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Sir William Bourne 1450 – 1498 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1450

Birth Location: Essex, England

Death Date: 16 Sep 1498

Death Location: Essex, England

Father: John Bourne

Mother: Elizabeth Ware

Spouse(s): Lady Belknap,

Children(s): Sir 1553-58, Elizabeth Gilbert

The story of Sir William Bourne began in 1450 in Essex, England. Sir William Bourne married Lady Elizabeth Belknap,, and had children including Sir John Wolsey Bourne, Secretary of State to Queen Mary, 1553-58, Elizabeth Mary Gilbert. Sir William Bourne passed away in 1498 in Essex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Bourne began in 1450 in Essex, England.
  • Sir William Bourne married Lady Elizabeth Belknap,, and had children including Sir John Wolsey Bourne, Secretary of State to Queen Mary, 1553-58, Elizabeth Mary Gilbert.
  • Sir William Bourne passed away in 1498 in Essex, England.

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Sir Bourne's Ancestors

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Sir Bourne
1450 – 1498
Birth Place: Essex, England
Parents
John De Bourne
1425 – 1465
Essex, England
Elizabeth Ware
1425 – 1465
Essex, England
Grandparents
Stephen (de) Bourne
1400 – 1450
Bourne, Somerset, England
Elizabeth (De) Burghersh
1400 – 1491
Somerset County, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Bourne's Descendants

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Sir (William) Bourne (1450 – 16 Sep 1498) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Belknap, (1452 – 1517)
  1. 1. Sir (John Wolsey Bourne, Secretary of State to Queen Mary,) 1553-58 (1474 – 26 Feb 1565) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Gilbert (1478 – 1544)
    1. 1. Sir (Knight John Jr Bourne, Secretary of Queen Mary of) England (1495 – 10 Sep 1547) m. Margaret (Ogilvy, Countess of Cornhill Bourne) Bobbingworth (1490 – 26 Dec 1549)
      1. 1. Rev. (William Robert Bourne, Bishop of) Bath (1 July 1527 – 26 Apr 1591) m. Margaret ((Mary) Ryse Rayse) Rice (1531 – 28 Dec 1594)
        1. 1. William Bourne (11 Jun 1586 – 29 Sep 1634) m. Ursula Day (1588 – 7 Apr 1672)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Mary) Gilbert (1478 – 1544) m. Sir (John Wolsey Bourne, Secretary of State to Queen Mary,) 1553-58 (1474 – 26 Feb 1565)

Sir Bourne's Timeline

3 Records

1450
1450
Birth of Sir William Bourne in Essex, England
Essex, England
1498
16 Sep 1498
Age 48
Death of Sir William Bourne in Dimsdale Fold Chesterton Harrisheyhead, Staffordshire, England
Dimsdale Fold Chesterton Harrisheyhead, Staffordshire, England
1498
16 Sep 1498
Age 48
Death of Sir William Bourne in Essex, England
Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1450
    Event Place: Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1498
    Event Place: Dimsdale Fold Chesterton Harrisheyhead, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1498
    Event Place: Essex, England

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