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Lionel DE WELLES 1406–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1406

Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Eude WELLES

Mother: Maud GREYSTOKE

Spouse(s): Joan WATERTON, Margaret BEAUCHAMP, Margaret BEAUCHAMP

Children(s): Eleanor WELLES, Richard WELLES, Cecily WELLES, Catherine WELLES

Lionel DE WELLES was born in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eude Welles And Maud Greystoke. Lionel DE WELLES married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp, Margaret Of Bletso Beauchamp, and had children including Catherine Welles, Cecily Welles, Eleanor Welles, Richard Welles. Lionel DE WELLES passed away in 1461 in St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lionel DE WELLES was born in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eude Welles And Maud Greystoke.
  • Lionel DE WELLES married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp, Margaret Of Bletso Beauchamp, and had children including Catherine Welles, Cecily Welles, Eleanor Welles, Richard Welles.
  • Lionel DE WELLES passed away in 1461 in St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lionel WELLES's Ancestors

Self
Lionel WELLES
1406–1461
Birth Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Eude WELLES
1387–1417
Lincolnshire County, England
Maud GREYSTOKE
1387–1416
Ravensworth, Yorks, England
Grandparents
John WELLES
1352–1421
Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England
Eleanor (DE) MOWBRAY
1361–1399
Axholme, Lincolnshire, England
Ralph GREYSTOKE
1353–1418
Ravensworth Castle, Yorkshire, England
Katherine (DE) CLIFFORD
1353–1413
Yorkshire County, England
Great-Grandparents
John WELLES
1334–1361
Maude ROS
1328–1388
John MOWBRAY
1340–1368
Elizabeth SEGRAVE
1338–1368
William GREYSTOKE
1321–1359
Joan FITZHENRY
1338–1403
Roger CLIFFORD
1333–1389
Maud BEAUCHAMP
1335–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam WELLES
1304–1344
Margaret BARDOLF
1312–1345
William ROS
1285–1343
Margery BADLESMERE
1304–1363
John MOWBRAY
1310–1361
Joan Lancaster
1312–1349
John SEGRAVE
1315–1353
Margaret Norfolk
1320–1399
Ralph GREYSTOKE
1299–1323
Alice AUDLEY
1300–1374
Henry FITZHUGH
1292–1352
Joan FOURNEUX
1301–1349
Robert CLIFFORD
1305–1344
Isabel BERKELEY
1305–1362
Thomas BEAUCHAMP
1313–1369
Katherine MORTIMER
1314–1369

Lionel WELLES's Descendants

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Lionel (DE) WELLES (25 Mar 1406–29 Mar 1461) m. Joan WATERTON (Abt 1407–28 Oct 1434) m. Margaret BEAUCHAMP (–3 Sep 1482) m. Margaret (of Bletso) BEAUCHAMP (1 Jan 1410–8 Aug 1482)
  1. 1. Eleanor WELLES 1424–1455 m. Thomas HOO 1396–1455 m. James LAWRENCE 1428–1490
    1. 1. Anne HOO 1448–1535 m. Roger COPLEY 1430–1490 m. William GREYSTOKE 1447–1493
      1. 1. Eleanor COPLEY 1476–1536 m. Thomas WEST 1457–1525
        1. 1. George WEST –1538 m. Elizabeth MORTON 1502–1554
        2. 2. Owen WEST 1501–1551 m. Mary GUILDFORD 1501–1565
        3. 3. Anne WEST 1503– m. Anthony (ST.) AMOND 1500–
        4. 4. Barbara WEST 1504–1549 m. John GUILDFORD 1508–1565
        5. 5. Catherine WEST 1505–
        6. 6. Mary WEST 1507–
        7. 7. Leonard WEST 1509–1578 m. Barbara GASCOIGNE 1509–1573
      2. 2. Dorothy COPLEY 1470–1530 m. John GUILFORD 1466–1565
      3. 3. Roger COPLEY 1473–1560 m. Jane LODE 1480–1560 m. Elizabeth SHELLY 1514–1559
      4. 4. Richard COPLEY 1475–1511 m. Margery BROCAS 1474–1542
      5. 5. Ann COPLEY 1479–1535 m. William SAMBOURNE 1470–1503 m. William LUSHER 1475–1545
      6. 6. Margaret COPLEY 1482–1611 m. Edward LEWKNOR 1481–1528 m. Edward (LEWKNOR OF) DENTON 1492–1528
      7. 7. Elizabeth COPLEY 1483–1535
    2. 2. Eleanor HOO 1450– m. Thomas ECHINGHAM 1455– m. James CAREW, 1435–1492
    3. 3. Elizabeth HOO 1451–1500 m. John DEVENISH 1450–1510
  2. 2. Richard WELLES 1428–1470 m. Joan WILLOUGHBY 1424–1462 m. Margery STRANGWAYS 1434–1480
  3. 3. Cecily WELLES 1430–1480 m. Robert WILLOUGHBY 1428–1465
  4. 4. Catherine WELLES 1442–1505 m. Thomas (De La) LAUNDE 1432–1470 m. Thomas (DE LA) LAUNDE 1437–1469

Lionel WELLES's Timeline

3 Records

1406
25 Mar 1406
Birth of Lionel DE WELLES in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 55
Death of Lionel DE WELLES in Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England
Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 55
Burial of Lionel DE WELLES in St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1406
    Event Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Lionel de Welles, person ID LYF7-XB8.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Battle of Towton Field, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Lionel de Welles, person ID LYF7-XB8.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Lionel de Welles, person ID LYF7-XB8.

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