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Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France 1475–1517 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Knebworth, Hertfordshire, , England

Death Date: 26 Aug 1517

Death Location: Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England

Father: Sir Hall

Mother: Lady Hotoft

Spouse(s): Lady Lytton

Children(s): John I, Robert Lytton, Sir Knebworth, Lady Lytton, Sir Hertford, Thomas Lytton

Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France was born in 1475 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, , England, the child of Sir Robert De Lytton K B Knebworth And Shrubland Hall And Lady Agnes Hotoft. Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France married Lady Audrey Booth Lytton, and had children including John Lytton Laughton I, Lady Dorothy Lytton, Robert Lytton, Sir Rowland I Lytton Of Knebworth, Sir Thomas Silverside Of Hertford, Thomas Lytton. Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France passed away in 1517 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England.

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  • Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France was born in 1475 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, , England, the child of Sir Robert De Lytton K B Knebworth And Shrubland Hall And Lady Agnes Hotoft.
  • Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France married Lady Audrey Booth Lytton, and had children including John Lytton Laughton I, Lady Dorothy Lytton, Robert Lytton, Sir Rowland I Lytton Of Knebworth, Sir Thomas Silverside Of Hertford, Thomas Lytton.
  • Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France passed away in 1517 in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England.

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Sir France's Ancestors

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Sir France
1475–1517
Birth Place: Knebworth, Hertfordshire, , England
Parents
Sir Robert de Lytton, K.B. Knebworth and Shrubland Hall
1438–1505
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Agnes) Hotoft
1422–1487
Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Sir (John Hotoft, Sheriff of) London
1390–1443
England
Jane Campbell
1393–1435
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir France's Descendants

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Sir (William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle,) France (1475–26 Aug 1517) m. Lady (Audrey Booth) Lytton (1482–11 April 1518)
  1. 1. John (Lytton Laughton) I 1510–1591 m. Jane (Isabella) Carr 1510–1575
    1. 1. John (Lytton Laughton) II 1529–1600 m. Agnes Wasteneys 1530–1600
      1. 1. Edmund (Lytton) Laughton 1581–1663 m. Elizabeth Boulton 1590–1688
        1. 1. William Laughton 1616–1675 m. Jane Rawson 1605–1701
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Lytton) Laughton 1612–1612
        3. 3. Margaret (Lytton) Laughton 1615–
        4. 4. William Laughton 1614–1615
        5. 5. William (Lytton) Laughton 1616–
      2. 2. William (Lytton) Laughton 1552–1630
      3. 3. Charles (Lytton) Laughton 1582–1638
  2. 2. Robert Lytton 1512–1551 m. Frances Cavalery 1512–1585 m. Elizabeth Munden 1515–
    1. 1. Anne Lytton 1532–1627 m. Sir (John) Borlase –1593
    2. 2. Helen (Lytton) Brocket 1534–1576
    3. 3. Mariæ Loughton 1541–1616 m. Robert Farnham 1537–1580
      1. 1. Robert Farnham 1577–1604
      2. 2. Thomas Farnham 1575–
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Joan) Lytton 1532–1613
    5. 5. John Lytton 1534–1560
    6. 6. Robert Burgoyne 1534–1620
    7. 7. William Layton –1620
    8. 8. Elizabeth Litton 1537–1625
  3. 3. Sir (Rowland I Lytton of) Knebworth 1511–1582
  4. 4. Lady (Dorothy) Lytton 1510–1576
  5. 5. Sir (Thomas Silverside of) Hertford 1500–1575
  6. 6. Thomas Lytton 1512–1551

Sir France's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, , England
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, , England
1517
26 Aug 1517
Age 42
Death of Sir William de Lytton, Esq. Sheriff of Hertford & Essex, Govenor of Boulogne Castle, France in Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England
Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Knebworth, Hertfordshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1517
    Event Place: Knebworth, Hertfordshire, England

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