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John Mainwaring 1475–1516 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Ightfield, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1516

Death Location: Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England

Father: Sir Budworth

Mother: Maud Leigh

Spouse(s): Katherine Honford, Joan Pontesbury

Children(s): John Mainwaring

The story of John Mainwaring began in 1475 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England. John Mainwaring married Joan Pontesbury, Katherine Honford, and had children including John Mainwaring. John Mainwaring passed away in 1516 in Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Mainwaring began in 1475 in Ightfield, Shropshire, England.
  • John Mainwaring married Joan Pontesbury, Katherine Honford, and had children including John Mainwaring.
  • John Mainwaring passed away in 1516 in Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Mainwaring's Ancestors

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John Mainwaring
1475–1516
Birth Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Mainwaring of Budworth
1434–1508
Great Budworth, Cheshire, England
Maud Leigh
1452–1512
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William ('The Good') Mainwaring
1404–1497
Over-Peover, Cheshire, England
Margaret Warren
1400–1452
Lightfield, Whitechurch, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Mainwaring's Descendants

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John Mainwaring (1475–7 Jul 1516) m. Katherine Honford (1471–1529) m. Joan Pontesbury (ABT 1478–30 June 1553)
  1. 1. John Mainwaring 1500–1577 m. Elizabeth Bereton 1510–1580 m. Elizabeth Brereton 1481–1545 m. Elizabeth Brereton 1481–1545 m. Anne Cholmondelay 1506–1567
    1. 1. Sir (John) Mainwaring 1520–1590 m. Jane Wright 1520–1600
      1. 1. Mary Mainwaring 1541–1578 m. Richard Cotton 1539–1602 m. Henry Cotton 1521–1595
        1. 1. William ("BISHOP of EXETER") Cotton 1560–1621 m. Mary Hulme 1561–1629

John Mainwaring's Timeline

3 Records

1471
1471
Birth of John Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
1475
1475
Birth of John Mainwaring in Ightfield, Shropshire, England
Ightfield, Shropshire, England
1516
7 Jul 1516
Age 41
Death of John Mainwaring in Over, Cheshire, England
Over, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1471
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1516
    Event Place: Over, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Over Peover
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire Unitary Authority, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Ightfield, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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