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Sir William Sheldon 1430–1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1430

Birth Location: Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1480

Death Location: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Father: Abraham Sheldon

Mother: Elizabeth Cotton

Spouse(s): Lady Stacey

Children(s): Mary Sheldon

Sir William Sheldon was born in 1430 in Suffolk, England, the child of Abraham Samuel Sheldon And Elizabeth Annie Cotton. Sir William Sheldon married Lady Susannah Hannah Stacey, and had children including Mary Christina Sheldon. Sir William Sheldon passed away in 1480 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Sheldon was born in 1430 in Suffolk, England, the child of Abraham Samuel Sheldon And Elizabeth Annie Cotton.
  • Sir William Sheldon married Lady Susannah Hannah Stacey, and had children including Mary Christina Sheldon.
  • Sir William Sheldon passed away in 1480 in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Sheldon
1400–1460
Birth Location: Warwickshire, England
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Elizabeth Cotton
1395–1460
Birth Location: Staffordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Stacey
1430–1490
Birth Location: Biddenden, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Mary Sheldon
1456–1493
Birth Location: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
MS

Sir Sheldon's Ancestors

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Sir Sheldon
1430–1480
Birth Place: Suffolk, England
Parents
Abraham Samuel Sheldon
1400–1460
Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth (Annie) Cotton
1395–1460
Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sheldon's Descendants

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Sir (William) Sheldon (1430–1480) m. Lady (Susannah Hannah) Stacey (1430–1490)
  1. 1. Mary (Christina) Sheldon 1456–1493 m. Sir (Maximilliom (William) Chart De) French 1455–1520
    1. 1. ALICE (CAROLINE (LADY)) FRENCH 1489–1570 m. RALPH (THOMAS (SIR)) KELLOND 1475–1520
      1. 1. Bridget Kellond 1513–1547 m. Edward Whitman 1509–1566
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Twyne) Whitman 1535–1599 m. John Brooke 1531–1584

Sir Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1430
1430
Birth of Sir William Sheldon in Suffolk, England
Suffolk, England
1480
1480
Age 50
Death of Sir William Sheldon in Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
Saxmundham, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1430
    Event Place: Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1480
    Event Place: Saxmundham, Suffolk, England
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