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Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey 1456–1501 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1456

Birth Location: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 20 September 1501

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

Father: Edward York

Mother: Elizabeth Wydeville

Spouse(s): Lady Bonville

Children(s): Sir KB, Lady Grey, Anna Grey, Dorothea Mountjoy, Lady Grey, Bridget DeGrey, Lionel Grey, Roger DeGrey, Edward Gray, Richard Grey, George Grey, Eleanor Arundel, Anthony Grey, Leonard Grey, Margaret Grey

The story of Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey began in 1456 in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England. Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey married Lady Cecily Cicely Baroness Of Harrington And Dorset Bonville, and had children including Anna Grey, Anthony Grey, Bridget Degrey, Dorothea Dorothy Grey Lady Mountjoy, Edward Gray, Eleanor Elizabeth Grey Of Arundel, George Grey, Lady Cicely Grey, Lady Mathilde Mary Viscountess Devereaux Grey, Leonard 1St Viscount Of Grane Grey, Lionel Grey, Margaret Grey, Richard Grey, Roger Degrey, Sir Thomas Ii De Grey 2Nd Marquis Of Dorset Baron Grey Of Harington Kg Kb. Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey passed away in 1501 in Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England.

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  • The story of Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey began in 1456 in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England.
  • Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey married Lady Cecily Cicely Baroness Of Harrington And Dorset Bonville, and had children including Anna Grey, Anthony Grey, Bridget Degrey, Dorothea Dorothy Grey Lady Mountjoy, Edward Gray, Eleanor Elizabeth Grey Of Arundel, George Grey, Lady Cicely Grey, Lady Mathilde Mary Viscountess Devereaux Grey, Leonard 1St Viscount Of Grane Grey, Lionel Grey, Margaret Grey, Richard Grey, Roger Degrey, Sir Thomas Ii De Grey 2Nd Marquis Of Dorset Baron Grey Of Harington Kg Kb.
  • Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey passed away in 1501 in Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England.

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Sir Grey's Ancestors

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Sir Grey
1456–1501
Birth Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Edward IV Plantagenet of York
1442–1483
Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Elizabeth (Woodville) Wydeville
1437–1492
Grafton Regis, Northamptonshire, England
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Sir Grey's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby) Grey (1456–20 September 1501) m. Lady (Cecily Cicely Baroness of Harrington and Dorset) Bonville (30 June 1460–12 May 1529)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas II de Grey, 2nd Marquis of Dorset, Baron Grey of Harington, KG,) KB 1477–1530 m. Lady (Margareth "Mary" de) Wotton 1486–1535
    1. 1. Sir (Henry de) Grey 1517–1554 m. Frances Brandon 1517–1559
      1. 1. Lady (Jane) Grey 1537–1554 m. Guildford Dudley 1536–1554
      2. 2. Mary Grey 1540–1578
      3. 3. Katherine Grey 1540–1568
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas de Grey, Baron Grey of Horton, Sheriff of Northumberland, KG,) MP 1509–1569 m. Lady (Dorothy de Ogle, Baroness Grey of) Horton 1511–1541
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret de) Grey 1541–1613
      2. 2. Lady (Margery de) Grey 1535–1613
      3. 3. Lady (Isabel de Grey, Baroness Grey of) Chillingham 1535–1582
      4. 4. Lady (Barbara de) Grey 1536–1613
      5. 5. Sir (Roger de) Grey 1538–
    3. 3. Lady (Anne de Grey, Baroness) Willoughby 1520–1548
    4. 4. Sir (Cuthbert de) Grey 1498–
    5. 5. Lady (Dowsabel de) Grey 1504–1564
    6. 6. Lady (Barbara de) Grey 1506–1530 m. Sir (William de) Strother 1504–1580
    7. 7. Lady (Edith de) Grey 1510–1575
    8. 8. Lady (Margaret de) Grey 1508–1588
    9. 9. Sir (Peter de) Grey 1502–1545
  2. 2. Lady (Cicely) Grey 1485–1554 m. John (VII Lord Sutton 3rd Baron of) Dudley 1485–1553
    1. 1. Edward (II Lord Sutton van) Dudley 1525–1586
    2. 2. Henry (Sutton) Dudley 1517–1568
    3. 3. Thomas Dudley 1539–1574
  3. 3. Anna Grey 1495–
  4. 4. Dorothea (“Dorothy” Grey Lady) Mountjoy 1480–1544 m. Lord (Robert Willoughby de) Broke 1472–1521
    1. 1. Elisabeth Willoughby 1515–1550
    2. 2. Lord (Edward Willoughby de) Broke 1490–1517 m. Elizabeth (Margaret de) Neville 1495–
  5. 5. Lady (Mathilde “Mary” Viscountess Devereaux) Grey 1493–1534 m. Walterus ((Walter) Devereux Visecombs) Herefordiae 1490–1558
    1. 1. Richard Devereux –1547
  6. 6. Bridget DeGrey 1497–1498
  7. 7. Lionel Grey 1490–
  8. 8. Roger DeGrey 1475–1542
  9. 9. Edward Gray 1475–1517 m. Anne 1484–1559
  10. 10. Richard Grey 1486–1525
  11. 11. George Grey 1495–1496
  12. 12. Eleanor (Elizabeth Grey of) Arundel 1478–1519 m. Sir (John) Arundell 1474–
    1. 1. Thomas Arundell 1515–1552
    2. 2. Mary –1557
  13. 13. Anthony Grey 1478–
  14. 14. Leonard (1st Viscount of Grane) Grey 1492–1541
  15. 15. Margaret Grey 1494–

Sir Grey's Timeline

2 Records

1456
1456
Birth of Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey in Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
1501
20 September 1501
Age 45
Death of Sir Thomas Knight of the Garter 1st Marquis of Dorset 8th Lord Ferrers de Groby Grey in Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England
Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1456
    Event Place: Groby, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 September 1501
    Event Place: Astley, North Warwickshire Borough, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

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

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