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John Grey 1433–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1433

Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 17 Feb 1461

Death Location: Saint Alban's Cathedral, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Edward Groby

Mother: Elizabeth Groby

Spouse(s): Elizabeth England, ELIZABETH Plantagenet

Children(s): Thomas Dorset, Richard Grey

John Grey was born in 1433 in Groby, Leicestershire, England, the child of Edward Grey 6Th Baron Ferrers Of Groby And Elizabeth Ferrers 6Th Baroness Ferrers Of Groby. John Grey married Elizabeth Queen Wydeville Grey Plantagenet, Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Richard Grey, Thomas Grey 1St Marquess Of Dorset. John Grey passed away in 1461 in Saint Alban's Cathedral, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Grey was born in 1433 in Groby, Leicestershire, England, the child of Edward Grey 6Th Baron Ferrers Of Groby And Elizabeth Ferrers 6Th Baroness Ferrers Of Groby.
  • John Grey married Elizabeth Queen Wydeville Grey Plantagenet, Elizabeth Woodville Queen Consort Of England, and had children including Richard Grey, Thomas Grey 1St Marquess Of Dorset.
  • John Grey passed away in 1461 in Saint Alban's Cathedral, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Groby
1415–1457
Birth Location: Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
EG
Elizabeth Groby
1418–1483
Birth Location: Groby Old Hall, Groby, Leicestershire, England
EG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth England
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
EE
ELIZABETH Plantagenet
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, , England
EP

Children(s)

Thomas Dorset
1455–1501
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
TD
Richard Grey
1457–1483
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
RG

John Grey's Ancestors

Self
John Grey
1433–1461
Birth Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Edward Grey, 6th Baron Ferrers of Groby
1415–1457
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Elizabeth (Ferrers 6th Baroness Ferrers of) Groby
1418–1483
Groby Old Hall, Groby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Reynold (II de) Grey
1362–1440
Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales
Joan Astley
1366–1448
Astley, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Sir (Thomas de Ferrers 5th Baron Ferrers of) Grob
1394–1459
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth (de) Freville
1394–1468
Tamworth Castle, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Reynold Ruthin
1322–1388
Alianore Strange
1345–1396
William Groby
1372–1445
Philippa Clifford
1371–1405
Baldwin III
1368–1400
Maud Scrope
1375–1419
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Ruthyn
1298–1353
Elizabeth Hastings
1294–1352
John Strange
1306–1349
Ankaret Boteler
1306–1361
Henry Ferrers
1355–1388
Johanna Poynings
1356–1394
Roger Clifford
1333–1389
Maud Beauchamp
1335–1403
Joyce Botetourt
1350–1419
Baldwin Freville
1349–1389
Stephen Scrope
1342–1404
Margery Welles
1350–1422

John Grey's Descendants

1.
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John Grey (1433–17 Feb 1461) m. Elizabeth (Woodville Queen consort of) England (3 Feb 1437–12 Jun 1492) m. ELIZABETH (QUEEN Wydeville Grey) Plantagenet (3 Feb 1437–8 Jun 1492)
  1. 1. Thomas (Grey 1st Marquess of) Dorset 1455–1501 m. Anne (de) Holland 1455–1474 m. Cecily (Bonville 7th Baroness) Harington 1460–1529
    1. 1. Dorothy Grey 1480–1553 m. Robert Willoughby 1473–1521 m. William (Blount, 4th Baron) Mountjoy 1478–1534
      1. 1. Lady (Leanne) Willoughby 1501–1581 m. Edward (Woodward,) I 1500–1550
        1. 1. Judith Woodward 1520–1568 m. Richard Abraham 1515–1623
        2. 2. Edward Woodward 1527–1616 m. Lee (Anne De) Willoughby 1530–1600
        3. 3. Christopher (Woodward) I 1530–1574 m. Elizabeth Westwood 1535–1622 m. Margaret (Farnlyeic) Glashan 1529–
        4. 4. Edward Woodward 1545–
        5. 5. Richard Woodward 1545–
        6. 6. Gregory Woodward 1550– m. Anne Reede 1551–1618
      2. 2. Henry Willoughby 1510–1549
      3. 3. Elizabeth Willoughby 1510–1562 m. John Paulet 1515–1576
      4. 4. Anne (Bonham Willoughby "Baroness of) Mountjoy" 1516–1582 m. Lord (Charles Blount 5th Baron) Mountjoy 1516–1544 m. Richard Broke 1512–1549 m. John (Bonham) II 1516–1555
      5. 5. William Willoughby 1520–
    2. 2. Edward Grey 1476–1501 m. Anne Jerningham 1484–1558
    3. 3. Thomas (Grey Marquess of) Dorset 1477–1530 m. Eleanor (St) John 1477–1509 m. Margaret (Wotton Marchioness of) Dorset 1490–1535
    4. 4. Leonard (Grey 1st Viscount) Grane 1477–1541 m. Eleanor Sutton 1490–1549
    5. 5. Edward Grey 1478–1477
    6. 6. Anthony Grey 1478–1501
    7. 7. Elizabeth Grey 1478–1503 m. John (Arundell) IX 1474–1545
    8. 8. Eleanor Grey 1478–1519
    9. 9. John Grey 1482–1523 m. Anne Barley 1480–1557 m. Elizabeth Catesby 1460–1509
    10. 10. Richard Grey 1486–1525 m. Florence Pudsey 1476–1558
    11. 11. Cecily Grey 1488–1554 m. John Sutton 1495–1553
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Sutton 1513–1593 m. Sir (William Robert) Goulding 1505–1600
        1. 1. Elizabeth Goulding 1524–1627 m. John Leids 1520–1610 m. John (Prince) o'Sotland 1537–1610
      2. 2. Henry Dudley 1517–1545 m. Elizabeth Ashton 1519–1556
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Dudley) Sutton 1525–1527
      4. 4. George (Dudley) Sutton 1525–1560
      5. 5. Edward Sutton 1525–1586 m. Katherine Brydges 1530–1566 m. Jane Stanley 1532–1569 m. Mary Howard 1543–1600
      6. 6. Thomas Sutton 1525–
      7. 7. Robert (Dudley) Sutton 1527–1527
      8. 8. Dorothy Sutton 1530–
      9. 9. Maud Dudley 1530– m. Ralph Jocelin 1544–
    12. 12. Mary Grey 1491–1534 m. Walter Devereux 1488–1558
    13. 13. LEONARD DEGREY 1492–1541
    14. 14. George Grey 1495–1542
    15. 15. Elizabeth Grey 1496–1540 m. Gerald (FitzGerald 9th Earl Of) Kildare 1487–1534
    16. 16. Margaret Grey 1499–1537 m. Roger (WAKE) Junior 1490–1558 m. Richard (WAKE) Esq 1479–1558
  2. 2. Richard Grey 1457–1483

John Grey's Timeline

3 Records

1432
1432
John Grey was christened in Groby, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Leicestershire, England
1433
1433
Birth of John Grey in Groby, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Leicestershire, England
1461
17 Feb 1461
Age 28
Death of John Grey in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
St Albans, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1433
    Event Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John Grey, person ID L5PJ-PB6.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1432
    Event Place: Groby, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John Grey, person ID L5PJ-PB6.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1461
    Event Place: St Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John Grey, person ID L5PJ-PB6.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Alban's Cathedral, Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 19 Aug 2023), entry for John Grey, person ID L5PJ-PB6.
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