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Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr 1520–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 December 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

Father: Sir Warr

Mother: Lady Morton

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lestrange, Anne Swift

Children(s): Thomas West, Elizabeth West, Francis West

Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr was born in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight George Trent West 3Rd Baron De La Warr And Lady Elizabeth Morton. Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr married Anne Swift, Elizabeth Lady De La Warr Lestrange, and had children including Elizabeth West, Francis West, Thomas West. Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr was born in 1520 in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Sir Knight George Trent West 3Rd Baron De La Warr And Lady Elizabeth Morton.
  • Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr married Anne Swift, Elizabeth Lady De La Warr Lestrange, and had children including Elizabeth West, Francis West, Thomas West.
  • Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Warr
1504–1538
Birth Location: Offington, Sussex, England
SW
Lady Morton
1512–1592
Birth Location: Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
LM

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lestrange
1534–1583
Birth Location: Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
EL
Anne Swift
1534–1611
Birth Location: Sussex, England, United Kingdom
AS

Children(s)

Thomas West
1555–1618
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
TW
Elizabeth West
1547–1595
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England
EW
Francis West
1586–1633
Birth Location: –
FW

Sir Warr's Ancestors

Self
Sir Warr
1520–1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight George Trent West, 3rd Baron de La Warr
1504–1538
Offington, Sussex, England
Lady (Elizabeth) Morton
1512–1592
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas) West
1457–1525
Offington, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Eleanore Copely
1476–1536
Leigh Place, Gatton, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Sir (George Robert) Morton
1475–1515
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Warr's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William West, 1st Baron de la) Warr (1520–30 December 1595) m. Elizabeth (Lady De La Warr) Lestrange (1534–23 August 1583) m. Anne Swift (1534–6 October 1611)
  1. 1. Thomas West 1555–1618 m. Anne Knollys 1553–1608
    1. 1. Francis (West) Esq 1586–1634 m. Lady (Margaret) Reeves 1590–1627
      1. 1. Francis (West “Mayflower) Deed” 1598–1692 m. Margery Reeves 1608–1672 m. Temperance Flowerdew 1590–1628
        1. 1. Col. (Francis J. John) West 1631–1696 m. Susannah West 1642–1684
        2. 2. Thomas West 1646–1706
        3. 3. Bartholomew West 1636–1703
        4. 4. Joan West 1629–1676
        5. 5. John West 1676–1741
        6. 6. Mary West 1640–1673
        7. 7. Matthew West 1650–1651
        8. 8. Nathaniel West 1626–1659
        9. 9. Peletiah West 1640–
        10. 10. Peter West 1627–
        11. 11. Peter West 1648–1720
        12. 12. Richard West 1644–1727
        13. 13. Richard West 1651–
        14. 14. Robert West 1624–1697
        15. 15. Ruth West 1651–1741
        16. 16. Ruth West 1641–
        17. 17. Samuel West 1643–1689
        18. 18. Francis Yeardley 1620–1655
    2. 2. Sir (Thomas West Lord) Delawarre 1577–1618
    3. 3. Elizabeth (West) Pelham 1573–1633
    4. 4. Anne West 1581–1628
    5. 5. Catherine West 1583–1650
    6. 6. Eleanor (Elizabeth) West 1593–1607
    7. 7. Governor (John) West 1590–1659
    8. 8. Helena West 1587–1602
    9. 9. Jane West 1588–1606
    10. 10. Katherine West 1571–
    11. 11. Letitia West 1579–1612
    12. 12. Lettice (Leticce) West 1589–1645
    13. 13. Lt. (Col. Nathaniel) West 1592–1623
    14. 14. Lucy West 1572–1633
    15. 15. Margaret West 1576–1633
    16. 16. Nathaniel West 1566–1623
    17. 17. Penelope West 1582–1619
    18. 18. Robert West 1585–1604
    19. 19. Walsingham West 1579–1583
  2. 2. Elizabeth West 1547–1595
  3. 3. Francis West 1586–1633

Sir Warr's Timeline

4 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr in Warbleton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Warbleton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1520
1520
Birth of Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr in Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
1595
30 December 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr in Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1595
30 December 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West, 1st Baron de la Warr in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, East Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 December 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84-4558
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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