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Eleanor (Lady) Acton 1429–1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1429

Birth Location: Acton, Alnwick, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 22 Aug 1498

Death Location: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England

Father: Laurence Acton

Mother: Matilda DeActon

Spouse(s): Ralph Castle

Children(s): Peter,Sir Pearce\Pers

Eleanor (Lady) Acton was born in 1429 in Acton, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, the child of Laurence Sir Earl Of Acton And Matilda Lady Deacton. Eleanor (Lady) Acton married Ralph Percy Governor Of Bamburgh Castle, and had children including Peter Sir Knight Earl Changed The Family Name To Pearse To Avoid Intrigue With The Crown Pierce Pearce Pers. Eleanor (Lady) Acton passed away in 1498 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Eleanor (Lady) Acton was born in 1429 in Acton, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, the child of Laurence Sir Earl Of Acton And Matilda Lady Deacton.
  • Eleanor (Lady) Acton married Ralph Percy Governor Of Bamburgh Castle, and had children including Peter Sir Knight Earl Changed The Family Name To Pearse To Avoid Intrigue With The Crown Pierce Pearce Pers.
  • Eleanor (Lady) Acton passed away in 1498 in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England.

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Eleanor Acton's Ancestors

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Eleanor Acton
1429–1498
Birth Place: Acton, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Parents
Laurence (Sir)Earl of Acton
1403–1480
Acton, Northumberland, England
Matilda ((Lady)) DeActon
1407–1485
Acton, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Lawrance (De) Action
1377–1402
Acton, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Sturmyn
1380–1403
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Acton's Descendants

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Eleanor ((Lady)) Acton (1429–22 Aug 1498) m. Ralph (Percy, Governor of Bamburgh) Castle (11 Aug 1425–25 Apr 1464)
  1. 1. Peter,Sir (Knight, Earl, Changed the family name to Pearse to avoid intrigue with the crown. Pierce\) Pearce\Pers 1447–1510 m. Anne Hungerford 1447–1522
    1. 1. Richard Pearcy 1500–1553 m. Catherine ((Kathryn)) Taylard 1525–1575
      1. 1. Richard (19 Thomas Lord Reginar Founder de Parrs Pearce Pearse Peirce Peirse Perce Percer Percey Perci Percies Percy Perice Pers Perse Perss Pierce Piercis) Pearcie 1553–1641 m. Marguerite (Margerie Margerye Margarite Margery Coney de Parrs Pearce Pearse Peirce Peirse Perce Percer Percey Perci Percies Percy Perice Pers Perse Perss Pierce) Piercis 1568–1603
        1. 1. Richard Peirce 1590–1666 m. Martha Jacobs 1593–1662

Eleanor Acton's Timeline

2 Records

1429
1429
Birth of Eleanor (Lady) Acton in Acton, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
Acton, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
1498
22 Aug 1498
Age 69
Death of Eleanor (Lady) Acton in Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1429
    Event Place: Acton, Alnwick, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1498
    Event Place: Leconfield, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

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