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Sir William Molyneux 1483 – 1548 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1483

Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1548

Death Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England

Father: Thomas Molyneux

Mother: Dame (Molyneux)

Spouse(s): Lady (Molyneux), Elizabeth (Hesketh)(Molynex)

Children(s): Jane (Bold), Ann (Standish), Sir Lancashire, Margaret Molyneux, Thomas Molyneux, Anne (Halsall)

Sir William Molyneux Knight * was born in 1483 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Molyneux and Dame Anne Dutton (Molyneux). Sir William Molyneux Knight * married Lady Jane Rugge (Molyneux), Elizabeth Clifton (Hesketh)(Molynex), and had children including Jane Molyneux (Bold), Ann Molyneux (Standish), Sir Richard Molyneux, 10th Earl of Sefton, High Sheriff of Lancashire, Margaret Molyneux, Thomas Molyneux, Anne Molyneux (Halsall). Sir William Molyneux Knight * passed away in 1548 in Sefton, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Molyneux Knight * was born in 1483 in Sefton, Lancashire, England, the child of Thomas Molyneux and Dame Anne Dutton (Molyneux).
  • Sir William Molyneux Knight * married Lady Jane Rugge (Molyneux), Elizabeth Clifton (Hesketh)(Molynex), and had children including Jane Molyneux (Bold), Ann Molyneux (Standish), Sir Richard Molyneux, 10th Earl of Sefton, High Sheriff of Lancashire, Margaret Molyneux, Thomas Molyneux, Anne Molyneux (Halsall).
  • Sir William Molyneux Knight * passed away in 1548 in Sefton, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Molyneux
– 1483
Birth Location: –
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Dame (Molyneux)
1449 – 1520
Birth Location: Dutton, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady (Molyneux)
1481 – 1521
Birth Location: Rugge, Shropshire, England
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Elizabeth (Hesketh)(Molynex)
1504 – 1547
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Jane (Bold)
1499 – 1521
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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Ann (Standish)
1500 – 1569
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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Sir Lancashire
1503 – 1569
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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Margaret Molyneux
1524 –
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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Thomas Molyneux
1526 –
Birth Location: Melling, Lancashire, England
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Anne (Halsall)
1528 –
Birth Location: Sefton, Lancashire, England
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Sir Molyneux's Ancestors

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Sir Molyneux
1483 – 1548
Birth Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
Parents
Thomas Molyneux
– 1483
Dame (Anne Dutton) (Molyneux)
1449 – 1520
Dutton, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Molyneux's Descendants

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Sir (William) Molyneux (1483 – 1548) m. Lady (Jane Rugge) (Molyneux) (Abt. 1481 – 22 Oct 1521) m. Elizabeth (Clifton) (Hesketh)(Molynex) (1504 – 1547)
  1. 1. Jane (Molyneux) (Bold) (Abt. 1499 – 22 Oct 1521)
  2. 2. Ann (Molyneux) (Standish) (Abt. 1500 – 3 Jan 1569)
  3. 3. Sir (Richard Molyneux, 10th Earl of Sefton, High Sheriff of) Lancashire (Abt. 1503 – 3 Jan 1569) m. Lady (Eleanore Radcliff) (Molyneux) (Abt. 1517 – 15 Jan 1612) m. Eleanor (?Eyves\Maghull) (Molyneux)
    1. 1. Alice (Molyneux) (Prescott) (Abt. 1522 – 11 May 1581)
    2. 2. Richard Molyneux (1523 – 11 Jun 1567) m. Anna (Ratcliff) (Molyneux)
    3. 3. John Molyneux (1525/30 – 24 Jun 1606) m. Alice\Anne (Radcliff) (Molyneux) (24 Mar 1553/54 – 1606)
      1. 1. Eleanor (Molyneux) (Hyde) (1573 – 24 Jun 1606) m. William Hyde (1563/65 – 30 Sep 1640)
        1. 1. Margaretta Hyde (1591 – 1592)
        2. 2. George Hyde (1593 – 1594)
        3. 3. Prissilla Hyde (1597 – 1598)
        4. 4. John Hyde (1599 – 1596)
        5. 5. Robert Hyde (1604 – ) m. Alice (Crompton) (Hyde) (1593 – 6 Apr 1658)
        6. 6. Maria Hyde (1605 – 10 Oct)
        7. 7. William (H Hyde (1st Proprietor of Norwich,) Conn) (Abt. 1600 – 6 Jan 1681) m. Hester (Trott) (Hyde) (1609 – 1682) m. Joanna (? (Abell)) (Hyde) (1610 – 19 Sep 1672)
      2. 2. Richard (Molyneux, Earl of) Sefton (Abt. 1577 – 22 May 1633)
      3. 3. Thomas Molyneux (1579 – 22 May 1633)
      4. 4. Elizabeth Molyneux (Abt. 1582 – )
      5. 5. Bridget Molyneux (Abt. 1584 – 28 Feb 1613)
      6. 6. Frances Molyneux (1590 – 28 Feb 1613)
    4. 4. Anne (Molyneux (Dalton)) (Westby) (1527 – 1591)
    5. 5. Alexander Molyneux (1529 – 6 Feb 1583)
    6. 6. Sir (William Robert) Molyneux (1530 – 11 Jun 1567)
    7. 7. James Molyneux (Abt. 1535 – 24 Jun 1606)
    8. 8. Lady (Margaret Molyneux (Warren)) (Wood) (1541 – 21 Jun 1617)
    9. 9. Maria (Molyneux) (Wolfall)(Westby)
  4. 4. Margaret Molyneux (Abt. 1524 – )
  5. 5. Thomas Molyneux (Abt. 1526 – )
  6. 6. Anne (Molyneux) (Halsall) (Abt. 1528 – )

Sir Molyneux's Timeline

2 Records

1483
1483
Birth of Sir William Molyneux Knight * in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England
1548
1548
Age 65
Death of Sir William Molyneux Knight * in Sefton, Lancashire, England
Sefton, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1483
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1548
    Event Place: Sefton, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sefton, Merseyside, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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