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Knight William Willoughby 1430–1492 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 14 Feb 1492

Death Location: Sanctuary, Westminster, Middlesex, England

Father: Thomas Willoughby

Mother: Joan Willoughby

Spouse(s): Joan Strangeways, Jane Strangeways, Cecily Wells

Children(s): Margaret Willoughby, Christopher Boynton, Katherine Berkeley, Francis Willoughby, Christopher Boynton, Thomas Berkeley, Lady Willoughby, Edward Willoughby, Cicely Willoughby, Catherine Willoughby, Jane Willoughby, Lady Willoughby, Thomas Willoughby, Lord deEresby

Knight William Willoughby was born in 1430 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Thomas Willoughby And Joan Willoughby. Knight William Willoughby married Anna Sophia, Cecily Wells, Jane Strangeways, Joan Strangeways, and had children including Catharine Cecilia Dudley, Catherine De Berkeley Willoughby, Christopher Boynton, Cicely Baroness Of Dudley Willoughby, Edward Willoughby, Eliza Joan, Francis Willoughby, Jane Willoughby, Katherine Berkeley, Lady Cecily Margaret Baroness Willoughby, Lady Sanchia Willoughby, Lord Christopher Willoughby Willoughby Deeresby, Margaret Willoughby, Thomas Berkeley, Thomas De Berkeley Willoughby. Knight William Willoughby passed away in 1492 in Sanctuary, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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  • Knight William Willoughby was born in 1430 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, the child of Thomas Willoughby And Joan Willoughby.
  • Knight William Willoughby married Anna Sophia, Cecily Wells, Jane Strangeways, Joan Strangeways, and had children including Catharine Cecilia Dudley, Catherine De Berkeley Willoughby, Christopher Boynton, Cicely Baroness Of Dudley Willoughby, Edward Willoughby, Eliza Joan, Francis Willoughby, Jane Willoughby, Katherine Berkeley, Lady Cecily Margaret Baroness Willoughby, Lady Sanchia Willoughby, Lord Christopher Willoughby Willoughby Deeresby, Margaret Willoughby, Thomas Berkeley, Thomas De Berkeley Willoughby.
  • Knight William Willoughby passed away in 1492 in Sanctuary, Westminster, Middlesex, England.

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Knight Willoughby's Ancestors

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Knight Willoughby
1430–1492
Birth Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Thomas Willoughby
1387–1432
Parham, Suffolk, England
Joan Willoughby
1403–1439
Of, Dudley, Worcester, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Knight Willoughby's Descendants

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Knight (William) Willoughby (1430–14 Feb 1492) m. Joan Strangeways (1427–24 Feb 1485) m. Jane Strangeways (1434–24 Feb 1485) m. Cecily Wells (1430–1480)
  1. 1. Margaret Willoughby 1466–1539
  2. 2. Christopher Boynton 1449–1485
  3. 3. Katherine Berkeley 1474–1476
  4. 4. Francis Willoughby –1778
  5. 5. Christopher Boynton 1449–1485
  6. 6. Thomas Berkeley 1469–1475
  7. 7. Lady (Cecily Margaret Baroness) Willoughby 1466–1539
  8. 8. Edward Willoughby 1460–
  9. 9. Cicely ((Baroness of Dudley)) Willoughby 1463–1500 m. Edward Sutton 1459–1532
    1. 1. John, (3rd Baron of Dudley,) Sutton 1495–1553 m. Cicely GREY 1497–1554
      1. 1. Edward SUTTON 1513–1586
      2. 2. Cpt (Sir Henry Sutton) Dudley 1514–1557 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Ashton 1524–1563 m. JANE (Johanna) DeStanley 1540–1569 m. Lady (Mary of Dudley) Howard 1548–1600 m. Katharine Brydges 1519–1566 m. Margret Aulley 1545–1564 m. Elizabeth Dudley 1519–1556 m. Daughter (of Sir Christopher) Ashton 1519–1588
        1. 1. Capt (Roger) Dudley 1535–1585 m. Susanna Thorne 1559–1586 m. Susanna Thorne 1535–1577
        2. 2. Francis Dudley 1552–1633
        3. 3. Catherine Dudley 1546–1563
        4. 4. Agnes Dudley 1548–
        5. 5. Edward Dudley 1542–1542
        6. 6. Margaret Dudley 1544–1545
        7. 7. EDWARD Sutton 1567–1643
        8. 8. Roger DUDLEY 1518–1555
        9. 9. Gov (Captain Roger (1535)) Sutton 1535–1590
        10. 10. Anne Sutton 1535–1556
      3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Sutton 1513–1593
      4. 4. George (Dudley) Sutton 1517–1560
      5. 5. Thomas Sutton 1521–1527
      6. 6. Margaret (Dudley) Sutton 1519–1527
      7. 7. Edward (Sutton) Dudley 1536–1585
      8. 8. Robert (Sutton) Dudley –1527
      9. 9. Henry (De) DUDLEY 1517–1557
    2. 2. Joan (or Jane Sutton or) Dudley 1490–1539
    3. 3. William Sutton 1489–1504
    4. 4. Elizabeth Sutton 1493–1544
    5. 5. Catherine ((de Sutton)) DUDLEY 1490–1572
    6. 6. Joyce Sutton 1492–1586
    7. 7. Edward Sutton 1497–1532
    8. 8. Arthur ((de Sutton) DUDLEY 1487–1576
    9. 9. Geoffrey Sutton 1507–1571
    10. 10. Alice Sutton 1494–1566
    11. 11. Margaret Sutton 1481–1525
    12. 12. Geoffrey ((de Sutton)) DUDLEY 1485–1550
    13. 13. Eleanor ((de Sutton)) DUDLEY 1481–1581
    14. 14. Joyce SUTTON 1470–1586
    15. 15. Catherine Dudley 1500–
    16. 16. Sir (John Sutton 3rd Baron of) Dudley 1495–1553
    17. 17. Catherine SUTTON 1489–1572
    18. 18. John (Sutton) DUDLEY 1467–1523
    19. 19. Elizabeth (Dudley) Sutton 1493–1544
    20. 20. John Sutton 1495–1553
    21. 21. Dorothy Sutton 1493–
  10. 10. Catherine (de Berkeley) Willoughby 1474–1476
  11. 11. Jane Willoughby 1450–1481
  12. 12. Lady (Sanchia) Willoughby 1452–1549
  13. 13. Thomas (de Berkeley) Willoughby 1470–1475
  14. 14. Lord (Christopher Willoughby Willoughby) deEresby 1450–1499

Knight Willoughby's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Knight William Willoughby in Dudley, Worcestershire, England
Dudley, Worcestershire, England
1492
14 Feb 1492
Age 62
Death of Knight William Willoughby in Sanctuary, Westminster, Middlesex, England
Sanctuary, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Dudley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1492
    Event Place: Sanctuary, Westminster, Middlesex, England

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