* HSP; 1564 GAT, HSP, RED; 1564* HSP (2); 1565 GAT (2), HSP, LON; 1565* GAT (2), GRE, RED; 1566 BMI, GAT, RED; 1567 AYC, LON; 1567* GAT, RED; 1568 BMI, GAT, WLW; 1569 LON, RED; 1569* GAT; 1570 AYC, BMI, ESH, GAT (2), RED; 1571 AYC, BMI, EAS, GAI (2), GAT (3), HEI, LON, RED; 1572 BMI, GAI (2), LON (2); 1573 BMI, DSO, ESH; 1573* GAI, RED; 1574 AYC, BMI, EGG, GAI, RED; 1575 BMI, EGG, RED; 1576 LON, PIT (2), RED; 1576* PIT; 1577 EAS, ESC, ESH, GAT (2), PIT, RED; 1577* RED: 1578 DSM, EAS, EGG, ESH, GAI, GAT (2), RED (2); 1579 EAS (2), EGG, GAI (2), GAT (2), MER, PIT, RED, WBN, WHK; 1579* GAT, HEX; 1580 AYC, DSO, EAS (2), GAI, GAT, HEX, WBN; 1580* DSO; 1581 AYC, DSM, DSO, GAT (5), GRE, GRI, HEX, HSP (3), RED (2), WBN; 1581* GAT (2), HSP; 1582 AYC, BMI (2), EAS (3), GAI (2), GAT (2), HAM, HSP (2), WHK, WLW; 1582* BMI, GAT, HAM, HSP; 1583 AYC, DSM, GAT, GST, HEX (2), HSP (2), PIT, RYT (4), WHK (2); 1583* HSP, RED; 1584 DSM (2), GAI, GAT, GRE, HEX, HSP (2), LON, RED, RYT (2), WHK (2), WLW (2); 1585 DSM, EAS, EGG, GAI, GAT (2), HAM (2), HEX (3), HSP (2), MER, WBN; 1585* HEX (2), RYT; 1586 HEX (3); 1586* HEX, WLW; 1587 HEX (3), LON, PIT (2), RYT (2), WHK (2), WLW (2); 1587* GAI, HEX, PIT, RYT; 1588 AYC, GRE, GRI, HEX (3), HSP (4), RYT; 1588* DSM, HEX, HSP (2), RYT, WHK; 1589 DSO, GAI, HEX, HSP, LON, MER, NSA, PIT, RYT, WHK, WBN; 1589* MER (2), NSA, RYT; 1590 AYC, GRE, HEX, HSP, PIT, RYT (2), WHK, WLW (2); 1590* DSM, ESH, GRI, RYT; 1591 DSM, ESH (2), GRE, HEX, HSP (3), RED, RYT, SAT, WHK (2), WLW; 1591* EGG, HEX; 1592 PIT, RYT, SAT, WLW; 1592* HEX; 1593 AYC, BMI, GRE, GST, HAM (2), HEX, HSP (2), MER, RYT, WLW; 1593* HSP; 1594 AYC, EAS, GAI, GRI, HAM, HEX (4), HSP (2), RYT (2); 1594* BMI, HEX, MER; 1595 ELW, GAI, GRE, HEX (2), HSP, LON, RYT, WBN, WHK (3), WLW; 1595* AYC, DSM, RYT; 1596 AYC, BMI (2), ESC, HEX, RED, RYT, WLW; 1596* HEX, WHK; 1597 GAI, GRE, HAM, HEX, RYT, WHK; 1597* WHK (3); 1598 AYC, DSM (2), DSO, GRE (2), HEX, NSA (2), PIT, WHK (2); 1598* NSA (3), PIT; 1599 AYC, DSM, DSN, EAS, EGG, GAI, GST, HAM, HEX (3), NSA (3), RYT (3), WHK (2), WLW; 1599* DSM, DSO, NSA, RED; 1600 ACY, BMI, DSM, DSO, EAS (2), GAI, HEX, MER, NSA (2), PIT (2), RYT, WHK (3); 1600* AYC, BOL; 1601 DSO, GRI, GST, HEX (2), MER (2), PIT, RYT (3), WHK (2); 1601* NSA, WLW; 1602 AYC, DSM, DSO, EAS, HEX, HSP (2), LON, MER, MHE, NSA (2), PIT, WBN; 1602* GAI, HEX, RYT; 1603 AYC (2), DSM, GST, HSP, NSA (4), SOC, WHK, WLW; 1603* DSM, DSN, NSA; 1604 BMI, COC, DSM, DSO, EAS (2), GRE, HAM (3), HEX, HSP (2), NSA, RED, RYT, WBN (2), WHK (2), WLW; 1604* DSO, HAM, NSA, RYT, WHK (2), WLW; 1605 BOL, DSM (2), DSO, ESC, HEX, MER (3), RYT (2), WHK (3); 1605* HAM; 1606 AYC (2), BOL, EAS, ESC, GAI, HEX, HSP (2), LON, PIT, RYT, WHK (3); 1606* HEX, HSP; 1607 AYC, BMI, DSO, EAS, GAI, HAM (3), HEX, HSP, LON, MHE, NSA, PIT, RED, RYT, WHK (3); 1607* DSM, HEX, MER, RYT, WHK; 1608 AYC (2), BMI, COC, DSM (2), DSN (2), ESC, HEI, HEX, HSP, MHE, RYT (2), SED, WHK (3), WLW; 1608* AYC, HEX, HSP, MER, RYT, WLW; 1609 DSM, DSN (2), HEX, LON, MER (2), NSA, RED, RYT (2), SOC, WHK, WLW; 1609* AYC, HEX; 1610 AYC, BOL, DSM (2), DSN, EAS, ESH, GRE (2), HAM, HEX, NSA, RED (2), RYT, SED, WHK (3), WLW; 1610* HEX, PIT (2), RYT, WHK (3); 1611 AYC, BMI (2), EAS (2), GAI, HEX (5), MHE, PIT, RYT, WBN, WHK, WLW; 1611* HEX, HSP, WLW; 1612 BMI (2), DSN, EAS, EGG, GRE, HAM, HEX (4), HSP, RED, RYT (2), WHK (2); 1612* HEX; 1613 AYC (2), BMI, DSN, GAI, HEX (3), NSA, RED, RYT (3), WBN, WHK (3); 1613* BMI, WHK; 1614 DSM, DSN (2), HEI (2), HEX (2), HSP, MHE (2), PIT, RYT, WHK (3); 1614* BOL, RYT; 1615 DSN, EAS, EGG, GRE, HEX, LON, RYT (4), WHK (2), WLW; 1615* HEI, WHK, WLW; 1616 AYC (2), BMI, CLS, COC, DSN, EGG, ESH, GAI (2), HEI (2), HEX (2), HSP, PIT, RED, RYT (5), WHK (2); 1616* DSO, HEI, HEX (2), RYT; 1617 AYC (2), BMI, CLS, DSM, DSO, EGG, ESH, GST, HAM, HEX, HSP (5), LON, NSA, RYT (2), WHK (2), WLW; 1617* DSO, HAM, HEX, WHK; 1618 DSM (2), GAI (2), HAM (2), HEI, HEX, HSP, MHE, NSA, PIT, RED, RYT (2), WHK; 1618* LON, WLW; 1619 AYC (2), BOL (2), COC (2), DSM, DSO (3), EGG, GAI, HAM (3), HEI (2), HEX (3), HSP (3), NSA, PIT, RYT, WHK (2), WLW; 1619* GRI, HEX, HSP, RYT, WHK; 1620 AYC, DSN, DSO, HAM (2), LON, MWM, RED, RYT (2), WHK; 1620* RYT

The original article can be found at: http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/parishes/william.html