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Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways 1410–1480 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1410

Birth Location: Sneaton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 20 Aug 1480

Death Location: Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Father: Henry Strangeways

Mother:

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Darcy, Joan Orrell

Children(s): Joan Strangeways

The story of Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways began in 1410 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England. Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways married Elizabeth Darcy, Joan Orrell, and had children including Joan Strangeways. Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways passed away in 1480 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways began in 1410 in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways married Elizabeth Darcy, Joan Orrell, and had children including Joan Strangeways.
  • Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways passed away in 1480 in Whitby, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Strangeways
1365–1429
Birth Location: Strangeways Castle, Manchester, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Darcy
1417–1461
Birth Location: Knayth Manor, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
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Joan Orrell
1386–1420
Birth Location: Sneaton, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Joan Strangeways
1427–1485
Birth Location: Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Strangeways's Ancestors

Self
Sir Strangeways
1410–1480
Birth Place: Sneaton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Strangeways
1365–1429
Strangeways Castle, Manchester, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Strangeways's Descendants

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Sir (James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons) Strangeways (1410–20 Aug 1480) m. Elizabeth Darcy (May 1417–Nov 1461) m. Joan Orrell (1386–1420)
  1. 1. Joan Strangeways 1427–1485 m. Lord (William) Willoughby 1430–1492 m. Sir (Christopher) Boynton 1425–1452
    1. 1. Lord (Sir Knight Christopher 10th Baron of Willoughby de Eresby) Willoughby 1453–1499 m. Lady (Margaret Jenney, Baroness) Willoughby 1456–1515
      1. 1. Lady (Catherine) Willoughby 1476–1542 m. Sir (John) Heydon 1468–1550 m. Sir (Thomas) Tyrrell 1470–1551 m. Sir (William Eure 1st Baron Eure) x 1483–1548 m. John Hayden 1468–1555
        1. 1. Margaret (Margery) Heydon 1485–1554 m. Sir (Everard) Digby 1475–1540

Sir Strangeways's Timeline

2 Records

1410
1410
Birth of Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways in Sneaton, Yorkshire, England
Sneaton, Yorkshire, England
1480
20 Aug 1480
Age 70
Death of Sir James High Sheriff of Yorkshire and Speaker House of Commons Strangeways in Whitby, Yorkshire, England
Whitby, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1410
    Event Place: Sneaton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1480
    Event Place: Whitby, Yorkshire, England
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