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Sir William Catesby 1407 – 1469 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1407

Birth Location: Whiston, Northamptonshire, England

Death Date: 1469

Death Location: Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England

Father: John Catesby

Mother: Margaret Montfort

Spouse(s): Philippa Bishopston, Joan Barre

Children(s): Anne Catesby, William III), Philippa Catesby, Alice Catesby, John Catesby, Elizabeth Catesby, Joan Catesby, Margaret Catesby, Thomas Catesby

In 1407, Sir William Catesby entered the world in Whiston, Northamptonshire, England, born to John Catesby and Margaret Rose De Montfort. Sir William Catesby married Philippa Bishopston, Joan De La Barre, and had children including Anne Catesby, William Catesby (Counsellor to Richard III), Philippa Catesby, Alice Catesby, John Catesby, Elizabeth Catesby, Joan Catesby, Margaret Catesby, Thomas Catesby. Sir William Catesby passed away in 1469 in Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1407, Sir William Catesby entered the world in Whiston, Northamptonshire, England, born to John Catesby and Margaret Rose De Montfort.
  • Sir William Catesby married Philippa Bishopston, Joan De La Barre, and had children including Anne Catesby, William Catesby (Counsellor to Richard III), Philippa Catesby, Alice Catesby, John Catesby, Elizabeth Catesby, Joan Catesby, Margaret Catesby, Thomas Catesby.
  • Sir William Catesby passed away in 1469 in Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Sir Catesby's Ancestors

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Sir Catesby
1407 – 1469
Birth Place: Whiston, Northamptonshire, England
Parents
John Catesby
1378 – 1437
of, Whiston, Northamptonshire, England
Margaret (Rose De) Montfort
1382 – 1450
Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
John Catesby
1352 – 1405
Emma Cranford
William (De) Montfort
1356 –
Wiston Northamptonshire
Rose (De) Brandeston
1360 –
Great-Grandparents
William Catesby
1323 –
Joan Arden
Robert Cranford
Margaret Watford
Baldwin Montfort
1328 – 1386
Margaret Clinton
1350 – 1375
Sir Brandeston
– 1362
Sybil
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Catesby
1300 –
Isabel Ladbrooke
William Arden
Sir Montfort
1303 – 1361
Lady Clinton
1338 – 1407
John Clinton
1325 – 1398
Idonea Say
1328 – 1388
Henry Brandeston
1283 – 1317

Sir Catesby's Descendants

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Sir (William) Catesby (1407 – 1469) m. Philippa Bishopston (1409 – 1446) m. Joan (De La) Barre (Abt 1419 – 1471)
  1. 1. Anne Catesby (1436 – 1509)
  2. 2. William (Catesby (Counsellor to Richard) III) (1440 – 25 AUG 1485) m. Margaret (De La) Zouche (24 Nov 1430 – 8th Oct 1494)
    1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Catesby (1 Sept 1455 – 3 Mar 1523)
    2. 2. George Catesby (1473 – 20 MAY 1507) m. Elizabeth Empsom
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Catesby (1505 – 1554) m. Dorothy Spencer
        1. 1. William Catesby (1526 – 11 Apr 1553) m. Katherine Willington (1518 – 1592)
    3. 3. John Catesby (1480 – Aft. 1502)
    4. 4. Mary Catesby ( – abt 1627)
    5. 5. Elizabeth George (1 Sep – )
  3. 3. Philippa Catesby (Abt. 1442 – )
  4. 4. Alice Catesby (1447 – )
  5. 5. John Catesby (1448 – 1528)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Catesby (1455 – 1514)
  7. 7. Joan Catesby (1456 – 1471)
  8. 8. Margaret Catesby (ABT 1458 – DECEASED)
  9. 9. Thomas Catesby (1464 – 20 August 1485)

Sir Catesby's Timeline

2 Records

1407
1407
Birth of Sir William Catesby in Whiston, Northamptonshire, England
Whiston, Northamptonshire, England
1469
1469
Age 62
Death of Sir William Catesby in Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England
Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1407
    Event Place: Whiston, Northamptonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1469
    Event Place: Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire, England

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