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Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre 1500–1563 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 April 1500

Birth Location: Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 18 November 1563

Death Location: Kirkoswald, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Father: Thomas Gillesland

Mother: Elisabeth Greystoke

Spouse(s): Agnes Thorpe-Talbot-Bower-Shakelton-Littleton

Children(s): Lady Dacre

In 1500, Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre entered the world in Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Lord Dacre Van Gillesland And Elisabeth Greystoke. Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre married Agnes Merit Elizabeth Mary Joan Thorpe Talbot Bower Shakelton Littleton, and had children including Lady Elenore Alice Dacre. Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre passed away in 1563 in Kirkoswald, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1500, Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre entered the world in Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Lord Dacre Van Gillesland And Elisabeth Greystoke.
  • Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre married Agnes Merit Elizabeth Mary Joan Thorpe Talbot Bower Shakelton Littleton, and had children including Lady Elenore Alice Dacre.
  • Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre passed away in 1563 in Kirkoswald, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Dacre's Ancestors

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Sir Dacre
1500–1563
Birth Place: Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Lord Dacre van Gillesland
1467–1525
Gillesland, Northumberland
Elisabeth Greystoke
1471–1516
Morpeth, Northumberland
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Sir Dacre's Descendants

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Sir (William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland)) Dacre (29 April 1500–18 November 1563) m. Agnes (Merit Elizabeth Mary Joan) Thorpe-Talbot-Bower-Shakelton-Littleton (1502–July 1581)
  1. 1. Lady (Elenore (Alice)) Dacre 1540–1608 m. Robert (William) Cheesman 1536–1604
    1. 1. John Chesman 1559–1608 m. Elizabeth (Margaret Henry) Swainton 1563–1635
      1. 1. John Cheeseman 1575–1603
        1. 1. Margarett Cheeseman 1602–1677 m. John (Thomas) Weller 1606–1655

Sir Dacre's Timeline

3 Records

1500
29 April 1500
Birth of Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre in Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
1519
18 May 1519
Age 19
Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre was married
None
1563
18 November 1563
Age 63
Death of Sir William (7th Lord Greystroke 3rd Lord Dacre of Gilesland) Dacre in Kirkoswald, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Kirkoswald, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 April 1500
    Event Place: Gilsland, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 May 1519
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1563
    Event Place: Kirkoswald, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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