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Richard Grey 1459 – 1483 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 13 June 1483

Death Location: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Grey,

Mother: Elizabeth Woodville,

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Richard Grey began in 1459 in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England. Richard Grey passed away in 1483 in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Grey began in 1459 in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.
  • Richard Grey passed away in 1483 in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Grey,
1432 – 1461
Birth Location: Castle Groby, Leicestershire, England
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Elizabeth Woodville,
1437 – 1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Grey's Ancestors

Self
Richard Grey
1459 – 1483
Birth Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir John Grey,
1432 – 1461
Castle Groby, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth ('The White Queen' Wydeville) Woodville,
1437 – 1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Grey,
1412 – 1457
Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, , Wales
Elisabeth Ferrers,
1418 – 1483
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Sir (Richard Wydeville) Woodville
1405 – 1469
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Jacquetta (of) Luxembourg,
1416 – 1472
St Pol, Artois, France
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Grey,
1362 – 1440
Joan Astley
1366 – 1448
Henry Ferrers,
1390 – 1463
Lady Mowbray,
1396 – 1452
Sir (Woodville),
1385 – 1441
Joan Bedlisgate
1383 – 1448
Pierre Pol,
1390 – 1433
Margherita Baux,
1394 – 1469
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Ferrers,
1373 – 1445
Philippa Clifford
1374 – 1405
Thomas Mowbray,
1366 – 1399
Lady (Usflete),
1366 – 1425
Sir Wydeville
1341 – 1403
Isabel Goddard
1345 – 1401
John Bedlisgate
1360 – 1396
Mary Beauchamp
1365 – 1394
Jean Luxembourg-Ligny
1370 – 1397
Marguerite d'Enghien
1372 – 1393
Francois Baux,
1344 – 1404
Justine Orsini
1370 – 1422

Richard Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of Richard Grey in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
1483
13 June 1483
Age 24
Death of Richard Grey in Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1483
    Event Place: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 22; Page: 537
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pontefract, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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