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Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton 1414–1456 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1414

Birth Location: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1456

Death Location: Brereton, Cheshire, England

Father: Willem Brereton

Mother: Alice Corbet

Spouse(s): Katherine Wilde, Philippa Hulse

Children(s): Sarah Brereton, Mathilda Brereton, Knight Brereton, Ralph Brereton, Sir Brereton

In 1414, Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton entered the world in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, born to Willem Ix Lord Brereton And Alice Corbet. Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton married Katherine Wilde, Philippa Hulse, and had children including Knight Sir Randle Brereton, Mathilda Brereton, Ralph Brereton, Sarah Brereton, Sir Andrew Brereton. Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton passed away in 1456 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

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  • In 1414, Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton entered the world in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England, born to Willem Ix Lord Brereton And Alice Corbet.
  • Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton married Katherine Wilde, Philippa Hulse, and had children including Knight Sir Randle Brereton, Mathilda Brereton, Ralph Brereton, Sarah Brereton, Sir Andrew Brereton.
  • Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton passed away in 1456 in Brereton, Cheshire, England.

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Sir Brereton's Ancestors

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Sir Brereton
1414–1456
Birth Place: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Parents
Willem IX Lord Brereton
1390–1426
Brereton, Chesh, England
Alice Corbet
1390–1458
Leighton, Montgomeryshire, Wales
Grandparents
Willem (VIII Lord) Brereton
1349–1426
Egerton, Cheshire, England
Anylla (de) Venebles
1370–1442
Kinderton, Cheshire, England
Sir (John III (Knight; Lord Corbet of Montgomery) De) Corbet
1369–1439
Leighton, Linconshire, England
Lettice Longstock
1371–1448
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Brereton
1320–1380
Euena Egerton
1325–1380
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Brereton's Descendants

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Sir (William De BRERETON XI Lord of) Brereton (1414–18 Oct 1456) m. Katherine Wilde (circa 1421–1480) m. Philippa Hulse (1415–29 November 1463)
  1. 1. Sarah Brereton 1436–1515 m. Richard (Wainwright) Higgins 1432–1482
    1. 1. Margareta Higgins 1458– m. Richard (Mason) III 1454–1510
      1. 1. William (Mason) II 1480–1549 m. Lady (Annes) Buttler 1480–1548
        1. 1. Thomas Mason 1516–1556 m. Lady (Jenet Margaret) Shawe 1510–1574
      2. 2. Elizabeth Mason 1480–
      3. 3. Johanna Mason 1480–
      4. 4. Agnes Mason 1479–
      5. 5. Joan Mason 1473–
  2. 2. Mathilda Brereton 1447–
  3. 3. Knight (Sir Randle) Brereton 1452–1500
  4. 4. Ralph Brereton 1435–
  5. 5. Sir (Andrew) Brereton 1440–1495

Sir Brereton's Timeline

2 Records

1414
1414
Birth of Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton in Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
1456
18 Oct 1456
Age 42
Death of Sir William De BRERETON XI Lord of Brereton in Brereton, Cheshire, England
Brereton, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1414
    Event Place: Brereton Cum Smethwick, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1456
    Event Place: Brereton, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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