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Sir William Sheldon 1510–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Beoley, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 23 December 1570

Death Location: Beoley, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England

Father: Ralph Esq.

Mother: Philippa Heath

Spouse(s): Lady Willington

Children(s): Anne Sheldon

The story of Sir William Sheldon began in 1510 in Beoley, Worcestershire, England. Sir William Sheldon married Lady Mary Maria Willington, and had children including Anne Sheldon. Sir William Sheldon passed away in 1570 in Beoley, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Sheldon began in 1510 in Beoley, Worcestershire, England.
  • Sir William Sheldon married Lady Mary Maria Willington, and had children including Anne Sheldon.
  • Sir William Sheldon passed away in 1570 in Beoley, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ralph Esq.
1476–1546
Birth Location: Coughton, Warwickshire, England
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Philippa Heath
1455–1548
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Willington
1510–1553
Birth Location: Barcheston, Stratford-on-Avon District, Warwickshire, England
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Children(s)

Anne Sheldon
1526–1619
Birth Location: Beoley, Worcestershire, England
AS

Sir Sheldon's Ancestors

Self
Sir Sheldon
1510–1570
Birth Place: Beoley, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Ralph Garnett Lord Sheldon van Beoly Esq.
1476–1546
Coughton, Warwickshire, England
Philippa Heath
1455–1548
Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Sheldon's Descendants

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Sir (William) Sheldon (1510–23 December 1570) m. Lady (Mary Maria) Willington (1510–25 Jan 1553/54 or 1559)
  1. 1. Anne Sheldon 1526–1619 m. Sir (Francis) Savage 1528–1557
    1. 1. Sir (Walter Savage of) Broadway 1556–1605 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Hall 1560–1605
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Savage 1583–1614 m. Milicent Moulton 1576–1629
        1. 1. Lady (Joan Ulcombe Kent de) Savage 1609–1680

Sir Sheldon's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir William Sheldon in Beoley, Worcestershire, England
Beoley, Worcestershire, England
1570
23 December 1570
Age 60
Death of Sir William Sheldon in Berley Worcestershire, Rowley, England
Berley Worcestershire, Rowley, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Beoley, Worcestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1570
    Event Place: Berley Worcestershire, Rowley, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beoley, Bromsgrove District, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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