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Lady Cecily Cheney 1455 – 1511 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1455

Birth Location: Pinhoe, Devon, England

Death Date: 1 Jan 1511

Death Location: Tiverton, Devon, England

Father: Sir Cheyney

Mother: Eleanor Shottesbroke

Spouse(s): Sir Courtenay

Children(s): Lady Courtenay

In 1455, Lady Cecily Cheney entered the world in Pinhoe, Devon, England, born to Sir Robert Cheyney and Eleanor Shottesbroke. Lady Cecily Cheney married Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Catherine de Courtenay. Lady Cecily Cheney passed away in 1511 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1455, Lady Cecily Cheney entered the world in Pinhoe, Devon, England, born to Sir Robert Cheyney and Eleanor Shottesbroke.
  • Lady Cecily Cheney married Sir William (1st Earl of Devon) Courtenay, and had children including Lady Elizabeth Catherine de Courtenay.
  • Lady Cecily Cheney passed away in 1511 in Tiverton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Cheyney
1421 – 1488
Birth Location: Cralle Manor, Warbleton, Sussex, England
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Eleanor Shottesbroke
1425 – 1487
Birth Location: West Woodhay, Berkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Courtenay
1451 – 1512
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devonshire
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Children(s)

Lady Courtenay
1470 – 1518
Birth Location: Powderham Castle, Devonshire
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Lady Cheney's Ancestors

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Lady Cheney
1455 – 1511
Birth Place: Pinhoe, Devon, England
Parents
Sir Robert Cheyney
1421 – 1488
Cralle Manor, Warbleton, Sussex, England
Eleanor Shottesbroke
1425 – 1487
West Woodhay, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Cheney's Descendants

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Lady (Cecily) Cheney (1 Jan 1455 – 1 Jan 1511) m. Sir (William (1st Earl of Devon)) Courtenay (1451 – 10 Jul 1512)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Catherine de) Courtenay (1470 – 1 Oct 1518) m. Sir (Reverend Doctor William John Rogers Lord of) Bryanstone (1468 – 25 May 1547)
    1. 1. Sir (John The Martyr Rogers) II (1507 – 2 Jul 1565) m. Lady (Katherine) Courtenay (1515 – 25 Aug 1580)
      1. 1. Knight (Sir Sir Richard Rogers II of) Dorset (1527 – 26 Mar 1604) m. Lady (Cecilia Somerset) Luttrell (1523 – 10 Mar 1566)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Rogers (19 Feb 1549 – 24 Dec 1612) m. Sir (John Thomas) Ayers (1549 – 10 Sep 1628)

Lady Cheney's Timeline

2 Records

1455
1 Jan 1455
Birth of Lady Cecily Cheney in Pinhoe, Devon, England
Pinhoe, Devon, England
1511
1 Jan 1511
Age 56
Death of Lady Cecily Cheney in Tiverton, Devon, England
Tiverton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1455
    Event Place: Pinhoe, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1511
    Event Place: Tiverton, Devon, England
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