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Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring 1316 – 1365 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1316

Birth Location: Over By, Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 1365

Death Location: Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Father: William Mainwaring

Mother: Mary Davenport,

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Leycester

Children(s): Randle Peover,

The story of Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring began in 1316 in Over By, Middlewich, Cheshire, England. Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring married Elizabeth Leycester, and had children including Randle Randall or Ranulph Mainwaring Maynwaring of Over Peover,. Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring passed away in 1365 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring began in 1316 in Over By, Middlewich, Cheshire, England.
  • Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring married Elizabeth Leycester, and had children including Randle Randall or Ranulph Mainwaring Maynwaring of Over Peover,.
  • Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring passed away in 1365 in Middlewich, Cheshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Mainwaring
1286 – 1339
Birth Location: Middlewich, Cheshire East, England
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Mary Davenport,
1287 – 1361
Birth Location: Moreton, Nantwich, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Leycester
1318 – 1405
Birth Location: Nether Tabley, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Randle Peover,
1364 – 1457
Birth Location: Over Peover, Cheshire, England
RP

Sir Mainwaring's Ancestors

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Sir Mainwaring
1316 – 1365
Birth Place: Over By, Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Parents
William de Mainwaring
1286 – 1339
Middlewich, Cheshire East, England
Mary Davenport,
1287 – 1361
Moreton, Nantwich, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Roger (de) Mainwaring
1263 –
Christian (de) Birtles
England
Henry (de Davenport of) Marton,
1257 – 1294
Davenport, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
Agnes (de) Macclesfield
1260 – 1309
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Roger Davenport,
1226 – 1291
Mary Salemon
1228 – 1300
Thomas Macclesfield
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Vivian Davenporte,
1190 – 1260
Lady Hulme,
1200 – 1266

Sir Mainwaring's Descendants

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Sir (William 'the Elder' de) Mainwaring (Abt. 1316 – 1365) m. Elizabeth Leycester (1318 – 1405)
  1. 1. Randle (Randall or Ranulph Mainwaring Maynwaring of Over) Peover, (Abt. 1364 – 1457) m. Margery (de) Venables, (1369 – Abt. 1459)
    1. 1. Sir (William "The Good") Mainwaring, (Abt. 1396 – 6 Mar 1497) m. Lady (Margaret of Shropshire de) Warren, (Abt. 1404 – 1452)
      1. 1. William Mainwaring (1410 – 1470)
      2. 2. Sir (Thomas) Mainwaring, (1430 – 1508) m. Jane (Joan Agnes) Sutton (1423 – 1494) m. Matilda ("Maud" Leigh) Legh, (1452 – 22 Apr 1512)
        1. 1. Lady (Anne) Mainwaring (Abt. 1452 – 1525)
        2. 2. Cicely (Cicily) Mainwaring (1469 – 7 Jul 1516)
        3. 3. Sir (John Mainwaring of) Ightfield, (Abt. 1470 – 18 Nov 1516) m. Lady (Joan Laken) Lacon ( – 30 Jun 1553)
        4. 4. Sir (John) Mainwaring (1471 – 5 May 1518)

Sir Mainwaring's Timeline

2 Records

1316
Abt. 1316
Birth of Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring in Over By, Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Over By, Middlewich, Cheshire, England
1365
1365
Age 49
Death of Sir William 'the Elder' de Mainwaring in Middlewich, Cheshire, England
Middlewich, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1316
    Event Place: Over By, Middlewich, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1365
    Event Place: Middlewich, Cheshire, England
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