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Sir Lord William Grey 1509 – 1562 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1509

Birth Location: Wilton (Herefordshire) England

Death Date: 14 December 1562

Death Location: Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Father: William I

Mother: Lady Hastings

Spouse(s): Lady Grey

Children(s): Baron deWilton

In 1509, Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter entered the world in Wilton (Herefordshire) England, born to William Edmund DeGrey I and Lady Baroness Florence (Grey) de Hastings. Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter married Lady Mary Plantagenêt de Beaufort Grey, and had children including Baron Arthur Grey deWilton. Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter passed away in 1562 in Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1509, Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter entered the world in Wilton (Herefordshire) England, born to William Edmund DeGrey I and Lady Baroness Florence (Grey) de Hastings.
  • Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter married Lady Mary Plantagenêt de Beaufort Grey, and had children including Baron Arthur Grey deWilton.
  • Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter passed away in 1562 in Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William I
1469 – 1499
Birth Location: Watford, Hertfordshire, England
WI
Lady Hastings
1463 – 1511
Birth Location: Harrowdon (Northamptonshire) England
LH

Spouses(s)

Lady Grey
1500 – 1562
Birth Location: Wilton Castle, Herefordshire, , England
LG

Children(s)

Baron deWilton
1540 – 1592
Birth Location: Chicksands, Bedfordshire, England
Bd

Sir Grey's Ancestors

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Sir Grey
1509 – 1562
Birth Place: Wilton (Herefordshire) England
Parents
William Edmund DeGrey I
1469 – 1499
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Lady (Baroness Florence (Grey) de) Hastings
1463 – 1511
Harrowdon (Northamptonshire) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Grey's Descendants

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Sir (Lord William) Grey (1509 – 14 December 1562) m. Lady (Mary Plantagenêt de Beaufort) Grey (1500 – 22 Dec 1562)
  1. 1. Baron (Arthur Grey) deWilton (6 Sep 1540 – Abt 1592) m. Lady (Jane Sibylla) Morrison (1550 – 26 Jun 1580)
    1. 1. Lady (Bridget) Grey (1577 – 28 Jul 1648) m. Sir (Rowland) Egerton (1578 – 3 Oct 1646)
      1. 1. Sir (John) Edgerton (1612 – abt 1674) m. Anne (May) Wintour (abt 1616 – 1681)
        1. 1. Sir (John) Egerton (1655 – Abt 1652) m. Elizabeth Holland (3 Apr 1660 – 31 May 1701)

Sir Grey's Timeline

6 Records

1509
1509
Birth of Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter in Wilton Castle, Wilton, Hertfordshire, England
Wilton Castle, Wilton, Hertfordshire, England
1509
1509
Birth of Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter in Wilton (Herefordshire) England
Wilton (Herefordshire) England
1562
15 Dec 1562
Age 53
Death of Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter in Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
1562
14 Dec 1562
Age 53
Death of Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter in Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire
Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire
1562
14 December 1562
Age 53
Death of Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter in Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
1562
14 December 1562
Age 53
Death of Sir Lord William Grey , 13th Lord Grey of Wilton, Knight of the Garter in Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Wilton Castle, Wilton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1509
    Event Place: Wilton (Herefordshire) England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 08; Page: 656

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Waltham, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 December 1562
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cheshunt, Broxbourne Borough, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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