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John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles 1450–1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Grimsby Manor, Well, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 09 Feb 1498

Death Location: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England

Father: Lionel Baron

Mother: Margaret Kendal

Spouse(s): Cecily Welles

Children(s): Anne Welles, Lady Welles

In 1450, John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles entered the world in Grimsby Manor, Well, Lincolnshire, England, born to Lionel De Welles 6Th Baron And Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Of Bletso Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendal. John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles married Cecily Plantagenet House Of York Viscountess Welles, and had children including Anne Of Welles, Lady Elizabeth Welles. John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles passed away in 1498 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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  • In 1450, John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles entered the world in Grimsby Manor, Well, Lincolnshire, England, born to Lionel De Welles 6Th Baron And Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Of Bletso Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendal.
  • John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles married Cecily Plantagenet House Of York Viscountess Welles, and had children including Anne Of Welles, Lady Elizabeth Welles.
  • John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles passed away in 1498 in Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.

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Spouses(s)

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John Welles's Ancestors

Self
John Welles
1450–1498
Birth Place: Grimsby Manor, Well, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron
1406–1461
Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret (Beauchamp, Baroness of Bletso, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of) Kendal
1405–1482
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Grandparents
Eudo (de Welles, Lord of) Gainsby
1387–1421
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Maud ((Matilda) de) Greystoke
1390–1416
Greystoke, Northumberland, England
Sir (John de Beauchamp, Knight, 3rd Baron of) Bletsoe
1380–1412
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Edith (Elizabeth de) Stourton
1375–1441
Preston Plucknett, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1352–1421
Lord Greystoke
1353–1418
Catherine Greystoke
1357–1413
Sir Knight
1362–1406
Mary
1360–
John Parliament
1364–1438
Jane Basset
1378–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1334–1361
Maud DeRos
1330–1388
William Greystoke
1321–1359
Johanna Fitz-Hugh
1330–1403
Roger 1350
1333–1389
Maud Baroness
1335–1402
Roger Bletso
1335–1379
John Stourton
1340–1364
Alice Stourton
–1407

John Welles's Descendants

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John (Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount) Welles (1450–09 Feb 1498) m. Cecily (Plantagenet House of York, Viscountess) Welles (20 Mar 1469–24 August 1507)
  1. 1. Anne (of) Welles 1494–1499
  2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Welles 1487–1498

John Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1450
1450
Birth of John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles in Grimsby Manor, Well, Lincolnshire, England
Grimsby Manor, Well, Lincolnshire, England
1498
09 Feb 1498
Age 48
Death of John Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount Welles in Pasmers Place, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Pasmers Place, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Grimsby Manor, Well, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: History of the Welles family in England and Normandy

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1498
    Event Place: Pasmers Place, Westminster, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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