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John Wingfield 1426 – 1481 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1426

Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 10 May 1481

Death Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Wingfield

Mother: Elizabeth Goushill

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lewis

Children(s): Edward Wingfield, Henry Wingfield, Richard Wingfield, William Wingfield, Mary Baker, Richard Wingfield, Anne Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield, Robert Wingfield, Lewis Wingfield, Edmund Wingfield, Katherine Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield, (Sir) Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield

In 1426, John Wingfield entered the world in Letheringham, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill. John Wingfield married Elizabeth Hall Fitz Lewis, and had children including Edward Wingfield, Henry Wingfield, Richard Wingfield, William Wingfield, Mary Baker, Richard Wingfield, Anne Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield, Robert Wingfield, Lewis Wingfield, Edmund Wingfield, Katherine Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield, (Sir) Humphrey Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield. John Wingfield passed away in 1481 in Letheringham, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1426, John Wingfield entered the world in Letheringham, Suffolk, England, born to Sir Robert Wingfield and Elizabeth Goushill.
  • John Wingfield married Elizabeth Hall Fitz Lewis, and had children including Edward Wingfield, Henry Wingfield, Richard Wingfield, William Wingfield, Mary Baker, Richard Wingfield, Anne Wingfield, Thomas Wingfield, Robert Wingfield, Lewis Wingfield, Edmund Wingfield, Katherine Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield, (Sir) Humphrey Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield, Elizabeth Wingfield.
  • John Wingfield passed away in 1481 in Letheringham, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Wingfield
1403 – 1454
Birth Location: Letheringham Suffolk
SW
Elizabeth Goushill
1402 – 1452
Birth Location: Nottinghamshire, England
EG

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lewis
1431 – 1500
Birth Location: West Horndon, Essex, England
EL

Children(s)

Edward Wingfield
1453 –
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
EW
Henry Wingfield
1455 –
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
HW
Richard Wingfield
1456 – 1525
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
RW
William Wingfield
1459 –
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
WW
Mary Baker
1460 – 1500
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
MB
Richard Wingfield
1460 –
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
RW
Anne Wingfield
1462 – 1498
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
AW
Thomas Wingfield
1462 –
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
TW
Robert Wingfield
1465 – 1538
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
RW
Lewis Wingfield
1466 – 1525
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
LW
Edmund Wingfield
1468 – 1530
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
EW
Katherine Wingfield
1470 – 1525
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
KW
Elizabeth Wingfield
1472 –
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
EW
(Sir) Wingfield
1474 – 1545
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
(W
Elizabeth Wingfield
1486 – 1575
Birth Location: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
EW
Elizabeth Wingfield
1528 – 1621
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
EW

John Wingfield's Ancestors

Self
John Wingfield
1426 – 1481
Birth Place: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir Robert Wingfield
1403 – 1454
Letheringham Suffolk
Elizabeth Goushill
1402 – 1452
Nottinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Wingfield
1378 – 1409
Letheringham, Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Russell
1374 – 1409
Strensham, Worcestershire, England
Sir (Robert) Goushill
1350 – 1403
Hoveringham, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth FitzAlan
1366 – 1425
Arundel Castle, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Wingfield
1350 – 1389
Margaret Hastings
1355 – 1386
John Russell
1345 – 1409
Agnes Plaunche
1342 – 1377
Nicholas Goushill
1316 – 1393
Joan Richard
1331 – 1410
Richard FitzAlan
1346 – 1397
Elizabeth Bohun
1350 – 1385
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wingfield
1328 – 1378
Margaret Bovile
1311 – 1369
Hugh Hastings
1322 – 1386
Margery Foliot
1325 – 1349
Robert Russell
1314 – 1376
Katherine Vampage
1316 – 1340
William Plaunche
1297 – 1347
Elizabeth Hillary
1329 – 1357
Thomas Goxhill
1289 – 1371
Lady Nottingham
1291 – 1374
Fitz Richard
Richard FitzAlan
1306 – 1376
Eleanor Lancaster
1318 – 1371
William Bohun
1312 – 1360
Elizabeth Badlesmere
1313 – 1356

John Wingfield's Descendants

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John Wingfield (1426 – 10 May 1481) m. Elizabeth (Hall Fitz) Lewis (1431 – 22 Dec 1500)
  1. 1. Edward Wingfield (1453 – )
  2. 2. Henry Wingfield (1455 – )
  3. 3. Richard Wingfield (1456 – 22 Jul 1525) m. Katherine Woodville (4 Aug 1458 – 22 Jul 1525) m. Bridget Wiltshire (1496 – Jan 1536)
  4. 4. William Wingfield (1459 – )
  5. 5. Mary Baker (1460 – 1500)
  6. 6. Richard Wingfield (1460 – )
  7. 7. Anne Wingfield (1462 – 28 Aug 1498) m. John (Wallish) Echingham (1444 – 5 Aug 1500)
    1. 1. Edward (Echingham or) Ichingham (1475 – 8 Jul 1527) m. Anne Everard (1487 – 14 Nov 1538) m. Concubine Echingham (Abt 1500 – ) m. Edward (Echingham or) Ichingham (Abt 1479 – ) m.
      1. 1. Mary Echingham (1516 – ) m. John Blennerhasset (1493 – 1573)
      2. 2. Mary Etchingham (1522 – 1608)
      3. 3. Anne Echingham (1525 – 25 Jan 1600) m. Owen Hopton (1524 – 25 Sep 1591)
    2. 2. Francis Echingham (Abt 1477 – Aft 1527) m. Holdych (Abt 1523 – )
    3. 3. Margaret Wingfield ( – 29 Oct 1557) m. Thomas Seckford (1495 – 30 Sep 1575)
  8. 8. Thomas Wingfield (1462 – )
  9. 9. Robert Wingfield (1465 – 18 Mar 1538)
  10. 10. Lewis Wingfield (1466 – Aft 1525) m. Margaret Noon (1475 – ) m. Sir (Lewis) Wingfield
  11. 11. Edmund Wingfield (1468 – 1530) m. Margaret Wentworth (Abt 1457 – Aft 1530)
  12. 12. Katherine Wingfield (1470 – 1525) m. Robert Brewse (1440 – 17 Dec 1513)
  13. 13. Elizabeth Wingfield (1472 – )
  14. 14. (Sir) (Humphrey) Wingfield (1474 – 23 Oct 1545) m. Anna Wiseman (Abt 1486 – 1556)
  15. 15. Elizabeth Wingfield (Abt 1486 – 1575) m. Sir (Francis Thomas) Hall (1476 – 14 Aug 1534)
  16. 16. Elizabeth Wingfield (1528 – 1621) m. Sir (Francis Thomas) Hall (1476 – 14 Aug 1534) m. Geoffrey Downing (27 Mar 1524 – 17 Sep 1595) m. Jeffrey Downing (1463 – 1515) m. Jefferie Downing (Abt 1412 – )

John Wingfield's Timeline

3 Records

1426
1426
Birth of John Wingfield in Letheringham, Suffolk, England
Letheringham, Suffolk, England
1481
10 May 1481
Age 55
Death of John Wingfield in Letheringham, Suffolk, England
Letheringham, Suffolk, England
1481
May 1481
Age 55
Burial of John Wingfield in Letheringham, Suffolk, England
Letheringham, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1426
    Event Place: Letheringham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1481
    Event Place: Letheringham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: May 1481
    Event Place: Letheringham, Suffolk, England
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