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Sir William de Welles 1187 – 1241 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1187

Birth Location: Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

Death Date: Abt. 1241

Death Location: Well, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Robert Welles

Mother: Maud None

Spouse(s): Emma Grainsby

Children(s): Sir Welles

In 1187, Sir William de Welles entered the world in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, born to Robert FitzWilliam de Welles and Maud. Sir William de Welles married Emma de Grainsby, and had children including Sir Robert de Welles. Sir William de Welles passed away in 1241 in Well, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1187, Sir William de Welles entered the world in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, born to Robert FitzWilliam de Welles and Maud.
  • Sir William de Welles married Emma de Grainsby, and had children including Sir Robert de Welles.
  • Sir William de Welles passed away in 1241 in Well, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Welles
1144 – 1206
Birth Location: Warwick Castle, Warwichshire, England
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Maud None
1165 – 1218
Birth Location: Welles, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Grainsby
1196 – 1226
Birth Location: Grainsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir Welles
1226 – 1265
Birth Location: Welles, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
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Sir Welles's Ancestors

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Sir Welles
1187 – 1241
Birth Place: Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Parents
Robert FitzWilliam de Welles
1144 – 1206
Warwick Castle, Warwichshire, England
Maud
1165 – 1218
Welles, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
William (FitzWalter de) Welles
1115 – 1198
Well, Lincolnshire, England
Isabel ("Elizabeth" de) Gaunt
1114 –
Folkingham, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Welles
1087 – 1118
Amaranth Lincoln
1083 –
Sir Gaunt
1080 – 1138
Mahaut Bretagne
1092 – 1135
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ragemer Welles
1057 – 1118
Meredith Myrrdin
1057 – 1093

Sir Welles's Descendants

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Sir (William de) Welles (1187 – Abt. 1241) m. Emma (de) Grainsby (1196 – 30 Sep 1226)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert de) Welles (Abt. 1226 – Abt. 1265) m. Isabel (de) Periton (Abt. 1235 – Bef. 5 Jan 1315)
    1. 1. Lord (Adam de) Welle (1260 – 1 Sep 1311) m. Joan d'Engayne (1279 – 1 Jun 1315)
      1. 1. Lord (Adam de) Welle (Abt. 22 Jul 1304 – 24 Feb 1345) m. Lady (Margaret Eleanor) Bardolf (Abt. 1314 – 3 Aug 1363)
        1. 1. Lord (John de) Welle (Abt. 23 Aug 1334 – 11 Oct 1361) m. Lady (Maud de) Ros (1328 – 9 Dec 1388)

Sir Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1187
1187
Birth of Sir William de Welles in Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England
1241
Abt. 1241
Age 54
Death of Sir William de Welles in Well, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
Well, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1187
    Event Place: Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1241
    Event Place: Well, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
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