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Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles 1406–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1406

Birth Location: Of Welle, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Lord Welles

Mother: Maud Greystoke

Spouse(s): Jane Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp

Children(s): Eleanor Welles, Edith John, Katherine Welles, John Wells, Cecilia deWelles, Richard Welles, Margaret Welles

In 1406, Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles entered the world in Of Welle, Lincolnshire, England, born to Lord Eudo Ivo De Welles And Maud Matilda Greystoke. Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles married Jane Cecily Waterton, Margaret Dutchess Of Somerset Countess Kendale Beauchamp, and had children including Cecilia Dewelles, Edith John, Eleanor Welles, John Wells, Katherine Welles, Margaret Welles, Richard De Welles. Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1406, Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles entered the world in Of Welle, Lincolnshire, England, born to Lord Eudo Ivo De Welles And Maud Matilda Greystoke.
  • Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles married Jane Cecily Waterton, Margaret Dutchess Of Somerset Countess Kendale Beauchamp, and had children including Cecilia Dewelles, Edith John, Eleanor Welles, John Wells, Katherine Welles, Margaret Welles, Richard De Welles.
  • Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Lionel Welles's Ancestors

Self
Lionel Welles
1406–1461
Birth Place: Of Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Lord Eudo Ivo De Welles
1386–1421
Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Maud (Matilda) Greystoke
1390–1416
Of Greystoke, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John Welles
1354–1421
Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Eleanor Mowbray
1365–1387
Lord (Ralph) Greystoke
1353–1413
Kirkby Ravensworth, Yorkshire
Catharina Clifford
1358–1413
Ravensworth, Yorkshire
Great-Grandparents
William Greystoke
1320–1359
Johanna Fitz-Hugh
1330–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Henry
1292–1352
Joan Fourneux
1280–1349

Lionel Welles's Descendants

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Lionel (6th Baron Welles De) Welles (1406–29 Mar 1461) m. Jane ((Cecily)) Waterton (1407–18 Oct 1434) m. Margaret (Dutchess Of Somerset, Countess Kendale) Beauchamp (1410–8 Aug 1482)
  1. 1. Eleanor Welles 1428–1453
  2. 2. Edith John 1430–1492
  3. 3. Katherine Welles 1442–1505
  4. 4. John Wells 1450–1499
  5. 5. Cecilia deWelles 1424–1466 m. Lord Willoughby 1427–1465
    1. 1. Lord (Christopher Willoughby Willoughby) deEresby 1453–1499 m. ELIZABETH Weekes 1460–1515 m. Lady (Margaret) Jenny 1460–1635 m. Margaret Jenny 1446–1515
      1. 1. Catherine Willoughby 1476–1542
      2. 2. Margaret Willoughby 1478–1943
      3. 3. Thomas Willoughby 1486–1545
      4. 4. Elizabeth Willoughby 1487–1548
      5. 5. Richard Willoughby 1491–
      6. 6. Robert Willoughby 1493–
      7. 7. Isabel Willoughby 1494–
      8. 8. Hugh Willoughby 1498–
      9. 9. Edward (Willoughby De) Broke 1500–1550
      10. 10. Dorothy Willoughby 1503–1959
      11. 11. George Willoughby 1484–1553
      12. 12. Christopher Willoughby 1488–
      13. 13. Charles Willoughby 1496–
      14. 14. John (Willoughby) Sr. 1482–1545 m. Elizabeth Knollys 1489–1546 m. Eleanor Bampfield 1470–
        1. 1. John Willoughby 1504– m. Appalina (Elizabeth) Spencer 1513–1552
        2. 2. Francis Willoughby –1778
    2. 2. Alice Willoughby 1440–1508
    3. 3. Henry (Sir Willoughby van Wollaton) Willoughby 1445–1529 m. Margaretha Markham 1455–
      1. 1. Edward (Sir Willoughby van Wollaton) Willoughby 1470– m. Anna Filliol 1480–
        1. 1. Hendrik (Sir Willoughby van Wollaton) Willoughby 1517–1551
    4. 4. Robert WILLOUGHBY 1450–1467
    5. 5. Sanchia Willoughby 1452–1549
    6. 6. Richard Willoughby 1450– m. Ann –1781
    7. 7. Francis Willoughby –1778
  6. 6. Richard (De) Welles 1428– m. Joan (7th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby) Willoughby 1425–1462
    1. 1. Joan (9th Baroness Of Willoughby de Eresby) Welles –1475
  7. 7. Margaret Welles –1480

Lionel Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1406
1406
Birth of Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles in Of Welle, Lincolnshire, England
Of Welle, Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 55
Death of Lionel 6th Baron Welles De Welles in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1406
    Event Place: Of Welle, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4921105
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4921105
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records, Obituaries prior to 1800; Author: Musgrave, William, Sir, 1735-1800; Armytage, George J., Sir, 1842-1918

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