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Sir William Molyneux 1483–1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1548

Death Location: Sefton Parish Churchyard, Sefton, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Molyneux

Mother: Dame Dutton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Clifton, Jane Selfton

Children(s): Lawrence Mollenaux, Ann Molyneux, Thomas Molyneux, Sir Mollineux, Ann Molyneux

Sir William Molyneux was born in 1483 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Molyneux And Dame Anne Dutton. Sir William Molyneux married Elizabeth Clifton, Jane Rugge Countess Of Selfton, and had children including Ann Molyneux, Lawrence Mollenaux, Sir Gilbert Mollineux, Thomas Molyneux. Sir William Molyneux passed away in 1548 in Sefton Parish Churchyard, Sefton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Molyneux was born in 1483 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Molyneux And Dame Anne Dutton.
  • Sir William Molyneux married Elizabeth Clifton, Jane Rugge Countess Of Selfton, and had children including Ann Molyneux, Lawrence Mollenaux, Sir Gilbert Mollineux, Thomas Molyneux.
  • Sir William Molyneux passed away in 1548 in Sefton Parish Churchyard, Sefton, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Molyneux's Ancestors

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Sir Molyneux
1483–1548
Birth Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Molyneux
1445–1483
Sefton, Lancashire, England
Dame (Anne) Dutton
1449–1520
Dutton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Richard Molyneux) III
1423–1459
Sefton, Lancashire, England
Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Stanley
1423–1459
Sir (Thomas) Dutton
1421–1459
Dutton, Cheshire, England
Dame (Anne Touchet de) Audley
1424–1503
Utkinton, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sefton
1396–1460
Joan Hall
1387–1440
Thomas Stanley
1406–1459
Joan Goushill
1401–1459
James Audley
1398–1459
Margaret Ros
1398–1423
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Molyneux
1368–1397
Ellen Urswick
1367–1462
Gilbert Haydock
1370–1425
Isabel Houghton
1375–1424
John Stanley
1386–1437
Elizabeth Harington
1388–1445
Robert Goushill
1350–1403
Elizabeth Arundel
1366–1425
John Touchet
1371–1408
Isabel Stafford
1375–1404
William Knt.
1370–1414
Margaret FitzAlan
1370–1438

Sir Molyneux's Descendants

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Sir (William) Molyneux (1483–16 Mar 1548) m. Elizabeth Clifton (1480–Jun 1547) m. Jane (Rugge Countess of) Selfton (1481–22 Oct 1521)
  1. 1. Lawrence Mollenaux 1511–1550 m. Frances (Moly) Coleman 1525–1600
    1. 1. John Mollenax 1542–1583 m. Mary Coleman 1540–1590
      1. 1. Mary Molyneux 1562–1628 m. John (Philemon Duke of Exeter) Holland 1556–1620
        1. 1. Frances (Gabriel) Holland 1596–1665 m. Mary (Jane Elizabeth) Pinke 1596–1687 m. Rebecca George 1598–1624
        2. 2. Richard Holland 1577–1612 m. Winifred Pierce 1570–1607 m. Richard Holland 1569–
        3. 3. Michael Holland –1602
      2. 2. Mary Mollenax 1559–1583 m. John (Philemon) Holland 1556–1628
    2. 2. George Mollenax 1544–
    3. 3. Ellyn Mollenax 1545– m. Edward Appelate 1541–
    4. 4. Editha Mollenax 1547– m. Peercius Fore 1543–
  2. 2. Ann Molyneux 1500–1544 m. Henry (Henriet) Taylor 1500–1544 m. Henry (Henriet) Taylor 1500–1544 m. Henry (Henriet) Taylor 1500–1544 m. Henry (Henriet) Tayler 1500–1544
  3. 3. Thomas Molyneux 1508–1543 m. Cecelia Osbaldeston 1521–
  4. 4. Sir (Gilbert) Mollineux 1514–1567 m. Joan\Jane Molyneux 1516–1609 m. Lady (Eleanore Countess of Sefton Radcliffe) ** 1510–1609
  5. 5. Ann Molyneux 1525–1589 m. Henry Halsall 1515–1574

Sir Molyneux's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of Sir William Molyneux in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England
1548
16 Mar 1548
Age 65
Death of Sir William Molyneux in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir William Molyneux, person ID LZK2-CXV.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1548
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir William Molyneux, person ID LZK2-CXV.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sefton Parish Churchyard, Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for Sir William Molyneux, person ID LZK2-CXV.

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