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Lionel Welles 1406–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1406

Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 MAR 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

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Spouse(s): Joan Watertown

Children(s): Eleanor Welles

Lionel Welles was born in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Welles And Maud Matilda Greystoke. Lionel Welles married Joan Watertown, and had children including Eleanor Welles. Lionel Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lionel Welles was born in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Welles And Maud Matilda Greystoke.
  • Lionel Welles married Joan Watertown, and had children including Eleanor Welles.
  • Lionel Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Lionel Welles's Ancestors

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Lionel Welles
1406–1461
Birth Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Lionel Welles's Descendants

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Lionel Welles (1406–29 MAR 1461) m. Joan Watertown (1408–AFT 18 OCT 1433)
  1. 1. Eleanor Welles 1428– m. James Lawrence 1428–1490
    1. 1. John Lawrence 1457–1538 m. Cicely Steward 1488–
      1. 1. William Lawrence 1517–1572 m. Margaret Kaye 1527–1572
        1. 1. Alice (Margaret) Lawrence 1557–1621
        2. 2. William Lawrence 1537–1584 m. Katherine Beaumont 1532–1582

Lionel Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1406
1406
Birth of Lionel Welles in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 MAR 1461
Age 55
Death of Lionel Welles in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1406
    Event Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Charles A Bliss.FTW
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Methley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records
    [2] England, Extracted Parish and Court Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 MAR 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Charles A Bliss.FTW
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] International, Find a Grave Index

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