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Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr 1520–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Warbleton, Suxxes, England

Death Date: 30 Dec 1595

Death Location: Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England

Father: George Sussex

Mother: Elizabeth West

Spouse(s): Lady WARR), Anne Swift, Anne Swift, Elizabeth West

Children(s): Thomas Warr, Lord Warre, Elisabeth West, Jane Sheldon, Mary West, Margaret West, Mary West, Gov West, William West, John West, Elizabeth West

The story of Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr began in 1520 in Warbleton, Suxxes, England. Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr married Anne Swift, Elizabeth West, Lady Elizabeth L Estrange Baroness De La Warr, and had children including Elisabeth De La West, Elizabeth West, Gov Lord West, Jane Lady Baroness Shelton West Shelton Wenman Sheldon, John West, Lord Thomas Leighton De La West Warre, Margaret West, Mary Margaret West, Mary West, Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Baron De La Warr, William West. Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr began in 1520 in Warbleton, Suxxes, England.
  • Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr married Anne Swift, Elizabeth West, Lady Elizabeth L Estrange Baroness De La Warr, and had children including Elisabeth De La West, Elizabeth West, Gov Lord West, Jane Lady Baroness Shelton West Shelton Wenman Sheldon, John West, Lord Thomas Leighton De La West Warre, Margaret West, Mary Margaret West, Mary West, Thomas Leighton West 2Nd Baron De La Warr, William West.
  • Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr passed away in 1595 in Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sussex
1500–1538
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth West
1497–1570
Birth Location: Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
EW

Spouses(s)

Lady WARR)
1524–1583
Birth Location: Chesterton, Warwickshire, England
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Anne Swift
1523–1611
Birth Location: –
AS
Anne Swift
1523–1611
Birth Location: Andover, Hampshire, England
AS
Elizabeth West
1530–1600
Birth Location: Chesterton, Gloucestershire, England
EW

Children(s)

Thomas Warr
1557–1602
Birth Location: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
TW
Lord Warre
1555–1602
Birth Location: Wherwell, Hampshire, England
LW
Elisabeth West
1557–1595
Birth Location: Halnaker, Sussex, England
EW
Jane Sheldon
1558–1606
Birth Location: Shelton, Norfolk, England
JS
Mary West
1560–1630
Birth Location: Weybridge, Surrey, England
MW
Margaret West
1560–1630
Birth Location: Weybridge, Surrey, England
MW
Mary West
1561–1630
Birth Location: Hampshire, Hampshire, England
MW
Gov West
1555–1618
Birth Location: –
GW
William West
1585–1611
Birth Location: Long, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
WW
John West
1558–1656
Birth Location: Canterbury, Kent, England
JW
Elizabeth West
1557–1595
Birth Location: Southampton, Hampshire, England
EW

Sir Warr's Ancestors

Self
Sir Warr
1520–1595
Birth Place: Warbleton, Suxxes, England
Parents
George Trent West Knight of Warbleton, Sussex
1500–1538
England
Elizabeth (Lady Morton Moreton Rosier de la Warre) West
1497–1570
Lechlade, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (West, West De La Warr 8th) Baron
1457–1525
England
Great-Grandparents
Sir 1430
1430–1475
Catherine West
1438–1493
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir West
1395–1450
Robert Hungerford
1405–1459
Lady Hungerford
1422–1478

Sir Warr's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William West 1st Baron De La) Warr (1520–30 Dec 1595) m. Lady (Elizabeth L'Estrange (BARONESS de LA) WARR) (1524–23 Aug 1583) m. Anne Swift (1523–6 October 1611) m. Anne Swift (1523–6 Oct 1611) m. Elizabeth West (1530–1600)
  1. 1. Thomas (Leighton West 2nd Baron De La) Warr 1557–1602
    1. 1. Lieut. (Col. Nathaniel) West 1592–1623 m. Frances (Mary Greville West, Percy,) Matthews 1598–1633
      1. 1. Alice (West) Harris 1615–1672 m. Thomas Harris 1614–1677
        1. 1. Ann (Harris) Sharpe 1638–1699 m. Richard Sharpe 1621–1699
  2. 2. Lord (Thomas Leighton De La West) Warre 1555–1602 m. Elizabeth Sankey 1568–1608
    1. 1. deborah west 1583–1626 m. (Rev.) (STEPHEN "Jubb" (Goughe) GOFFE,) Sr. 1571–1626
      1. 1. Edward Goffe 1593–1658 m. Joyce (Frost) Goffe 1605–1638
        1. 1. Lydia (Goffe) Sprague 1628–1715 m. Captain (John) Sprague 1624–1676
        2. 2. Samuel (Goffe) Sr –1706
  3. 3. Elisabeth (De La) West 1557–1595
  4. 4. Jane (Lady Baroness Shelton West Shelton Wenman) Sheldon 1558–1606
  5. 5. Mary (Margaret) West 1560–1630
  6. 6. Margaret West 1560–1630
  7. 7. Mary West 1561–1630
  8. 8. Gov (Lord) West 1555–1618
  9. 9. William West 1585–1611
  10. 10. John West 1558–1656
  11. 11. Elizabeth West 1557–1595

Sir Warr's Timeline

16 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr in adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
1520
1520
Birth of Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr in Warbleton, Suxxes, England
Warbleton, Suxxes, England
1538
Sep 1538
Age 18
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Offington, Sussex, England
Offington, Sussex, England
1551
1551
Age 31
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1571
19 November 1571
Age 51
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1574
19 Nov 1574
Age 54
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England
1584
30 Aug 1584
Age 64
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in London, England
London, England
1590
21 Jul 1590
Age 70
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Waltham, Kent
Waltham, Kent
1595
1595
Age 75
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married
None
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr in Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England
1595
30 Dec 1595
Age 75
Death of Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr in Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
1602
25 Nov 1602
Age 82
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Saint Duncan's West, Fleet Street, London, Eng
Saint Duncan's West, Fleet Street, London, Eng
1608
30 Aug 1608
Age 88
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married
None
1639
1639
Age 119
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married
None
1660
1660
Age 140
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1673
1673
Age 153
Sir William West 1st Baron De La Warr was married in Wherwell, Hampshire, England
Wherwell, Hampshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: adopted by uncle in Warbleton, Sussex, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Warbleton, Suxxes, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Sep 1538
    Event Place: Offington, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1551
    Event Place: Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 November 1571
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Nov 1574
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1584
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1590
    Event Place: Waltham, Kent

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1595

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1602
    Event Place: Saint Duncan's West, Fleet Street, London, Eng

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1608

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1639

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Wherwell, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Test Valley Borough, Hampshire, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1595
    Event Place: Wherwell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
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