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Sir William of Alton Button Knight 1526–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1526

Birth Location: Ashton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 20 Feb 1591

Death Location: Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Father: Sir Alton

Mother: Lady Carter

Spouse(s): Lady Keilway

Children(s): Lady Drake

The story of Sir William of Alton Button Knight began in 1526 in Ashton, Wiltshire, England. Sir William of Alton Button Knight married Lady Mary Sarah Keilway, and had children including Lady Dorothy Button Drake. Sir William of Alton Button Knight passed away in 1591 in Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William of Alton Button Knight began in 1526 in Ashton, Wiltshire, England.
  • Sir William of Alton Button Knight married Lady Mary Sarah Keilway, and had children including Lady Dorothy Button Drake.
  • Sir William of Alton Button Knight passed away in 1591 in Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.

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Sir Knight's Ancestors

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Sir Knight
1526–1591
Birth Place: Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sir William Button I of Alton
1495–1547
Alton, Wilshire, England
Lady (Anne Agnes) Carter
1500–1528
Lettercomb, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John William de) Carter
1470–
Kings Langley, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Awdlett
1470–1552
Wooburn, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Knight's Descendants

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Sir (William of Alton Button) Knight (1526–20 Feb 1591) m. Lady (Mary Sarah) Keilway (1541–Nov 1618)
  1. 1. Lady (Dorothy Button) Drake 1561–1655 m. John (Drake) Sir 1565–1628
    1. 1. Sir (John) Drake 1591–1636 m. Eleanor Boteler 1596–1666
      1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth) Drake 1622–1698 m. Sir (Winston 'Cavalier Colonel' of Marlborough) CHURCHILL 1620–1688

Sir Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1526
1526
Birth of Sir William of Alton Button Knight in Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Ashton, Wiltshire, England
1591
20 Feb 1591
Age 65
Death of Sir William of Alton Button Knight in Ashton, Wiltshire, England
Ashton, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Ashton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1591
    Event Place: Ashton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Alton Priors, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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