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John Fitz William 1397–1421 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1397

Birth Location: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England

Death Date: 1421

Death Location: Northamptonshire, England

Father: Sir Emllyn

Mother: Eleanor Greene

Spouse(s): Ellen Villiers

Children(s): Richard William

John Fitz William was born in 1397 in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England, the child of Sir John Fitz William Lord Emllyn And Eleanor De Greene. John Fitz William married Ellen Villiers, and had children including Richard Fitz William. John Fitz William passed away in 1421 in Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • John Fitz William was born in 1397 in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England, the child of Sir John Fitz William Lord Emllyn And Eleanor De Greene.
  • John Fitz William married Ellen Villiers, and had children including Richard Fitz William.
  • John Fitz William passed away in 1421 in Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Emllyn
1377–1417
Birth Location: Emley, Yorkshire, England
SE
Eleanor Greene
1380–
Birth Location: Greene's Norton (Nortampton) England
EG

Spouses(s)

Ellen Villiers
1430–1461
Birth Location: Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
EV

Children(s)

Richard William
1459–1495
Birth Location: Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland
RW

John William's Ancestors

Self
John William
1397–1421
Birth Place: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
Parents
Sir John Fitz William Lord Emllyn
1377–1417
Emley, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor (de) Greene
1380–
Greene's Norton (Nortampton) England
Grandparents
William ((Sir) Fitz) William
1350–1398
Emley, Yorkshire, England
Maud Cromwell
1366–1418
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John William
1327–1384
Elizabeth Clinton
1328–1419
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fitzwilliam
1298–1349
Joan Reresby
1302–1342

John William's Descendants

1.
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John (Fitz) William (1397–1421) m. Ellen Villiers (1430–9 Aug 1461)
  1. 1. Richard (Fitz) William 1459–1495 m. Genet Holywood 1460–1509
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas Fitz) William 1481–1529 m. Eleanor (Dowdall of) Termonfeckin 1481–1522
      1. 1. Viscount (Richard) FitzWilliam 1505–1541 m. Lady (Catherine) Bathe 1508–1583
        1. 1. Sir (Thomas C FitzWilliams) 1532 1532–1592 m. Lady (Genet Finglass) (1536–1627) 1536–1627

John William's Timeline

2 Records

1397
1397
Birth of John Fitz William in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
1421
1421
Age 24
Death of John Fitz William in Northamptonshire, England
Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1397
    Event Place: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1421
    Event Place: Northamptonshire, England
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