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Lady Eleanor Fitz William 1420–1475 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1420

Birth Location: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 Jul 1475

Death Location: Harewood Castle, Weeton, Yorkshire, England

Father: John FitzWilliam

Mother: Lady Gascoigne

Spouse(s): Sir Yorkshire

Children(s): Sir Ryther, Ralph Ryther, Sir Ryther, Sir Ryther, William Ryther, Maud Ryther, Elisabeth Ryther, Isabelle Ryther, Thomas Ryther

The story of Lady Eleanor Fitz William began in 1420 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England. Lady Eleanor Fitz William married Sir Knight William Iii Ryther High Sherrif Of Yorkshire, and had children including Elisabeth Ryther, Gilbert Ryther, Isabelle Margaret Ryther, Maud Ryther, Ralph Ryther, Sir John Ryther, Sir William Ryther, Thomas Ryther, William Ryther. Lady Eleanor Fitz William passed away in 1475 in Harewood Castle, Weeton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Eleanor Fitz William began in 1420 in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England.
  • Lady Eleanor Fitz William married Sir Knight William Iii Ryther High Sherrif Of Yorkshire, and had children including Elisabeth Ryther, Gilbert Ryther, Isabelle Margaret Ryther, Maud Ryther, Ralph Ryther, Sir John Ryther, Sir William Ryther, Thomas Ryther, William Ryther.
  • Lady Eleanor Fitz William passed away in 1475 in Harewood Castle, Weeton, Yorkshire, England.

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Lady William's Ancestors

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Lady William
1420–1475
Birth Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
John FitzWilliam
1387–1421
Sprotbrough, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Lady (Margaret Clarell De) Gascoigne
1387–1462
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Fitzwilliam
1377–1417
Yorkshire, England
Eleanor Degreene
1377–1420
Norton, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady William's Descendants

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Lady (Eleanor Fitz) William (1420–19 Jul 1475) m. Sir (Knight William III Ryther, High Sherrif of) Yorkshire (1405–19 Jul 1475)
  1. 1. Sir (John) Ryther 1450–1509 m. Isabell Sutton 1460–1488
    1. 1. Alice Ryther 1475–1547 m. Lord (John Wright,) Knight, 1465–1541
      1. 1. Sir (Robert Wright of Ploughland Sheriff of) Yorkshire 1501–1594 m. Lady (Anne) Grimston 1506–1526
        1. 1. Lady (Alice) Wright 1526–1566 m. Sir (Stephen) Archer 1522–1577
      2. 2. Charles Wright 1500–1594
      3. 3. William (Henry) Wright 1500–1557
      4. 4. John Wright 1500–1540
      5. 5. Sir (Lord John of Kelvedon) Wright 1488–1551 m. Olive Hubbard 1487–1560
        1. 1. Robert Wright 1516–1587 m. Mary Green 1519–1587 m. Alice Rucke 1520–1558 m. Joan Botiler 1521–
        2. 2. Katherine Wright 1512–1595 m. Lord (John 'The Fugitive' Greene of Drayton) II 1518–1595
  2. 2. Ralph Ryther 1448–1520
  3. 3. Sir (William) Ryther 1460–1545
  4. 4. Sir (William) Ryther 1425–1515
  5. 5. William Ryther 1452–1475
  6. 6. Maud Ryther 1436–1505
  7. 7. Elisabeth Ryther 1440–1468
  8. 8. Isabelle (Margaret) Ryther 1446–1468
  9. 9. Thomas Ryther 1450–

Lady William's Timeline

2 Records

1420
1420
Birth of Lady Eleanor Fitz William in Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
1475
19 Jul 1475
Age 55
Death of Lady Eleanor Fitz William in Harewood Castle, Weeton, Yorkshire, England
Harewood Castle, Weeton, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1420
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1475
    Event Place: Harewood Castle, Weeton, Yorkshire, England

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