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Richard Fitz William 1459–1495 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1459

Birth Location: Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jan 1495

Death Location: Ireland

Father: John William

Mother: Ellen Villiers

Spouse(s): Genet Holywood

Children(s): Sir William

In 1459, Richard Fitz William entered the world in Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland, born to John Fitz William And Ellen Villiers. Richard Fitz William married Genet Holywood, and had children including Sir Thomas Fitz William. Richard Fitz William passed away in 1495 in Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1459, Richard Fitz William entered the world in Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland, born to John Fitz William And Ellen Villiers.
  • Richard Fitz William married Genet Holywood, and had children including Sir Thomas Fitz William.
  • Richard Fitz William passed away in 1495 in Ireland.

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Richard William's Ancestors

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Richard William
1459–1495
Birth Place: Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland
Parents
John Fitz William
1397–1421
Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
Ellen Villiers
1430–1461
Brooksby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John Fitz William Lord) Emllyn
1377–1417
Emley, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor (de) Greene
1380–
Greene's Norton (Nortampton) England
Great-Grandparents
William William
1350–1398
Maud Cromwell
1366–1418
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John William
1327–1384
Elizabeth Clinton
1328–1419

Richard William's Descendants

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Richard (Fitz) William (1459–1 Jan 1495) m. Genet Holywood (1460–1509)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Fitz) William 1481–1529 m. Eleanor (Dowdall of) Termonfeckin 1481–1522
    1. 1. Viscount (Richard) FitzWilliam 1505–1541 m. Lady (Catherine) Bathe 1508–1583
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas C FitzWilliams) 1532 1532–1592 m. Lady (Genet Finglass) (1536–1627) 1536–1627
        1. 1. Sir (Richard) FitzWilliam 1559–1595 m. Lady (Jane) Preston 1563–1597

Richard William's Timeline

2 Records

1459
1459
Birth of Richard Fitz William in Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland
Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland
1495
1 Jan 1495
Age 36
Death of Richard Fitz William in Ireland
Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1459
    Event Place: Mount Merrion, , Dublin, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1495
    Event Place: Ireland

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