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Christopher Willoughby 1450 – 1499 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Knotishall,,Suffolk,England

Death Date: 1499-07-13

Death Location: Campsey,,Suffolk,England

Father: Robert Willoughby

Mother: Cecily Wells

Spouse(s): Margaret Jenny

Children(s): Thomas Willoughby

The story of Christopher Willoughby began in 1450 in Knotishall,,Suffolk,England. Christopher Willoughby married Margaret Jenny, and had children including Thomas Willoughby. Christopher Willoughby passed away in 1499 in Campsey,,Suffolk,England.

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Biography

  • The story of Christopher Willoughby began in 1450 in Knotishall,,Suffolk,England.
  • Christopher Willoughby married Margaret Jenny, and had children including Thomas Willoughby.
  • Christopher Willoughby passed away in 1499 in Campsey,,Suffolk,England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Willoughby
1427 – 1465
Birth Location: Parham,,Sussex,England
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Cecily Wells
1430 – 1480
Birth Location: Welle,,Lincolnshire,England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Jenny
1460 – 1515
Birth Location: Knoddishall,,Suffolk,England
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Children(s)

Thomas Willoughby
1486 – 1545
Birth Location: Ersby,,Lincolnshire,England
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Christopher Willoughby's Ancestors

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Christopher Willoughby
1450 – 1499
Birth Place: Knotishall,,Suffolk,England
Parents
Robert Willoughby
1427 – 1465
Parham,,Sussex,England
Cecily Wells
1430 – 1480
Welle,,Lincolnshire,England
Grandparents
Thomas Willoughby
1387 – 1432
Parham,,,England
Joan Fitzalan
1407 – 1427
Arundel,,Sussex,England
Lionel (De) Welles
1406 – 1461
Welle,,Lincolnshire,England
Joan Waterton
1407 – 1434
Methley,,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
William Willoughby
1371 – 1409
Lucy Strange
1367 – 1405
Richard Arundel
1366 – 1419
Alice Burley
1380 – 1436
Eudo Welles
1387 – 1421
Maud Greystok
1390 – 1416
Robert Waterton
1340 – 1425
Joan Everingham
1385 – 1422
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Christopher Willoughby's Descendants

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Christopher Willoughby (1450 – 1499-07-13) m. Margaret Jenny (1460 – 1515-05-16)
  1. 1. Thomas Willoughby (1486 – 1545-09-29) m. Bridget Read (1487 – 1558)
    1. 1. Robert Willoughby (1511 – ) m. Dorothy Willoughby (1525 – )
      1. 1. Thomas Willoughby (1537 – 1596) m. Catherine Hart (1540 – )
        1. 1. Thomas Willoughby (1566 – 1648-03-16) m. Clemence Willoughby (1575 – )
    2. 2. Christopher Willoughby (1513 – 1586-01-11) m. Margery Tottishurst (1516 – 1586)
      1. 1. Kenelm Willoughby (1540 – 1620)
        1. 1. Clemence Willoughby (1575 – ) m. Thomas Willoughby (1566 – 1648-03-16)

Christopher Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Christopher Willoughby in Knotishall,,Suffolk,England
Knotishall,,Suffolk,England
1499
1499-07-13
Age 49
Death of Christopher Willoughby in Campsey,,Suffolk,England
Campsey,,Suffolk,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Knotishall,,Suffolk,England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1499-07-13
    Event Place: Campsey,,Suffolk,England
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