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Lionel de Welles 1406 – 1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1406

Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincs, England

Death Date: 29 March 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Wells

Mother: Maud Greystock

Spouse(s): Beatrix \Waterton

Children(s): Margaret Welles

The story of Lionel de Welles began in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincs, England. Lionel de Welles married Beatrix JoanCecily \Waterton, and had children including Margaret De Welles. Lionel de Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lionel de Welles began in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincs, England.
  • Lionel de Welles married Beatrix JoanCecily \Waterton, and had children including Margaret De Welles.
  • Lionel de Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Wells
1380 – 1411
Birth Location: Little Hayward, Staffordshire, England
TW
Maud Greystock
1387 – 1416
Birth Location: Ravensworth, Yorks, England
MG

Spouses(s)

Beatrix \Waterton
1400 – 1446
Birth Location: Methley, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Margaret Welles
1434 – 1480
Birth Location: Well, Lincolnshire, England
MW

Lionel Welles's Ancestors

Self
Lionel Welles
1406 – 1461
Birth Place: Grimsby, Lincs, England
Parents
Thomas Wells
1380 – 1411
Little Hayward, Staffordshire, England
Maud Greystock
1387 – 1416
Ravensworth, Yorks, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lionel Welles's Descendants

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Lionel (de) Welles (abt 1406 – 29 March 1461) m. Beatrix (JoanCecily) \Waterton (abt 1400 – 1446)
  1. 1. Margaret (De) Welles (1434 – 13 July 1480) m. SIR (KNIGHT THOMAS DYMOKE (King's) Champion) (1428 – 12 March 1470) m. Sir (Thomas Dymoke) (Knight) (Apr 1428 – 12 Mar 1470)
    1. 1. Sir (Lionel Lincolnshire Knighted) Dymoke (1463 – 17 Aug 1519) m. Lady (Joan "Joanna") Griffith (1463 – 1519)
      1. 1. Lady (Alice Skipworth) Dymoke (1492 – 29 Jun 1549) m. William ((Sir \ 7th Baron of S. Ormsby) Skipwith High Sheriff of) Lincolnshire (13 Dec 1488 – 07 Jul 1547)
        1. 1. Dorothy Skipwith (1531 – 7 Jun 1591) m. Andrew Gedney (1528 – 1591)
      2. 2. Katherine Dymoke

Lionel Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1406
abt 1406
Birth of Lionel de Welles in Grimsby, Lincs, England
Grimsby, Lincs, England
1461
29 March 1461
Age 55
Death of Lionel de Welles in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1406
    Event Place: Grimsby, Lincs, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England
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