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Sir William Audley 1530–1578 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1530

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1578

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Lord Walden

Mother: Lady Audley

Spouse(s): Katherine Lady

Children(s): Lady Audley

Sir William Audley was born in 1530 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Thomas Audley 1St Baron Of Walden And Lady Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley. Sir William Audley married Katherine Cholmeley Lady, and had children including Lady Jennet Audley. Sir William Audley passed away in 1578 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Audley was born in 1530 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Lord Thomas Audley 1St Baron Of Walden And Lady Elizabeth Grey Baroness Audley.
  • Sir William Audley married Katherine Cholmeley Lady, and had children including Lady Jennet Audley.
  • Sir William Audley passed away in 1578 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lord Walden
1488–1544
Birth Location: Earls Colne, Essex, England
LW
Lady Audley
1505–1563
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
LA

Spouses(s)

Katherine Lady
1540–1585
Birth Location: Castle Bolton, Yorkshire, England
KL

Children(s)

Lady Audley
1550–1653
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
LA

Sir Audley's Ancestors

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Sir Audley
1530–1578
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Lord Thomas Audley, 1st Baron of Walden
1488–1544
Earls Colne, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Grey, Baroness) Audley
1505–1563
Groby, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Lord (Thomas Sir Knight of the Garter 2nd Marquis of Dorcet, constable of Warwick Castle Grey van) Groby
1500–1530
Groby Castle, Bashall, Yorkshire, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Mary) Browne
1527–1567
Cowdray Park By, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Audley's Descendants

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Sir (William) Audley (1530–Abt. 1578) m. Katherine (Cholmeley) Lady (1540/1538–Apr 1585)
  1. 1. Lady (Jennet) Audley 1550–1653 m. Sir (George) Lepton 1548–1592
    1. 1. William Lepton 1572– m. Agnes BARRACLOUGH 1573–1657
      1. 1. Anne (??^^ LEPTON (Gaunt).) m\11ggm 1604–1660 m. Robert, (Ambler ?? GAUNT.) m\11ggf 1604–1685
        1. 1. Elizabeth Gaunt 1645– m. Thomas Jackson 1645–1671

Sir Audley's Timeline

2 Records

1530
1530
Birth of Sir William Audley in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1578
Abt. 1578
Age 48
Death of Sir William Audley in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1530
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1578
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
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