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

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1406

Birth Location: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 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 Somerset

Children(s): Cecily Welles, Eleanor Welles, Richard Welles, Margaret Welles, Catherine Welles

Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles was born in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eude Welles And Maud Greystoke. Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including Catherine Welles, Cecily Welles, Eleanor Welles, Margaret Welles, Richard Welles 7Th Lord Welles. Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles passed away in 1461 in St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles was born in 1406 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eude Welles And Maud Greystoke.
  • Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles married Joan Waterton, Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including Catherine Welles, Cecily Welles, Eleanor Welles, Margaret Welles, Richard Welles 7Th Lord Welles.
  • Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles passed away in 1461 in St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Eude Welles
1387–1417
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
EW
Maud Greystoke
1387–1416
Birth Location: Ravensworth, Yorks, England
MG

Spouses(s)

Joan Waterton
1407–1434
Birth Location: Methley, Yorkshire, England
JW
Margaret Somerset
1410–1482
Birth Location: Bletsoe, Bedfordshire, England
MS

Children(s)

Cecily Welles
1430–1461
Birth Location: Cumberworth, Lincolnshire, England
CW
Eleanor Welles
1424–1455
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
EW
Richard Welles
1428–1470
Birth Location: Belleau with Claythorpe and Aby and Greenfield, Lincolnshire, England
RW
Margaret Welles
1434–1480
Birth Location: Well, Lincolnshire, England
MW
Catherine Welles
1442–1505
Birth Location: Welle, Lincolnshire, England
CW

Lionel Welles's Ancestors

Self
Lionel Welles
1406–1461
Birth Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Eude Welles
1387–1417
Lincolnshire, England
Maud Greystoke
1387–1416
Ravensworth, Yorks, England
Grandparents
John (Welles 5th Baron) Welles
1352–1421
Conisholme, Lincolnshire, England
Cecily
1350–
Well, Lincolnshire, England
Ralph (de Greystoke 3rd Baron) Greystoke
1353–1418
Ravensworth Castle, Yorkshire, England
Katherine Clifford
1369–1413
Ravensworth, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Welles
1334–1361
Maude Ros
1338–1388
Joan FitzHugh
1388–1360
William Greystoke
1321–1359
Roger Clifford
1333–1389
Maud Beauchamp
1335–1403
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Welles
1304–1345
Margaret Bardolf
1312–1345
William III
1282–1343
Margery Badlesmere
1306–1363
Henry FitzHugh
1358–1425
Elizabeth Grey
1363–1427
Robert Clifford
1305–1344
Isabel Berkeley
1305–1362
Thomas Warwick
1313–1369
Katherine Mortimer
1313–1369

Lionel Welles's Descendants

1.
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Lionel (Welles 6th Baron) Welles (25 Mar 1406–1461) m. Joan Waterton (1407–28 Oct 1434) m. Margaret (Beauchamp Duchess of) Somerset (1410–Jun 1482)
  1. 1. Cecily Welles 1430–1461 m. Robert Willoughby 1428–1465
    1. 1. Christopher Willoughby 1453–1498 m. Margaret Jenney 1460–1515
      1. 1. Margaret Willoughby 1478–1543 m. Sir (John) Tyrrell 1470–1540 m. Thomas Tyrell 1478–1551
        1. 1. Anne Tyrrell 1512–1576 m. John Gilbert 1511–1557
        2. 2. Joan Tyrrell 1510–1557
        3. 3. Anne Tyrrell 1512–1576 m. John Gilbert 1511–1557 m. John Clere 1511–1557
        4. 4. James Tyrell 1500–
        5. 5. Jane Tyrell 1502–1536
        6. 6. James (Tyrrell,) Knight 1505–
        7. 7. John Tyrell 1506–1573
        8. 8. Joan Tyrrell 1510–1588
        9. 9. Jane Tyrell 1512–1576 m. George Gardiner 1509–1558
        10. 10. George Tyrell 1520–
        11. 11. Vincent Tyrell 1521–
        12. 12. John Tirrell 1522–1573 m. Elizabeth Munday 1511–1566 m. Ann Elizabeth 1535–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Willoughby 1473–1548 m. William (Eure Knight of) Witton 1483–1593
      3. 3. Katherine Willoughby 1476–1542 m. John Heydon 1468–1550
      4. 4. Christopher Willoughby 1481–1539 m. Elizabeth Tailboys 1497–1546 m. Lady (Elizabeth de) TAILBOIS 1487–1546
      5. 5. William Willoughby 1482–1526 m. Mary Hussey 1484–1516 m. Maria (de Salinas) Gonzalez 1482–1539
      6. 6. George Willoughby 1484–1553 m. Elizabeth Tallboys 1486–
      7. 7. Thomas Willoughby 1486–1545 m. Bridget Rede 1487–1558 m. Dorothy MOUNTJOY 1480–1552
      8. 8. Edmund Willoughby 1487–
      9. 9. John Willoughby 1489– m. Cecelia 1488–
      10. 10. Robert Willoughby 1490–1567
      11. 11. Richard Willoughby 1491–1546
      12. 12. Hugh Willoughby 1498–
      13. 13. John Willoughby 1472– m. Eleanor Bampfield 1470–
      14. 14. Isabel Willoughby 1494–
      15. 15. Charles Willoughby 1496–
    2. 2. Dorothy Willoughby 1450– m. Henry Whaley 1410–1453
    3. 3. Robert Willoughby 1454–
  2. 2. Eleanor Welles 1424–1455 m. Thomas (Hoo the) Elder 1396–1455 m. James Lawrence 1428–1490
    1. 1. Anne Hoo 1447–1484 m. Roger Copley 1430–1490
      1. 1. Dorothy Copley 1470–1530 m. John Guilford 1466–1565
        1. 1. Susan (Marie) Guilford 1486–1539 m. William Haute 1485–1539
      2. 2. Roger Copley 1473–1560 m. Jane Lode 1480–1560 m. Elizabeth Shelly 1514–1559
      3. 3. Richard Copley 1475–1526
      4. 4. Eleanor Copley 1476–1536 m. Thomas (West 8th Baron de La) Warre 1457–1525
      5. 5. Anne (Eleanor Copley Baroness de la) Ware 1479–1535 m. William Sambourne 1470–1503 m. William (Lusher Lord of Rodshell) Manor 1475–1545
      6. 6. Margaret Copley 1481–1611 m. Edward Lewknor 1492–1528
      7. 7. Ada Copley 1485–
      8. 8. Thomas Copley 1487–
    2. 2. Eleanor Hoo 1451–1500 m. Thomas Echingham 1455– m. James Carew 1435–1492
    3. 3. Elizabeth Hoo 1451–1500
  3. 3. Richard (Welles 7th Lord) Welles 1428–1470 m. Joan Willoughby 1425–1462 m. Margery Strangways 1434–1480 m. Jane (Joan) Willoughby 1485–1567
  4. 4. Margaret Welles 1434–1480 m. Thomas Dymoke 1428–1470
  5. 5. Catherine Welles 1442–1505 m. Thomas (de la) Launde 1437–1469

Lionel Welles's Timeline

3 Records

1406
25 Mar 1406
Birth of Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 55
Death of Lionel Welles 6th Baron Welles in Towton, Yorkshire, England
Towton, Yorkshire, England
1461
1461
Age 55
Burial of Lionel Welles 6th Baron 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, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Lionel Welles, person ID LYF7-XB8.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Lionel Welles, person ID LYF7-XB8.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: St. Oswald Churchyard Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Lionel Welles, person ID LYF7-XB8.
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