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Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson 1492 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1492

Birth Location: Penrith, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 27 Aug 1587

Death Location: Lincolnshire, England

Father: SIR Willson

Mother: LADY CUMBERWORTH

Spouse(s): Lady Gilmore

Children(s): Lady Wilson

Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson was born in 1492 in Penrith, Cumberland, England, the child of SIR THOMAS (OF WELLBOURNE) Willson and LADY ANNE (OF LINCOLNSHIRE) DE CUMBERWORTH. Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson married Lady Helen Isabel Gilmore, and had children including Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson. Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson passed away in 1587 in Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson was born in 1492 in Penrith, Cumberland, England, the child of SIR THOMAS (OF WELLBOURNE) Willson and LADY ANNE (OF LINCOLNSHIRE) DE CUMBERWORTH.
  • Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson married Lady Helen Isabel Gilmore, and had children including Lady Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret Wilson.
  • Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson passed away in 1587 in Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

SIR Willson
1470 – 1532
Birth Location: Strubby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
SW
LADY CUMBERWORTH
1497 – 1570
Birth Location: Cumberworth, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Lady Gilmore
1496 – 1545
Birth Location: Welbourn, Lincolnshire, England
LG

Children(s)

Lady Wilson
1515 – 1565
Birth Location: Carrington, Midlothian, Scotland
LW

Rev Wilson's Ancestors

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Rev Wilson
1492 – 1587
Birth Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England
Parents
SIR THOMAS (OF WELLBOURNE) Willson
1470 – 1532
Strubby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
LADY (ANNE (OF LINCOLNSHIRE) DE) CUMBERWORTH
1497 – 1570
Cumberworth, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
SIR (Thomas (of Welbourne) Willson Wylson Wolsoun Wulson) *KNIGHTED*
1470 – 1570
Welbourne, Lincolnshire / St Mary, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, ENG
Lady (Anne (of Lincolnshire) de Cumberworth (Willson) Wylson)
1472 – 1570
Cumberworth, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Sir (Roger Cumberueth Gilmore) Wilson
1475 – 1515
Cumberworth, Lincolnshire, England
Margaret Braytoft
1480 – 1580
Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wilson
1475 – 1515
Margaret Braytoft
1480 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev Wilson's Descendants

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Rev (Sir Knight William Cumberworth) Wilson (17 Mar 1492 – 27 Aug 1587) m. Lady (Helen Isabel) Gilmore (1496 – Abt. 1545)
  1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth "Elspeth" Margaret) Wilson (1515 – 1565) m. Alexander Pentland\Penland (1513 – 1565)
    1. 1. (Sir) (Dionis) Pentland (1550 – 7 Jan 1589) m. Elizabeth Ramsay (14 May 1555 – 08 Oct 1620)
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Pentland (14 Apr 1570 – 08 Oct 1630) m. Sir (Gideon) Murray (1 Jan 1559 – 28 Jun 1621)
        1. 1. Agnes ("Muckle mou’d Meg" Murray of) Elibank (1590 – 1630) m. Sir (Knight William Scott 3rd Laird of) Harden (1590 – 22 Apr 1657)

Rev Wilson's Timeline

2 Records

1492
17 Mar 1492
Birth of Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson in Penrith, Cumberland, England
Penrith, Cumberland, England
1587
27 Aug 1587
Age 95
Death of Rev Sir Knight William Cumberworth Wilson in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1492
    Event Place: Penrith, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1587
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England
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