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Sir William II de la Pole 1515 – 1587 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1515

Birth Location: Shute, Devon, England

Death Date: 15 Aug 1587

Death Location: Shute, Devon, England

Father: Sir Pole,

Mother: Katherine Stourton

Spouse(s): Katherine Papham

Children(s): Alexander Pole, William Pole

In 1515, Sir William II de la Pole entered the world in Shute, Devon, England, born to Sir William de la Pole, and Katherine Stourton. Sir William II de la Pole married Katherine Popham Papham, and had children including Alexander Pole, William Pole. Sir William II de la Pole passed away in 1587 in Shute, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Sir William II de la Pole entered the world in Shute, Devon, England, born to Sir William de la Pole, and Katherine Stourton.
  • Sir William II de la Pole married Katherine Popham Papham, and had children including Alexander Pole, William Pole.
  • Sir William II de la Pole passed away in 1587 in Shute, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Pole,
1478 – 1539
Birth Location: Wingfield Castle, Suffolk, England
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Katherine Stourton
1455 – 1496
Birth Location: Stourton, Wiltshire, England
KS

Spouses(s)

Katherine Papham
1540 – 1588
Birth Location: Colcombe, Devon, England
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Children(s)

Alexander Pole
Birth Location: –
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William Pole
1561 – 1636
Birth Location: England
WP

Sir Pole's Ancestors

Self
Sir Pole
1515 – 1587
Birth Place: Shute, Devon, England
Parents
Sir William de la Pole,
1478 – 1539
Wingfield Castle, Suffolk, England
Katherine Stourton
1455 – 1496
Stourton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John ("the Trimming Duke" de La) Pole,
1442 – 1492
England
Elizabeth (Thornton Plantagenet of) York,
1444 – 1503
Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France
Great-Grandparents
William Pole,
1396 – 1450
Lady Chaucer,
1404 – 1475
Sir Plantagenet,
1411 – 1460
Cecily Neville,
1415 – 1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Pole,
1367 – 1415
Lady Stafford,
1376 – 1419
Thomas Chaucer,
1367 – 1434
Matilda\Maud Burghersh
1382 – 1436
Richard Conisburgh,
1375 – 1415
Anne Mortimer,
1390 – 1411
Sir Neville,
1363 – 1425
Joan Beaufort,
1375 – 1440

Sir Pole's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William II de la) Pole (31 Jul 1515 – 15 Aug 1587) m. Katherine (Popham) Papham (1540 – 28 Oct 1588)
  1. 1. Alexander Pole
  2. 2. William Pole (Aug 1561 – 9 Feb 1636)

Sir Pole's Timeline

4 Records

1515
31 Jul 1515
Birth of Sir William II de la Pole in Shute, Devon, England
Shute, Devon, England
1515
31 Jul 1515
Sir William II de la Pole was baptized in Colyton, Devon, England
Colyton, Devon, England
1587
15 Aug 1587
Age 72
Death of Sir William II de la Pole in Shute, Devon, England
Shute, Devon, England
1587
24 Aug 1587
Age 72
Burial of Sir William II de la Pole in Colyton, East Devon District, Devon, England
Colyton, East Devon District, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1515
    Event Place: Shute, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1515
    Event Place: Colyton, Devon, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1587
    Event Place: Shute, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1587
    Event Place: Colyton, East Devon District, Devon, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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