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Richard Fitzwilliam 1415–1478 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1415

Birth Location: Wadworth, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1478

Death Location: Tickhill, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England

Father: Edmond FitzWILLIAM

Mother: Catherine CLIFTON

Spouse(s): Lady Clarell, Lady Villiers, Elizabeth Clarell

Children(s): Katherine Williams, Thomas Fitzwilliam, Isabel Fitzwilliam, Lady Skipwith, Margaret Fitzwilliam, Catherine FitzWilliams, Anna Tyrell, Sir London,

The story of Richard Fitzwilliam began in 1415 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England. Richard Fitzwilliam married Elizabeth Clarell, Lady Elizabeth Clarell, Lady Ellen Eleanor Villiers, and had children including Ann William, Anna Tyrell, Catherine Fitzwilliams, Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, Isabel Fitzwilliam, Katherine Williams, Lady Catherine Fitzwilliam Baroness Skipwith, Margaret Fitzwilliam, Richard William, Sir Knight William Earl Of South Hampton Fitzwilliam Merchant Tailor Alderman And Sheriff Of London, Thomas Fitzwilliam. Richard Fitzwilliam passed away in 1478 in Tickhill, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Fitzwilliam began in 1415 in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England.
  • Richard Fitzwilliam married Elizabeth Clarell, Lady Elizabeth Clarell, Lady Ellen Eleanor Villiers, and had children including Ann William, Anna Tyrell, Catherine Fitzwilliams, Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, Isabel Fitzwilliam, Katherine Williams, Lady Catherine Fitzwilliam Baroness Skipwith, Margaret Fitzwilliam, Richard William, Sir Knight William Earl Of South Hampton Fitzwilliam Merchant Tailor Alderman And Sheriff Of London, Thomas Fitzwilliam.
  • Richard Fitzwilliam passed away in 1478 in Tickhill, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.

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Richard Fitzwilliam's Ancestors

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Richard Fitzwilliam
1415–1478
Birth Place: Wadworth, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Edmond FitzWILLIAM
1382–1465
Wadworth, Yorkshire, England
Catherine CLIFTON
1386–1435
Wadworth, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Fitzwilliam's Descendants

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Richard Fitzwilliam (1415–22 Sep 1478) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Clarell (1415–23 Apr 1503) m. Lady (Ellen Eleanor) Villiers (1411–09 Aug 1461) m. Elizabeth Clarell (ABT 1399–)
  1. 1. Katherine Williams 1474–1498 m. Richard Southwell 1449–1514
    1. 1. Elizabeth Southwell 1488–1531 m. Robert Crane 1487–1550
      1. 1. Sir (Robert) Crane 1515–1591 m. Mary Sparhawk 1516–1609
        1. 1. Elizabeth Crane 1545–1571 m. John Samford 1540–1565
      2. 2. Agnes Crane 1523–
      3. 3. Dorothy CRANE 1512–
      4. 4. Anthony Crane 1510–1583
      5. 5. Ann Crane 1520–
      6. 6. Griselda CRANE 1518–
      7. 7. John Crane 1514–1591
      8. 8. Elizabeth Crane 1512–1698
    2. 2. Frans Southwell 1480–1513
  2. 2. Thomas Fitzwilliam 1448–1498
  3. 3. Isabel Fitzwilliam 1450–1508
  4. 4. Lady (Catherine FitzWilliam Baroness) Skipwith 1450–1520
  5. 5. Margaret Fitzwilliam 1435–1507
  6. 6. Catherine FitzWilliams 1446–1491
  7. 7. Anna Tyrell 1479–1534
  8. 8. Sir (Knight William, Earl of South Hampton FitzWilliam, (Merchant Tailor, Alderman and Sheriff of) London, 1440–1534

Richard Fitzwilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1415
1415
Birth of Richard Fitzwilliam in Wadworth, Yorkshire, England
Wadworth, Yorkshire, England
1478
22 Sep 1478
Age 63
Death of Richard Fitzwilliam in Sprotborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Sprotborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1415
    Event Place: Wadworth, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aldwarke
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1478
    Event Place: Sprotborough, Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tickhill, Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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