This Dickinson family lived in Ely, Cambridge, England where the famous Ely Cathedral is located, about 14 miles north-northeast of Cambridge and about 80 miles by road from London. Æthelthryth founded an abbey at Ely in 673; the abbey was destroyed in 870 by Danish invaders and was rebuilt by Æthelwold, Bishop of Winchester, in 970. [Wikipedia]William and Sarah were both born in Ely and were married in 1594. I know of three of their children below:
1600 Nathaniel
Thomas, unknown birth information
1602 John, our ancestor
WILLIAM DICKERSON/DICKINSON
BORN: abt 1570 in Ely, Cambridge, England
MARRIED: 1594 in Ely
DIED: 1629 in Ely
SARAH STACY
BORN: 8 Jun 1593 in Ely, Cambridge, England
CHRISTENED: 1 Jan 1575 in Sutton, Cambridge, England
DIED: 1594 in Ely
SOURCES:"England birth and Christenings 1538-1975, film 1040549 christening of Sara Stacy in Sutton, Cambridge, England. Published information: death of William Dickerson: 1629; Ely, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Published information: birth: about 1570; Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom Published information: birth-name: William Dickerson Published information: male
