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Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter 1545–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1545

Birth Location: Great Missenden, Buckingham, England

Death Date: 07 Dec 1595

Death Location: Pilkington, Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Father: Henry Fox

Mother: Margaret Metcalfe

Spouse(s): Lady Lane

Children(s): Anna Fox, John *, Lady Fox, Margaret Foxe, Mary Fox, Richard Foxe, William Foxe, John Foxe, Thomas Foxe, Sir Fox, Elizabeth Fox, Giles William, Susan William

In 1545, Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter entered the world in Great Missenden, Buckingham, England, born to Henry William Fox And Margaret Hussey Hose Metcalfe. Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter married Lady Anne Margret Lane, and had children including Anna A Fox, Elizabeth Fox, Giles Fox Son Of William, John Foxe, John Henry Francis Fox Simes, Lady Anne Fox, Margaret Foxe, Mary Fox, Richard Foxe, Sir Henry Francis Fox, Susan Fox Daughter Of William, Thomas Foxe, William Foxe. Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter passed away in 1595 in Pilkington, Rhodes, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1545, Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter entered the world in Great Missenden, Buckingham, England, born to Henry William Fox And Margaret Hussey Hose Metcalfe.
  • Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter married Lady Anne Margret Lane, and had children including Anna A Fox, Elizabeth Fox, Giles Fox Son Of William, John Foxe, John Henry Francis Fox Simes, Lady Anne Fox, Margaret Foxe, Mary Fox, Richard Foxe, Sir Henry Francis Fox, Susan Fox Daughter Of William, Thomas Foxe, William Foxe.
  • Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter passed away in 1595 in Pilkington, Rhodes, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Garter's Ancestors

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Lord Garter
1545–1595
Birth Place: Great Missenden, Buckingham, England
Parents
Henry William Fox
1521–1563
Great Missenden, Chiltern District, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret (Hussey Hose) Metcalfe
1520–1565
Nappa, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Frederick II) Fox\Foxe
1504–1558
Stewkley, Buckinghamshire, England
Cecily (Anne Grey, 1504, 1494, Fox, Lady, Baroness) Dudley
1497–1554
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Foxe*
1482–1554
Lady Downe*
1484–1565
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lord Garter's Descendants

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Lord (Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the) Garter (1545–07 Dec 1595) m. Lady (Anne Margret) Lane (25 Oct 1545–23 Aug 1578)
  1. 1. Anna (A) Fox 1574–1611 m. John (Carr Stone, Sr Bretherton of Lancashire) Sr 1575–1633
    1. 1. Captain (Nicholas "Yeoman De Armitage") Stone 1595–1679 m. Jane Bannister 1592–1625
      1. 1. Richard Stone 1620–1681 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth Bellcher "Bollcher") * 1629–1684
        1. 1. John Stone 1646–1737 m. Mary Wilkins 1670–1765
    2. 2. Andrew Stone 1605–
  2. 2. John (Henry Francis Fox\Simes) * 1560–1625
  3. 3. Lady (Anne) Fox 1580–1606
  4. 4. Margaret Foxe 1583–1602
  5. 5. Mary Fox 1582–1682
  6. 6. Richard Foxe 1580–1630
  7. 7. William Foxe 1576–
  8. 8. John Foxe 1573–
  9. 9. Thomas Foxe 1578–1626
  10. 10. Sir (Henry Francis) Fox 1578–1625
  11. 11. Elizabeth Fox 1574–1576
  12. 12. Giles (Fox, son of) William 1571–1663
  13. 13. Susan (Fox, daughter of) William 1572–1611

Lord Garter's Timeline

6 Records

1545
1545
Birth of Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter in Great Missenden, Buckingham, England
Great Missenden, Buckingham, England
1547
3 February 1547
Age 2
Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter was married in Charlemont, Warwickshire, England
Charlemont, Warwickshire, England
1568
1568
Age 23
Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter was married in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
1574
Abt. 1574
Age 29
Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter was married in Rhodes, Cheshire, England
Rhodes, Cheshire, England
1578
1578
Age 33
Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter was married in England
England
1595
07 Dec 1595
Age 50
Death of Lord Sir William IV Fox, Knight Of the Garter in Pilkington, Rhodes, Lancashire, England
Pilkington, Rhodes, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1545
    Event Place: Great Missenden, Buckingham, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 3 February 1547
    Event Place: Charlemont, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1568
    Event Place: Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1574
    Event Place: Rhodes, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Rhodes, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Pilkington, Rhodes, Lancashire, England

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