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Elizabeth Cheney 1422–1473 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1422

Birth Location: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England

Death Date: 27 Sep 1473

Death Location: Saint Augustine's Churchyard, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Lawrence Cheney

Mother: Elizabeth Cokayne

Spouse(s): John Say, Frederick Tilney

Children(s): Elizabeth Surrey

In 1422, Elizabeth Cheney entered the world in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Lawrence Cheney And Elizabeth Cokayne. Elizabeth Cheney married Frederick Tilney, John Say, and had children including Elizabeth Tilney Countess Of Surrey. Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1473 in Saint Augustine's Churchyard, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1422, Elizabeth Cheney entered the world in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England, born to Lawrence Cheney And Elizabeth Cokayne.
  • Elizabeth Cheney married Frederick Tilney, John Say, and had children including Elizabeth Tilney Countess Of Surrey.
  • Elizabeth Cheney passed away in 1473 in Saint Augustine's Churchyard, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Cheney
1422–1473
Birth Place: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Parents
Lawrence Cheney
1396–1461
Fenn Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Cokayne
1390–1439
Knowsley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Cheney
1370–1399
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Catherine Pabenham
1372–1436
Thenford, Northamptonshire, England
John Cokayne
1360–1429
Ashbourne, Hatley, Derbyshire, England
Ida (de) Grey
1374–1426
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
John Cokayne
1325–1372
Cecelia Vernon
1330–1376
Reynold Ruthin
1322–1388
Alianore Strange
1345–1396
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Vernon
1312–1352
Margaret Stockport
1315–1366
Roger Ruthyn
1298–1353
Elizabeth Hastings
1294–1352
John Strange
1306–1349
Ankaret Boteler
1306–1361

Elizabeth Cheney's Descendants

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Elizabeth Cheney (Apr 1422–27 Sep 1473) m. John Say (1415–Apr 1478) m. Frederick Tilney (Apr 1420–Bef Nov 1446)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Tilney Countess of) Surrey 1445–1497 m. Humphrey Bourchier 1435–1471
    1. 1. Margaret Bourchier 1468–1551 m. Thomas (Bryan) II 1464–1517 m. John Sandys 1464– m. David (de la) Zouche 1472–1521
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Alice) Bryan 1516–1553 m. Thomas Welles 1512–1558
        1. 1. Robert (Welles) Sr 1540–1617 m. Alice Hunt 1543–1615 m. F Welles 1540–
        2. 2. John Wells 1537–1618 m. Jane Antrobus 1541–1618
        3. 3. Ann Welles 1538–
        4. 4. Walter WELLES 1542–
        5. 5. John Wells 1539–1572 m. Jane Antrobus 1541–1572
      2. 2. Edmund Bryan 1481–1540
      3. 3. Margaret Bryan 1486–
      4. 4. Thomas Bryan 1487–1517
      5. 5. Lady (Joan) Bryan 1488–1529 m. William Weedon 1470–1560 m. Robert (Henry De Whedon) I 1484–1523
      6. 6. Francis Bryan 1490–1550 m. Joan Fitzgerald 1509–1565 m. Margaret Courtenay 1510–1550 m. Phillippa Spice 1484–1540
      7. 7. Lady (Margaret) Bryan 1495–1553 m. Henry Guildford 1478–1532
      8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Bryan 1504–1553 m. Nicholas (Carew) III 1496–1539
      9. 9. John Bryan 1508–1558
    2. 2. John (Bourchier 2nd Baron) Berners 1467–1533 m. Katherine Howard 1468–1536
    3. 3. Anne Bourchier 1470–1530 m. Thomas (Fiennes) I 1471–1533

Elizabeth Cheney's Timeline

3 Records

1422
Apr 1422
Birth of Elizabeth Cheney in Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
1473
25 Sep 1473
Age 51
Death of Elizabeth Cheney in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
1473
27 Sep 1473
Age 51
Burial of Elizabeth Cheney in Saint Augustine's Churchyard, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
Saint Augustine's Churchyard, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1422
    Event Place: Fen Ditton, Cambridgeshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Elizabeth Cheney, person ID KFG8-DYN.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1473
    Event Place: Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Elizabeth Cheney, person ID KFG8-DYN.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1473
    Event Place: Saint Augustine's Churchyard, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for Elizabeth Cheney, person ID KFG8-DYN.

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