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Eleanor Acton 1421–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 25, 1421

Birth Location: Poynings, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1456

Death Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Laurence Acton

Mother: Lady Acton

Spouse(s): Sir Pierce

Children(s): Henry Pierce

Eleanor Acton was born in 1421 in Poynings, Suffolk, England, the child of Laurence Acton And Lady Matilda De Acton Countess De Acton. Eleanor Acton married Sir Ralph Gov Of Bamburg Castle Pierce, and had children including Henry Pierce. Eleanor Acton passed away in 1456 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Acton was born in 1421 in Poynings, Suffolk, England, the child of Laurence Acton And Lady Matilda De Acton Countess De Acton.
  • Eleanor Acton married Sir Ralph Gov Of Bamburg Castle Pierce, and had children including Henry Pierce.
  • Eleanor Acton passed away in 1456 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Laurence Acton
1403–1480
Birth Location: –
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Lady Acton
1407–1485
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Sir Pierce
1425–1464
Birth Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Henry Pierce
1457–1507
Birth Location: –
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Eleanor Acton's Ancestors

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Eleanor Acton
1421–1456
Birth Place: Poynings, Suffolk, England
Parents
Laurence Acton
1403–1480
Lady (Matilda De Acton Countess de) Acton
1407–1485
Grandparents
Richard Acton
1377–1402
Elizabeth Sturmyn
1380–1403
Sir (John de) Acton
1240–1311
Iron Acton, Gloucestershire, England
Helen (De) Mowbray
1250–1305
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Acton
1352–
Bridget Hamilton
1355–
William Sturmyn
1350–
Joan
1350–
John Acton
1215–
John Mowbray
1210–
Mary
1227–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Mowbray
1174–1212

Eleanor Acton's Descendants

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Eleanor Acton (July 25, 1421–1456) m. Sir (Ralph Gov. of Bamburg Castle) Pierce (August 11, 1425–April 25, 1464)
  1. 1. Henry Pierce 1457–1507 m. Lady (Ann Anderson) Wadham 1458–1512
    1. 1. Sir (Richard Pierce Knight of) Ireland 1482–1540 m. Elizabeth Pierce 1486–1562
      1. 1. Alice Pierce 1504–1579 m. Henry (Fitzpen of St Mary) Overy 1494–1562
        1. 1. John ("Sea Captain" Thickpenny) Fitzpen 1528–1583 m. Lady (Anne Holton) Phippen 1525–1600

Eleanor Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1421
July 25, 1421
Birth of Eleanor Acton in Poynings, Suffolk, England
Poynings, Suffolk, England
1456
1456
Age 35
Death of Eleanor Acton in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 25, 1421
    Event Place: Poynings, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
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