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Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron 1406–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1406

Birth Location: Welle, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1 APR 1461

Death Location: Waterton and Welles Tombs, Waterton Chapel, Church of St. Oswald, Methley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Eudo Gainsby

Mother: Maud Greystoke

Spouse(s): Margaret Kendal

Children(s): John Welles

In 1406, Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron entered the world in Welle, Lincolnshire, England, born to Eudo De Welles Lord Of Gainsby And Maud Matilda De Greystoke. Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron married Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Of Bletso Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendal, and had children including John Welles K G 1St Viscount Welles. Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron passed away in 1461 in Waterton and Welles Tombs, Waterton Chapel, Church of St. Oswald, Methley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1406, Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron entered the world in Welle, Lincolnshire, England, born to Eudo De Welles Lord Of Gainsby And Maud Matilda De Greystoke.
  • Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron married Margaret Beauchamp Baroness Of Bletso Duchess Of Somerset Countess Of Kendal, and had children including John Welles K G 1St Viscount Welles.
  • Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron passed away in 1461 in Waterton and Welles Tombs, Waterton Chapel, Church of St. Oswald, Methley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Lionel Baron's Ancestors

Self
Lionel Baron
1406–1461
Birth Place: Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Eudo de Welles, Lord of Gainsby
1387–1421
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Maud ((Matilda) de) Greystoke
1390–1416
Greystoke, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John Welles
1352–1421
Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Lord (Ralph Greystoke, 3rd Baron) Greystoke
1353–1418
Kirkby, Lancashire, England
Catherine (Clifford, Baroness) Greystoke
1357–1413
Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1334–1361
Maud DeRos
1330–1388
William Greystoke
1321–1359
Johanna Fitz-Hugh
1330–1403
Roger 1350
1333–1389
Maud Baroness
1335–1402
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Welles
1304–1345
Margaret Bardolf
1312–1345
William Helmsley
1290–1343
Margerey Badlesmere
1306–1363
Lord II
1299–1323
Alice Audley
1300–1374
Robert Westmoreland
1305–1344
Isabel Berkeley,
1305–1362
Thomas Falkirk
1313–1369
Catherine Mortimer
1314–1369

Lionel Baron's Descendants

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Lionel (de Welles, 6th) Baron (ABT 1406–1 APR 1461) m. Margaret (Beauchamp, Baroness of Bletso, Duchess of Somerset, Countess of) Kendal (01 Jan 1405–8 Aug 1482)
  1. 1. John (Welles, K.G., 1st Viscount) Welles 1450–1498 m. Cecily (Plantagenet House of York, Viscountess) Welles 1469–1507
    1. 1. Anne (of) Welles 1494–1499
    2. 2. Lady (Elizabeth) Welles 1487–1498

Lionel Baron's Timeline

3 Records

1406
ABT 1406
Birth of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron in Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Welle, Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 55
Death of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron in killed at the battle of Towton, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
killed at the battle of Towton, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
1461
1 APR 1461
Age 55
Burial of Lionel de Welles, 6th Baron in Waterton and Welles Tombs, Waterton Chapel, Church of St. Oswald, Methley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Waterton and Welles Tombs, Waterton Chapel, Church of St. Oswald, Methley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1406
    Event Place: Welle, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: killed at the battle of Towton, Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Age:
    About 54-55

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1 APR 1461
    Event Place: Waterton and Welles Tombs, Waterton Chapel, Church of St. Oswald, Methley, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

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