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Sir William Sandys 1470–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 December 1540

Death Location: Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Father: Sir Sandys

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Dixon

Children(s): Edwin York

In 1470, Sir William Sandys entered the world in Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Sandys And Margaret Cheyne. Sir William Sandys married Margaret Braye Dixon, and had children including Edwin Baines Sandys Archbishop Of York. Sir William Sandys passed away in 1540 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

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Biography

  • In 1470, Sir William Sandys entered the world in Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir William Sandys And Margaret Cheyne.
  • Sir William Sandys married Margaret Braye Dixon, and had children including Edwin Baines Sandys Archbishop Of York.
  • Sir William Sandys passed away in 1540 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Sandys
1440–1496
Birth Location: The Vyne, Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Dixon
1496–1548
Birth Location: Cranbrook, Kent, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Edwin York
1519–1588
Birth Location: Esthwaite Hall, Furness Wells, Lancashire, England
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Sir Sandys's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sandys
1470–1540
Birth Place: Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir William Sandys
1440–1496
The Vyne, Sherborne St John, Hampshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sandys's Descendants

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Sir (William) Sandys (1470–4 December 1540) m. Margaret (Braye) Dixon (26 August 1496–1548)
  1. 1. Edwin (Baines Sandys, Archbishop of) York 1519–1588 m. Lady (Cecily) Wilsford 1534–1610
    1. 1. Sir (Edwin) Sandys 1561–1629
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret Elizabeth) Sandys 1588–1654 m. Sir (Thomas) WILSFORD 1580–1648
        1. 1. Thomas ((Sir\Capt) WILSFORD) II 1618–1677 m. Bridgett Acton 1616–1653

Sir Sandys's Timeline

2 Records

1470
1470
Birth of Sir William Sandys in Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
1540
4 December 1540
Age 70
Death of Sir William Sandys in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1470
    Event Place: Furnace Fells, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1540
    Event Place: Calais, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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