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Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1405–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Welles

Mother: MAUD DeGREYSTOKE

Spouse(s): Margaret Beauchamp, Joan Waterton

Children(s): Viscount Wells

In 1405, Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland entered the world in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Eudo Ivo Lord Of Gainsby De Welles And Maud Matilda Lady Gainsby Degreystoke. Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp, and had children including Viscount John Wells. Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1405, Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland entered the world in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, born to Sir Eudo Ivo Lord Of Gainsby De Welles And Maud Matilda Lady Gainsby Degreystoke.
  • Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp, and had children including Viscount John Wells.
  • Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Lionel Ireland's Ancestors

Self
Lionel Ireland
1405–1461
Birth Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Sir Eudo Ivo Lord of Gainsby de Welles
1387–1421
Wells, Lincolnshire, England
MAUD ("MATILDA" ~ Lady Gainsby) DeGREYSTOKE
1390–1416
Greystoke, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (John De) Welles
1352–1421
Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Eleanor (De) Mowbray
1364–1399
Epworth, Isle Axholme, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1334–1361
Lady Welles
1330–1388
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Welles
1304–1345
Margaret Bardolf
1313–1345

Lionel Ireland's Descendants

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Lionel (De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of) Ireland (1405–29 Mar 1461) m. Margaret Beauchamp (1416–8 Aug 1482) m. Joan Waterton (1407–18 Oct 1434)
  1. 1. Viscount (John) Wells 1450–1499 m. Cicely (of) York 1469–1507
    1. 1. Robert Welles 1484–1558 m. Elizabeth (Alice) Byran 1488–1572
      1. 1. Thomas Welles 1512–1558 m. Elizabeth Bryan 1501–1553
        1. 1. John Wells 1540–1572 m. Alice Hunt 1543–1615

Lionel Ireland's Timeline

3 Records

1405
1405
Birth of Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
1447
Apr 1447
Age 42
Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was married in Raby, Durham, , England
Raby, Durham, , England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 56
Death of Lionel De Welles, KG, 6th Baron of Welles, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Apr 1447
    Event Place: Raby, Durham, , England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Methley, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England

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