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Lord William Anderson 1485 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1485

Birth Location: Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1557

Death Location: Somerton Castle, Asterby, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Lord Anderson

Mother: Lady Orde

Spouse(s): Lady Clayton

Children(s): Sir Anderson

Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton was born in 1485 in Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Lord Mayor Sir Henry Anderson and Lady Anne Agnes Neal de Orde. Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton married Lady Katherine de Clayton, and had children including Sir Knight Edmund II Anderson. Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton passed away in 1557 in Somerton Castle, Asterby, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton was born in 1485 in Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England, the child of Lord Mayor Sir Henry Anderson and Lady Anne Agnes Neal de Orde.
  • Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton married Lady Katherine de Clayton, and had children including Sir Knight Edmund II Anderson.
  • Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton passed away in 1557 in Somerton Castle, Asterby, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Anderson
1465 – 1559
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Lady Orde
1465 – 1559
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Clayton
1505 – 1560
Birth Location: Clayton, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Anderson
1530 – 1605
Birth Location: Flixborough, Lincolnshire, England
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Lord Anderson's Ancestors

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Lord Anderson
1485 – 1557
Birth Place: Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Lord Mayor Sir Henry Anderson
1465 – 1559
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Lady (Anne Agnes Neal de) Orde
1465 – 1559
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Anderson's Descendants

1.
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Lord (William) Anderson (1485 – 18 Oct 1557) m. Lady (Katherine de) Clayton (1505 – 1560)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Edmund II) Anderson (24 Jul 1530 – 1 Aug 1605) m. Lady (Maudlin) Smythe (19 Mar 1530 – 1640)
    1. 1. Sir (Dr. Richard) Anderson (1588 – 20 Dec 1635) m. Elizabeth Frost (18 Aug 1581 – 28 Jul 1634) m. Lady (Mary Elizabeth Hawkins ( English) Immigrant) (18 August 1581 – 28 Jul 1634)
      1. 1. Thomas (Reynard) Anderson (abt 1614 – 1650) m. Frances Potter (abt 1615 – 1653)
        1. 1. Lord (John) Anderson (Abt. 1641 – 12 May 1695) m. Cecilia Poindexter (1643 – 1712)
      2. 2. Sir (Dr Richard) Anderson (1618 – 1662) m. Lady (Mary Willoughby) Spencer (Bef. 1605 – 14 Jul 1658)
        1. 1. Robert Anderson (1641 – 12 May 1695) m. Cecilia (Poindexter) Massie (1646 – 14 Nov 1721)

Lord Anderson's Timeline

2 Records

1485
1485
Birth of Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton in Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England
Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England
1557
18 Oct 1557
Age 72
Death of Lord William Anderson , Baron Anderson of Broughton and Somerton in Somerton Castle, Asterby, Lincolnshire, England
Somerton Castle, Asterby, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Eyworth Manor, Broughton, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1557
    Event Place: Somerton Castle, Asterby, Lincolnshire, England
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