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Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr 1519–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1519

Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England

Death Date: 30 Dec 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Northampton, England

Father: Sir West

Mother: Elizabeth Morton

Spouse(s): Lady Warre

Children(s): Jane West

In 1519, Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr entered the world in Warbleton, Sussex, England, born to Sir George West And Elizabeth Morton. Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr married Lady Elizabeth Strange Of Blackmere Lady De La Warre, and had children including Jane West. Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northampton, England.

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Biography

  • In 1519, Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr entered the world in Warbleton, Sussex, England, born to Sir George West And Elizabeth Morton.
  • Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr married Lady Elizabeth Strange Of Blackmere Lady De La Warre, and had children including Jane West.
  • Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northampton, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Warr's Ancestors

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Lord Warr
1519–1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England
Parents
Sir George West
1474–1538
Offington, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Morton
1512–1554
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas, 8th Baron De La Ware, KG) West
1457–1525
Mortimers Hall, Hampshire, England
Eleanor Copley
1460–1536
Gatton, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard West
1430–1476
Katherine Hungerford
1438–1493
Sir Copley
1436–1490
Lady Hoo
1447–1484
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reginald West
1395–1450
Margaret Thorley
1407–1433
Robert Hungerford
1409–1459
Margaret Botreaux
1410–1477
Thomas Hastings
1396–1455
Eleanor Welles
1428–1490

Lord Warr's Descendants

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Lord (William West, First Baron De La) Warr (1519–30 Dec 1595) m. Lady (Elizabeth Strange of Blackmere, Lady de la) Warre (1534–15 May 1579)
  1. 1. Jane West 1558–1606 m. Ralph Shelton 1560–1628
    1. 1. James Shelton 1588–1668 m. Anne Herbert 1582–1684
      1. 1. Thomas Shelton 1606–1683 m. Hannah Wood 1606–1684
        1. 1. James Shelton 1630–1716 m. Mary (Jane) Bathurst 1633–1682

Lord Warr's Timeline

2 Records

1519
1519
Birth of Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr in Warbleton, Sussex, England
Warbleton, Sussex, England
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 76
Death of Lord William West, First Baron De La Warr in Wherwell, Northampton, England
Wherwell, Northampton, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1388
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 723.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northampton, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, Stephen, Sir Leslie, ed.; London, England: Oxford University Press; Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 1388

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