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Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers 1455–1506 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 June 1455

Birth Location: Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 20 Sep 1506

Death Location: Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England

Father: Sir Roses

Mother: Elizabeth Woodville

Spouse(s): Lady Harrington

Children(s): Elizabeth (Arundell), Thomas Dorset, Lady Devereux, Leonard Ireland

The story of Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers began in 1455 in Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England. Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers married Lady Cecily Bonville Baroness Of Dorset Harrington, and had children including Elizabeth Eleanor Grey Arundell, Lady Mary Grey Viscountess Devereux, Leonard Grey St Viscount Grane In The Irish Peerage Marshall Of English Army In Ireland, Thomas Grey Knight 2Nd Marquess Dorset. Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers passed away in 1506 in Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers began in 1455 in Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England.
  • Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers married Lady Cecily Bonville Baroness Of Dorset Harrington, and had children including Elizabeth Eleanor Grey Arundell, Lady Mary Grey Viscountess Devereux, Leonard Grey St Viscount Grane In The Irish Peerage Marshall Of English Army In Ireland, Thomas Grey Knight 2Nd Marquess Dorset.
  • Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers passed away in 1506 in Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Roses
1432–1461
Birth Location: Castle Groby, Leicestershire, England
SR
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Birth Location: Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
EW

Spouses(s)

Lady Harrington
1460–1530
Birth Location: Shute Manor, East Devon District, Devon, England
LH

Children(s)

Elizabeth (Arundell)
1478–1503
Birth Location: Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
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Thomas Dorset
1477–1530
Birth Location: Bashall, Yorkshire, England
TD
Lady Devereux
1490–1538
Birth Location: Groby, Leicestershire, England
LD
Leonard Ireland
1479–1541
Birth Location: Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
LI

Sir Ferrers's Ancestors

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Sir Ferrers
1455–1506
Birth Place: Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Sir John Grey, 7th Lord Ferrers of Groby, Lancastrian in War of the Roses
1432–1461
Castle Groby, Leicestershire, England
Elizabeth Woodville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Edward (Grey, 6th Baron Ferrars of) Groby
1412–1457
Ruthin Castle, Denbighshire, , Wales
Elisabeth (Ferrers, Lady of) Groby
1418–1483
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Sir (Richard Wydeville Woodville K.G., Constable and Treasurer of England, 1st Earl Rivers, Battle of Agincourt, initially a Lancastrian, but became) Yorkist
1405–1469
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Jacquetta (of Luxembourg, Duchess of Bedford, Princess) of
1416–1472
St Pol, Artois, France
Great-Grandparents
Reginald Ruthin
1362–1440
Joan Astley
1366–1448
Henry Ferrers
1390–1463
Isabel Mowbray
1396–1452
Sir Kent
1385–1441
Joan Bedlisgate
1383–1448
Pierre Luxembourg
1390–1433
Margherita Saint-Pol
1394–1469
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Groby
1373–1445
Philippa (Ferrers)
1374–1405
Thomas Norfolk
1366–1399
Elizabeth Goushill
1366–1425
Sir Wydeville
1341–1403
Isabel Goddard
1345–1401
John Bedlisgate
1360–1396
Mary Beauchamp
1365–1394
Jean Luxembourg-Ligny
1370–1397
Marguerite d'Enghien
1372–1393
Francois Andria
1344–1404
Justine Orsini
1370–1422

Sir Ferrers's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord) Ferrers (22 June 1455–20 Sep 1506) m. Lady (Cecily Bonville, Baroness of Dorset) Harrington (30 June 1460–12 April 1530)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Eleanor Grey) (Arundell) 1478–1503 m. Sir (John Arundell, knighted by bathing, Knight Bachelor, Receiver General of the Duchy of) Cornwall 1474–1545
    1. 1. Thomas (Arundel, Knight Bachelor, MP for Dorset, Sheriff of Dorsetshire, receiver-general of the Duchy of Cornwall, a gentleman of the Privy) Cham 1502–1552 m. Margaret (Howard) (Arundell) 1515–1572
      1. 1. Sir (Matthew Arundell (assumed mother's maiden name Howard), Knight, MP, Church of) England 1537–1598 m. Lady (Margaret Willoughby, Baroness) Arundell 1538–1591
        1. 1. Thomas (Howard-Arundel, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, 1st Baron Arundel of Wardour, Hungarian Imperial Army,) Catholic 1560–1639 m. 1577–1637 m. Lady (Mary Arundel nee') Wriothesley 1560–1607
        2. 2. Sir (William Howard) Arundel 1561–1592
      2. 2. Charles Arundell 1539–1587
    2. 2. John Arundell 1500–1557 m. Elizabeth Danet 1503–1564
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Arundell 1528–1595
      2. 2. Cecilia Arundell 1527–1578
      3. 3. Edward Arundell 1539–1587
      4. 4. George Arundell 1541–1573
      5. 5. Sir (John Arundell, Knt. of) Lanherne 1527–1590
      6. 6. Elizabeth Arundell 1526–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Arundell 1502–1534
  2. 2. Thomas (Grey, Knight, 2nd Marquess) Dorset 1477–1530 m. Margaret Wotton 1487–1535
    1. 1. Henry (Grey, Duke of) Suffolk 1517–1554 m. Frances (Brandon (Grey), Duchess of) Suffolk 1517–1559
      1. 1. Mary (Grey) (Keys) 1540–1578
      2. 2. Jane Grey 1537–1554
      3. 3. Lady (Catherine Grey, Countess of) Hertford 1540–1568 m. Edward (John Seymour, KG, Lord Protector of England, 1st Earl of Hertford, brother of Queen Jane Seymour, had 3 secret marriages-imprisoned Tower of) L 1539–1613
        1. 1. Sir (Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, Baron Beauchamp, Oxford) University 1561–1612 m. Honora (Rogers of Bryanstone, Baroness Beauchamp, 1st cousin to husband, Edward) Seymour 1545–1608
    2. 2. Thomas (Grey) III 1510–1555
  3. 3. Lady (Mary Grey, Viscountess) Devereux 1490–1538 m. Walter (Devereux, K.G., 1st Viscount of Hereford. 9th Baron Ferrers of) Chartley 1488–1558
    1. 1. Sir (Richard) Devereux 1516–1547 m. Lady (Dorothy) Hastings 1520–1566
      1. 1. Sir (Lord Walter Devereux, KG, Lord of Devereux, 2nd Viscount of Hereford, 1st Earl of Essex, Plantations of Ireland, joint custody of Mary, Queen of) Scots 1541–1576 m. Lady (Laetitia "Lettice" Knollys Knowles, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber (Royal Lady in Waiting) Viscountess of Hereford 1st Countess of Essex Countess of) Leicester 1543–1634
        1. 1. Lady (Dorothy "Dot" Devereux, Lady of Chartley) (Percy) 1564–1619 m. Henry Percy 1564–1632
        2. 2. Francis Devereaux 1572–
        3. 3. Sir (Lord Robert Devereux, Knight of the Garter, Lord of Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Cambridge) Univ 1566–1601 m. Frances (de) Burgh 1567–1632
        4. 4. Walter (William Devereux, Viscount of) Hereford 1569–1591
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Devereux) (Vernon) 1541–1583
      3. 3. George Devereux 1543–1576
      4. 4. Robert Devereux 1545–1574
    2. 2. Sir (William) Devereaux 1525–1579
    3. 3. Henry Devereux 1504–1505
  4. 4. Leonard (Grey, St Viscount Grane in the Irish Peerage, marshall of English army in) Ireland 1479–1541 m. Elizabeth Arundel 1456–1515

Sir Ferrers's Timeline

2 Records

1455
22 June 1455
Birth of Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers in Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
1506
20 Sep 1506
Age 51
Death of Sir Thomas Grey, K.G., 1st Marquess of Dorset, Lord Ferrers in Astley Castle, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England
Astley Castle, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 June 1455
    Event Place: Groby Castle, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1810762
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1506
    Event Place: Astley Castle, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 1810762
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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