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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, England

Father: Maud Greystoke

Mother: Eudo Welles

Spouse(s): Joan Waterton

Children(s): Cecily Welles, Eleanor Welles

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

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Biography

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

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Lionel Welles's Ancestors

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Lionel Welles
1406–1461
Birth Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Maud Matilda Greystoke
1382–1449
England
Eudo Welles
1380–1450
England
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Great-Grandparents
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Lionel Welles's Descendants

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Lionel Welles (1406–29 Mar 1461) m. Joan (Cicely) Waterton (1407–18 Oct 1434)
  1. 1. Cecily (Margaret) Welles 1425–1491 m. Robert Willoughby 1424–1474
    1. 1. Jane (Johane) Willoughby 1450–1497 m. Thomas Thorland 1452–1498
      1. 1. Jean Thorland 1478–1545 m. John Dunham 1474–1502
        1. 1. John Dunham 1498–1545 m. Benedicta Foljambe 1499–1545
  2. 2. Eleanor Welles 1428–1480 m. James Lawrence 1428–1490
    1. 1. John Lawrence 1445–1504 m. Margery Fiske 1458–1507
      1. 1. Robert Lawrence 1480–1527 m. Avis Clark 1485–1559
        1. 1. William Lawrence 1516–1572 m. Frances Hunston 1518–1578

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, England
Towton, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1406
    Event Place: Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1079
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 20; Page: 1079
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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