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Sir William Waldegrave 1462–1527 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1462

Birth Location: Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England

Death Date: 30 June 1527

Death Location: Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Waldegrave

Mother: Elizabeth Fray

Spouse(s): Margaret Wentworth

Children(s): Agnes Hunt, Dorothy Spring, Margaret John, George Waldegrave

The story of Sir William Waldegrave began in 1462 in Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England. Sir William Waldegrave married Margaret Wentworth, and had children including Agnes Le Hunt, Dorothy Spring, George Waldegrave, Margaret St John. Sir William Waldegrave passed away in 1527 in Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Waldegrave began in 1462 in Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England.
  • Sir William Waldegrave married Margaret Wentworth, and had children including Agnes Le Hunt, Dorothy Spring, George Waldegrave, Margaret St John.
  • Sir William Waldegrave passed away in 1527 in Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Waldegrave's Ancestors

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Sir Waldegrave
1462–1527
Birth Place: Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England
Parents
Thomas Waldegrave
1420–1500
Suffolk, England
Elizabeth Fray
1441–1479
Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John Fray
1391–1461
Lancashire, England
Agnes Danvers
1405–1478
Adderbury, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Danvers
1390–1448
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Waldegrave's Descendants

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Sir (William) Waldegrave (1462–30 June 1527) m. Margaret Wentworth (1453–1540)
  1. 1. Agnes (le) Hunt 1495–1530 m. William (Lyncolne Le) Hunt 1485–1552
    1. 1. William (Thomas) Hunt 1530–1606 m. Alice Pollarde 1540–1571
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hunt 1566–1616 m. Thomas Prat 1564–1616 m. Thomas Pratt 1574–1624
        1. 1. Mathew (\ Macuth) Pratt 1595–1672 m. Elizabeth Kingham 1600–1673
        2. 2. Elizabeth Pratt 1593–
        3. 3. Pricilla Pratt 1591–1616
  2. 2. Dorothy Spring –1564
  3. 3. Margaret (St) John 1485–1564
  4. 4. George Waldegrave 1483–1528 m. Lady (Anne Drury \) Jermyn 1484–1572
    1. 1. Anne Waldegrave 1506–1590 m. Sir (Clement) Heigham 1495–1571 m. Henry (de) Bures 1502–1528
      1. 1. Sir (John) Heigham 1528–1597 m. Anne Yelverton 1529–1551
        1. 1. Lady (Joan) Heigham 1548–1637 m. Sir (Richard Knowle \) Knollys 1543–1610
      2. 2. Jane Butts 1522–1593
      3. 3. Thomas Heigham –1597
      4. 4. Judith Spelman –1571
      5. 5. William Heigham 1547–1620
      6. 6. Bridget Butts 1524–1570
      7. 7. Dorothy Framlingham 1542–
      8. 8. Anne Butts 1526–1609
      9. 9. Mary Bures 1528–1590
      10. 10. Ann (de) BUERS 1520–1609

Sir Waldegrave's Timeline

2 Records

1462
1462
Birth of Sir William Waldegrave in Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England
Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England
1527
30 June 1527
Age 65
Death of Sir William Waldegrave in Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1462
    Event Place: Borley, Braintree District, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 June 1527
    Event Place: Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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