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Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam 1397–1441 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 May 1397

Birth Location: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England

Death Date: 28 Dec 1441

Death Location: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Father: John William

Mother: LADY Emley

Spouse(s): Lady Villiers

Children(s): Sir Wolsey)

In 1397, Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam entered the world in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England, born to John Sir Lord Of Ellmyn Amp Sprotsb Fitz William And Lady Eleanor De Greene Countess Of Emley. Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam married Lady Ellen Eleanor Villiers, and had children including Sir Knight William Earl Of South Hampton Fitzwilliam Merchant Tailor Alderman And Sheriff Of London Treasurer And Chamberlain To Wolsey. Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam passed away in 1441 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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  • In 1397, Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam entered the world in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England, born to John Sir Lord Of Ellmyn Amp Sprotsb Fitz William And Lady Eleanor De Greene Countess Of Emley.
  • Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam married Lady Ellen Eleanor Villiers, and had children including Sir Knight William Earl Of South Hampton Fitzwilliam Merchant Tailor Alderman And Sheriff Of London Treasurer And Chamberlain To Wolsey.
  • Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam passed away in 1441 in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France.

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Sir Fitzwilliam's Ancestors

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Sir Fitzwilliam
1397–1441
Birth Place: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
Parents
John (Sir) (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz William
1377–1417
Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
LADY (ELEANOR DE GREENE, Countess of) Emley
1377–1420
Greene's Norton (Nortampton) England
Grandparents
Willem (Fitz-William Lord van) Emley
1350–1398
Emley, Yorkshire
Mathilde Cromwell
1355–
Tattershall, Lincolnshire
Henry (De) Greene
–1399
Greens Norton (Northamptonshire) England
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Sir Fitzwilliam's Descendants

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Sir (Knight John of Yorkshire) Fitzwilliam (27 May 1397–28 Dec 1441) m. Lady (Ellen Eleanor) Villiers (1411–9 Aug 1461)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight William, Earl of South Hampton FitzWilliam, (Merchant Tailor, Alderman and Sheriff of London, Treasurer and Chamberlain to) Wolsey) 1440–1534 m. Lady (Anne) Hawes 1465–1569
    1. 1. Sir (William Fitzwilliam) II 1485–1576 m. Lady (Anne) Sapcote 1505–1576
      1. 1. Sir (Knight William FitzWilliam, Lord Deputy of Ireland) III 1526–1599 m. Lady (Agnes) Sydney 1523–1602
        1. 1. Mabel Fitzwilliam 1550–1575 m. Thomas Browne 1540–1597
        2. 2. Lady (Mabel) Fitzwilliam 1550–1610
        3. 3. Phillipa FitzWilliam 1552–1596
        4. 4. MARGARET FITZWILLIAMS 1559–1623
        5. 5. Anne Fitzwilliam 1560–
        6. 6. William Fitzwilliam 1563–1618
        7. 7. Mary Fitzwilliam 1567–
        8. 8. Lady (Mabel) Fitzwilliam 1550–1575
        9. 9. John FitzWilliam 1554–1612
        10. 10. Mary Fitzwilliam 1548–1604
      2. 2. Christiana FitzWilliam 1530–
      3. 3. Henry Fitzwilliams 1525–1604
      4. 4. Francis (Russel, 2nd Earl of Bedford, Sheriff of Bedfordshire and) Buckinghamshire 1527–1585
    2. 2. Lady (Anne of Brittany) Fitzwilliam 1504–1588
    3. 3. Richard FITZWILLIAM 1494–
    4. 4. Elizabeth FitzWilliam 1495–1558
    5. 5. Lady (Mary) Fitzwilliam 1510–1562
    6. 6. Anne Fitzwilliam 1531–1579
    7. 7. Ellen FitzWilliam 1520–
    8. 8. Richard FitzWilliam 1531–1579
    9. 9. Lady (Francis) FitzWilliam 1517–
    10. 10. William Fitzwilliam 1503–

Sir Fitzwilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1397
27 May 1397
Birth of Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam in Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
1441
28 Dec 1441
Age 44
Death of Sir Knight John of Yorkshire Fitzwilliam in Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 May 1397
    Event Place: Sprotbourough (Yorkshire) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1441
    Event Place: Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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