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Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby 1500 – 1582 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1582

Death Location: Hallaton, Leicestershire, england

Father: Sir Newcastle

Mother: Lady Fenwick

Spouse(s): Lady Anderson

Children(s): Sir Ormsby

The story of Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby began in 1500 in Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby married Lady Elizabeth Anderson, and had children including Sir James Isaacs Dent Baron Dent of Ormsby. Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby passed away in 1582 in Hallaton, Leicestershire, england.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby began in 1500 in Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby married Lady Elizabeth Anderson, and had children including Sir James Isaacs Dent Baron Dent of Ormsby.
  • Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby passed away in 1582 in Hallaton, Leicestershire, england.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Newcastle
1470 – 1530
Birth Location: Wallingford Castle, Wallington, Hampshire, England
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Lady Fenwick
1500 – 1550
Birth Location: Wallington, Northumberland, England
LF

Spouses(s)

Lady Anderson
1550 – 1625
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
LA

Children(s)

Sir Ormsby
1575 – 1783
Birth Location: Romaldkirk, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Ormsby's Ancestors

Self
Sir Ormsby
1500 – 1582
Birth Place: Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Roger Dent, Baron of Wallington, Sheriff of Newcastle
1470 – 1530
Wallingford Castle, Wallington, Hampshire, England
Lady (Anne (Baroness Dent)) Fenwick
1500 – 1550
Wallington, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
Sir (ROGER (Fenwycke)) Fenwick
1440 – 1513
Horton, Northumberland, England
AGNES Harbottle
– 1500
Horton (Northumberland) England
Great-Grandparents
John Fenwick
Elizabeth Weddington
Bertram Harbottle
Joan Lumley
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Ormsby's Descendants

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Sir (William Dent, Baron Dent of) Ormsby (1500 – 16 Mar 1582) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Anderson (1550 – 1625)
  1. 1. Sir (James Isaacs Dent Baron Dent of) Ormsby (08/07/1575 – 1783) m. Margaret (H) Sutcliffe (1580 – 1650)
    1. 1. Sir (Peter Dent, Baron Dent of) Ormsby (1600 – 5 Oct 1689) m. Lady (Margaret Sara Nicholson Baroness) Dent (26 Sep 1602 – 5 Feb 1687)
      1. 1. John Dent (1640 – 15 May 1712) m. MARY (HATCH) (7ggm) (14 Jul 1647 – 1715)
        1. 1. Capt. (John Dent) JR (1674 – 8 Jun 1733) m. Catherine (Turner) Dent (1673 – 1753)

Sir Ormsby's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby in Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
1582
16 Mar 1582
Age 82
Death of Sir William Dent, Baron Dent of Ormsby in Hallaton, Leicestershire, england
Hallaton, Leicestershire, england

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Ormsby Hall, North Riding, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1582
    Event Place: Hallaton, Leicestershire, england
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