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Margaret Cheney 1440–1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: St Thomas, Devon, England

Death Date: abt 1463

Death Location: Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir KG

Mother: Eleanor Shottesbrooke

Spouse(s): William Sandys

Children(s): Walter (Sandes)

Margaret Cheney was born in 1440 in St Thomas, Devon, England, the child of Sir John Vi Of Shurland On The Isle Of Sheppey Cheyney Cheney Baron Cheney Of Eastchurch Sheriff And Justice Of The Peace For Kent Kg And Eleanor Alianore Shottesbrooke. Margaret Cheney married William Sir Sandys, and had children including Walter Sir Sandys Sandes. Margaret Cheney passed away in 1463 in Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Margaret Cheney was born in 1440 in St Thomas, Devon, England, the child of Sir John Vi Of Shurland On The Isle Of Sheppey Cheyney Cheney Baron Cheney Of Eastchurch Sheriff And Justice Of The Peace For Kent Kg And Eleanor Alianore Shottesbrooke.
  • Margaret Cheney married William Sir Sandys, and had children including Walter Sir Sandys Sandes.
  • Margaret Cheney passed away in 1463 in Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Margaret Cheney's Ancestors

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Margaret Cheney
1440–1463
Birth Place: St Thomas, Devon, England
Parents
Sir John VI "of Shurland on the Isle of Sheppey" Cheyney (Cheney), Baron Cheney of Eastchurch, Sheriff and Justice of The Peace for Kent, KG
1412–1467
Shurland, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England
Eleanor ("Alianore") Shottesbrooke
1418–1490
Shottesbrooke House, West Woodhay, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Shotesbroke
1380–1474
West Woodhay, Berkshire, England
Edith Stourton
1375–1441
Stourton Castle, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John DeStourton
1340–1364
Jane Basset
1378–1394
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Cheney's Descendants

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Margaret Cheney (1440–abt 1463) m. William ((Sir)) Sandys (1439–26 Oct 1496)
  1. 1. Walter ((Sir) Sandys) (Sandes) 1460–1540 m. Agnes ((Lady)) Warrener 1460–1510
    1. 1. Agnes ((lady)) Sandes 1496–1539 m. William Bettenham 1486–1540
      1. 1. Thomasyn Bettenham 1521–1551 m. John (Barham 'The Iron Maker') (CG15-16369) 1500–1555
        1. 1. Margaret Barham 1551–1618 m. Captain (Thomas) Goodrich 1549–1597

Margaret Cheney's Timeline

4 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Margaret Cheney in St Thomas, Devon, England
St Thomas, Devon, England
1445
1445
Age 5
Birth of Margaret Cheney in Furness Fells, Lancastershire, England
Furness Fells, Lancastershire, England
1463
abt 1463
Age 23
Death of Margaret Cheney in Spaxton Manor, Somerset, England
Spaxton Manor, Somerset, England
1466
1466
Age 26
Death of Margaret Cheney in Furnesse Fells, Lancashire, England
Furnesse Fells, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1445
    Event Place: Furness Fells, Lancastershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: St Thomas, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1466
    Event Place: Furnesse Fells, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1463
    Event Place: Spaxton Manor, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Basingstoke, Basingtoke and Deane Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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