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Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles 1406–1461 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1406

Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 29 Mar 1461

Death Location: Towton, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 55, and was buried in Methley, Yorkshire, England.

Father: Eudo Welles

Mother: Maud Greystoke

Spouse(s): Margaret Somerset

Children(s): John Viscount”

Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles was born in 1406 in Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eudo De Welles And Maud Greystoke. Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles married Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including John Welles 1St Viscount. Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 55, and was buried in Methley, Yorkshire, England..

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Biography

  • Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles was born in 1406 in Lincolnshire, England, the child of Eudo De Welles And Maud Greystoke.
  • Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles married Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Of Somerset, and had children including John Welles 1St Viscount.
  • Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles passed away in 1461 in Towton, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 55, and was buried in Methley, Yorkshire, England..

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Welles's Ancestors

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Sir Welles
1406–1461
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Eudo De Welles
1387–1417
Lincolnshire, England
Maud Greystoke
1387–1416
1387 Greystoke, Northumberland, England (United Kingdom)
Grandparents
John (De) Welles
1352–1421
Conisholme, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Eleanor (Alianore De Mowbray, Baroness) Welles
1361–1399
Epworth, Isle Axholme, Lincolnshire, England (United Kingdom)
Great-Grandparents
Sir Mowbray
1340–1368
Lady Segrave
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Mowbray
1310–1361
Lady Plantagenet
1312–1349

Sir Welles's Descendants

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Sir (Lionel “Leo” De) Welles (25 Mar 1406–29 Mar 1461) m. Margaret (Beauchamp Duchess of) Somerset (24 Jan 1410–8 Aug 1482)
  1. 1. John (Welles “1st) Viscount” 1450–1499 m. Princess (Cecily Plantagenet Welles Famous) memorial 1469–1507
    1. 1. CPT (Sir Robert Lord) Welles 1484–1558 m. Lady (Elizabeth Alice Goodrich Bryan Governess To Queen) Elizabeth 1488–1553
      1. 1. Thomas (Wells) I 1512–1558
        1. 1. Sir (John) Wellis 1537–1618 m. Jennet Lawtie 1545–1570 m. Alice (Tomes) Hunt 1543–1615

Sir Welles's Timeline

2 Records

1406
25 Mar 1406
Birth of Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1461
29 Mar 1461
Age 55
Death of Sir Lionel “Leo” De Welles in Towton, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 55, and was buried in Methley, Yorkshire, England.
Towton, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 55, and was buried in Methley, Yorkshire, England.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1406
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Methley, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Findagrave, Sir Lionel “Leo” de Welles 29 Mar 1461

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1461
    Event Place: Towton, Yorkshire, England, at the age of 55, and was buried in Methley, Yorkshire, England.

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