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Joan Welles 1407 – 1450 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1407

Birth Location: Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1450

Death Location: Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Robert Castle,

Mother: Cecilia Waterton

Spouse(s): Sir Calais

Children(s): William, Ireland

In 1407, Joan Welles entered the world in Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Robert II Waterton, Master of Horses & Hounds, Bailiff of Hatfield, Keeper of Pontefract Castle, and Cecilia Waterton. Joan Welles married Sir Lionel "Leo" K.G. Welles, 6th Baron DE WELLES, Lord Lt. of Ireland, Joint Deputy of Calais, and had children including William, Sir de Welles, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Joan Welles passed away in 1450 in Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1407, Joan Welles entered the world in Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, born to Robert II Waterton, Master of Horses & Hounds, Bailiff of Hatfield, Keeper of Pontefract Castle, and Cecilia Waterton.
  • Joan Welles married Sir Lionel "Leo" K.G. Welles, 6th Baron DE WELLES, Lord Lt. of Ireland, Joint Deputy of Calais, and had children including William, Sir de Welles, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
  • Joan Welles passed away in 1450 in Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Joan Welles's Ancestors

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Joan Welles
1407 – 1450
Birth Place: Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert II Waterton, Master of Horses & Hounds, Bailiff of Hatfield, Keeper of Pontefract Castle,
1375 – 1425
Yorkshire, England
Cecilia Waterton
1365 – 1434
Laxton, Nottinghamshire, England
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Joan Welles's Descendants

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Joan Welles (1407 – 1450) m. Sir (Lionel "Leo" K.G. Welles, 6th Baron DE WELLES, Lord Lt. of Ireland, Joint Deputy of) Calais (25 Mar 1406 – 29 Mar 1461)
  1. 1. William, (Sir de Welles, Lord Chancellor of) Ireland (1420 – 29 Mar 1461)

Joan Welles's Timeline

3 Records

1407
1407
Birth of Joan Welles in Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
1417
15 Aug 1417
Age 10
Joan Welles was married in Yorkshire, USA
Yorkshire, USA
1450
1450
Age 43
Death of Joan Welles in Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1407
    Event Place: Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1417
    Event Place: Yorkshire, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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