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Lionel De Welles 1406 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1406

Birth Location: Wells, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Battle of Towton, England

Father: Eudo Welles

Mother: Maud Greystoke

Spouse(s): Joan Waterton

Children(s): Margaret Welles

In 1406, Lionel De Welles 6th Baron of Welles entered the world in Wells, Lincolnshire, England, born to Eudo Welles and Maud De Greystoke. Lionel De Welles 6th Baron of Welles married Joan 'Cecily' Waterton, and had children including Margaret De Welles. Lionel De Welles 6th Baron of Welles passed away in 1461 in Battle of Towton, England.

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Biography

  • In 1406, Lionel De Welles 6th Baron of Welles entered the world in Wells, Lincolnshire, England, born to Eudo Welles and Maud De Greystoke.
  • Lionel De Welles 6th Baron of Welles married Joan 'Cecily' Waterton, and had children including Margaret De Welles.
  • Lionel De Welles 6th Baron of Welles passed away in 1461 in Battle of Towton, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eudo Welles
1387 – 1421
Birth Location: Wells, Lincolnshire, England
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Maud Greystoke
1388 – 1418
Birth Location: Greystoke Manor, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Waterton
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Margaret Welles
Birth Location: –
MW

Lionel Welles's Ancestors

Self
Lionel Welles
1406 – 1461
Birth Place: Wells, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Eudo Welles
1387 – 1421
Wells, Lincolnshire, England
Maud (De) Greystoke
1388 – 1418
Greystoke Manor, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John (De) Welles
Eleanor (De) Mowbray
Lord (Ralph de) Greystoke
1353 – 1418
Herefordshire, England
Catherine Clifford
1358 – 1413
Clifford Castle, Herefordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Greystoke
Joan Fitzhenry
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ralph Greystoke
Alice DeAudley

Lionel Welles's Descendants

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Lionel (De) Welles (1406 – 29 Mar 1461) m. Joan ('Cecily') Waterton
  1. 1. Margaret (De) Welles m. Robert Radcliffe m. Thomas Dymoke (1428 – 12 March 1470)
    1. 1. Robert Dymoke (1461 – ) m. Anne Sparrow (1470 – )
      1. 1. Margaret Dymoke (Abt. 1500 – )
      2. 2. Edward Dymoke (1508 – ) m. Lady (Anne) Tailboys
        1. 1. Lady (Frances) Dymoke m. Sir (Thomas) Windebank (20 Jan 1548 – 24 Oct 1607)

Lionel Welles's Timeline

2 Records

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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Battle of Towton, England
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