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Sir William Fitzwilliam 1440–1534 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Gainspark Hall, Essex, England

Death Date: 9 Aug 1534

Death Location: Marham, Essex, England

Father: John Fitzwilliam

Mother: Ellen Villiers

Spouse(s): Anne Hawes, Mildred Sackville, Lady Hawes

Children(s): Anne Fitzwilliam, Francis FitzWilliam, Thomas FitzWilliam, Elizabeth FitzWilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, Sir Fitzwilliam

In 1440, Sir William Fitzwilliam entered the world in Gainspark Hall, Essex, England, born to John Fitzwilliam And Ellen Eleanor Villiers. Sir William Fitzwilliam married Anne Hawes, Jane Ormond, Lady Anne Hawes, Mildred Sackville, and had children including Anne Fitzwilliam, Christopher Fitzwilliam, Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, Francis Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, Sir William Fitzwilliam, Thomas Fitzwilliam. Sir William Fitzwilliam passed away in 1534 in Marham, Essex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1440, Sir William Fitzwilliam entered the world in Gainspark Hall, Essex, England, born to John Fitzwilliam And Ellen Eleanor Villiers.
  • Sir William Fitzwilliam married Anne Hawes, Jane Ormond, Lady Anne Hawes, Mildred Sackville, and had children including Anne Fitzwilliam, Christopher Fitzwilliam, Elizabeth Fitzwilliam, Francis Fitzwilliam, Richard Fitzwilliam, Sir William Fitzwilliam, Thomas Fitzwilliam.
  • Sir William Fitzwilliam passed away in 1534 in Marham, Essex, England.

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Sir Fitzwilliam's Ancestors

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Sir Fitzwilliam
1440–1534
Birth Place: Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
Parents
John Fitzwilliam
1411–1441
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Ellen (Eleanor) Villiers
1410–1440
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John (Lord of Ellmyn & Sprotsb) Fitz) William
1377–1417
Sprotborough, Yorkshire, England
Ellenor (Eleanor) DeGreene
1377–1420
Norton, Northamptonshire, England
Sir (William Villiers,) Knight
1408–1442
Brookesby, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Joan) Bellers
1390–1475
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir William
1385–1398
MAUD CROMWELL
1366–1418
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fitzwilliam's Descendants

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Sir (William) Fitzwilliam (1440–9 Aug 1534) m. Anne Hawes (1472–9 Sep 1593) m. Mildred Sackville (1490–) m. Lady (Anne) Hawes (1472–1507)
  1. 1. Anne Fitzwilliam 1504–1592 m. Sir (Anthony) Cooke 1504–1576
    1. 1. Mildred Cooke 1524–1589 m. William (Lord Burghley) Cecil 1520–1598
      1. 1. Anne (Cecil Countess of) Oxford 1556–1588 m. Sir (Edward DeVere of) Oxford 1550–1604
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth DeVere Countess) Derby 1575–1626 m. William Stanley 1561–1642
        2. 2. Lady (Bridget) deVere 1584–1630
        3. 3. Lady (Frances) DeVere 1587–1587
        4. 4. Lord (Bulbecke de) Vere 1583–1583
      2. 2. William Cecil 1559–1561
      3. 3. Robert ((1st Earl of Salisbury)) Cecil 1563–1612 m. Elizabeth Brooke 1562–1597
        1. 1. Catherine Cecil 1594–
        2. 2. William, (2nd Earl of Salisbury) Cecil 1591–1668
        3. 3. Frances Cecil 1593–1644
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cecil 1564–1583
      5. 5. Margaret Cecil 1562–1599
    2. 2. Elizabeth Cooke 1528–1609
    3. 3. Anne Cook 1526–1526
    4. 4. William Cooke 1537–1589
    5. 5. Anthony Cooke 1535–1555
    6. 6. Anne Cooke 1533–1610
    7. 7. Richard Cooke 1521–1579
    8. 8. Katherine Cooke 1530–1583
    9. 9. Mildred Cecil 1524–1589
    10. 10. Elizabeth Russell 1527–1609
  2. 2. Francis FitzWilliam 1520–
  3. 3. Thomas FitzWilliam 1524–
  4. 4. Elizabeth FitzWilliam 1495–1588
  5. 5. Richard Fitzwilliam 1494–
  6. 6. Sir (William) Fitzwilliam 1485–1576

Sir Fitzwilliam's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir William Fitzwilliam in Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
1534
9 Aug 1534
Age 94
Death of Sir William Fitzwilliam in Marham, Essex, England
Marham, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Gainspark Hall, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1534
    Event Place: Marham, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Millennium File

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