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Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler 1514–1576 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 August 1514

Birth Location: Watton Woodhall, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1576

Death Location: Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Commons

Mother: Elizabeth Butler

Spouse(s): Lady Roche

Children(s): Margaret Boteler

The story of Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler began in 1514 in Watton Woodhall, Norfolk, England. Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler married Lady Grizel Griselda Roche, and had children including Margaret Boteler. Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler passed away in 1576 in Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler began in 1514 in Watton Woodhall, Norfolk, England.
  • Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler married Lady Grizel Griselda Roche, and had children including Margaret Boteler.
  • Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler passed away in 1576 in Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England.

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Sir Butler's Ancestors

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Sir Butler
1514–1576
Birth Place: Watton Woodhall, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir Knight Philip Le Boteler Speaker of the House of Commons
1489–1546
Woodhall, Watton-at-Stone, Broadwater, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth (Drury Lady) Butler
1493–1574
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Sir (Robert Thurston Drury , Speaker of House of Commons, 8th Knight of Giles Arlington, Knight of the Shire, Knight of the Body for Henry VII &) HenryVIII
1456–1536
Hawstead, Suffolk, England
Lady (Anne) Calthorpe
1457–1494
Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Butler's Descendants

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Sir (William Le Boteler \) Butler (26 August 1514–1576) m. Lady (Grizel Griselda) Roche (1513–26 February 1581)
  1. 1. Margaret Boteler 1546–1598 m. Nicholas (Bristowe, Esq., Clerk of the Jewels to King James II) Ii 1537–1616
    1. 1. Elizabeth ("Bess") Bristowe 1569–1606 m. George (I) Clarke 1562–1616
      1. 1. Robert Clarke 1595–1653 m. Rachel (Alice) Wooten 1598–1619
        1. 1. Neal (Clark) II 1640–1678 m. Rachel (Ruth) Beard 1650–1719

Sir Butler's Timeline

3 Records

1514
26 August 1514
Birth of Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler in Watton Woodhall, Norfolk, England
Watton Woodhall, Norfolk, England
1571
6 Mar 1571
Age 57
Death of Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England
Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England
1576
1576
Age 62
Death of Sir William Le Boteler \ Butler in Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England
Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 August 1514
    Event Place: Watton Woodhall, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxford University Alumni, 1500-1886

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1571
    Event Place: Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1576
    Event Place: Watton Woodhall, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Watton-at-Stone, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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