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John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William 1377–1417 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 July 1377

Birth Location: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England

Death Date: 5 Jul 1417

Death Location: Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Willem Emley

Mother: Mathilde Cromwell

Spouse(s): LADY Emley

Children(s): Sir Fitzwilliam

In 1377, John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William entered the world in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England, born to Willem Fitz William Lord Van Emley And Mathilde Cromwell. John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William married Lady Eleanor De Greene Countess Of Emley, and had children including Sir Knight John Of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam. John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William passed away in 1417 in Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1377, John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William entered the world in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England, born to Willem Fitz William Lord Van Emley And Mathilde Cromwell.
  • John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William married Lady Eleanor De Greene Countess Of Emley, and had children including Sir Knight John Of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam.
  • John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William passed away in 1417 in Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John William's Ancestors

Self
John William
1377–1417
Birth Place: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
Parents
Willem Fitz-William Lord van Emley
1350–1398
Emley, Yorkshire
Mathilde Cromwell
1355–
Tattershall, Lincolnshire
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John William's Descendants

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John ((Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz) William (25 July 1377–5 Jul 1417) m. LADY (ELEANOR DE GREENE, Countess of) Emley (1377–1420)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight John of Yorkshire) Fitzwilliam 1397–1441 m. Lady (Ellen Eleanor) Villiers 1411–1461
    1. 1. Sir (Knight William, Earl of South Hampton FitzWilliam, (Merchant Tailor, Alderman and Sheriff of London, Treasurer and Chamberlain to) Wolsey) 1440–1534 m. Lady (Anne) Hawes 1465–1569
      1. 1. Sir (William Fitzwilliam) II 1485–1576 m. Lady (Anne) Sapcote 1505–1576
        1. 1. Sir (Knight William FitzWilliam, Lord Deputy of Ireland) III 1526–1599 m. Lady (Agnes) Sydney 1523–1602
        2. 2. Christiana FitzWilliam 1530–
        3. 3. Henry Fitzwilliams 1525–1604
        4. 4. Francis (Russel, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Sheriff of Bedfordshire and) Buckinghamshire 1527–1585
      2. 2. Lady (Anne of Brittany) Fitzwilliam 1504–1588
      3. 3. Richard FITZWILLIAM 1494–
      4. 4. Elizabeth FitzWilliam 1495–1558
      5. 5. Lady (Mary) Fitzwilliam 1510–1562
      6. 6. Anne Fitzwilliam 1531–1579
      7. 7. Ellen FitzWilliam 1520–
      8. 8. Richard FitzWilliam 1531–1579
      9. 9. Lady (Francis) FitzWilliam 1517–
      10. 10. William Fitzwilliam 1503–

John William's Timeline

2 Records

1377
25 July 1377
Birth of John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
1417
5 Jul 1417
Age 40
Death of John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William in Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 July 1377
    Event Place: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1417
    Event Place: Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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